Behaviour therapy

As an aspiring clinical mental health counselor, I have already begun forming basic beliefs, concepts, ideas and attitudes toward my own personal philosophy of the counseling profession. Professionalism is individualized or personalized; a counselor controls their own identity as a professional. (VanZandt, 243) Possessing self-awareness is a useful skill to be able to recognize how your own attitude, values and feelings can affect you as a counselor. With self-awareness it is important for a…

As a therapeutic counsellor, the following five skills are important for me to be able to do my job properly and efficiently: Empathy: 1. Empathy is the ability to understand and identify with the client’s experiences, even if he did not describe his thoughts or feelings explicitly to me. As a therapeutic counsellor, I must be emotionally attuned to my clients’ needs, and be able to help him identify and articulate his feelings. 2. Listening Skills: As a therapeutic counsellor, I need active…

client, occupational therapy practitioners must keep in mind how much an occupation means to their client when establishing an intervention. A client may not be successful in the intervention set by a practitioner if it does not benefit the client’s desired occupation because the client may become irritated with the intervention and then lose the willingness to participate. Therefore, understanding how meaningful an occupation is to a client is vital in occupational therapy because if the…

Video gait analysis is used to identify any biomechanical issues to be able to clearly and precisely to explain them to the patient and any other involved health practitioners. Depending on the diagnosis, soft tissue therapy, orthotics, shoe modifications, dry needling, stretching/strengthening programs and gait re-training may be prescribed. Nail and Skin Problems in the…

approach may not provide the client with the desired outcome. This empathic relationship helps clients understand themselves, recognize their unused resources, and manage their lives (Egan, 2014). These concepts facilitate a client-centered approach to therapy (Egan, 2014). Building of a good relationship enables the client and therapist do the work by whatever helping process is used (Egan,…

developing motor skills at the same level as children without the disorder. The Children’s TherAplay Foundation provides therapy for children with disorders such as this. An employee from this foundation wrote a success story named “Meet Leo” about a young boy with Down Syndrome. Although the author used some logos to convince the audience of parents with special needs children that the therapies Children’s TherAplay provides work, the most important appeal was the author’s use of pathos to…

Planning care Both the biopsychosocial model and the tidal model use collaboration as an essential part of planning care and “recovery”. The tidal model works closely alongside the person and their social network to build a meaningful therapeutic working relationship and to understand the difficulties the person and the people close to them have encountered, allowing everyone involved to have increased awareness into their life experiences and reclaim their lives (Barker, 2001). With…

Following in the footsteps of my parents, I have known my whole life that I would grow up to be a Physical Therapist. I have watched my three elder sisters flourish and become wonderful people who work in the Air Force and in New York City. The people in my life have inspired me and help me to become who I am and who I will be. I aspire to get a higher education not only for myself but so I can benefit others. The community and people who live with and around me have supported me through great…

onal learning, are specific to working with groups in treatment sessions. In practical application, the instillation of hope would include the self-esteem of the therapists in their own abilities and the ability to motivate their clients to achieve a degree of efficacy within the group. Furthermore, universality in the therapists approach will allow the clients to understand their similarities and cooperate as a group. Most importantly, Yalom and Leszcz (2005) address altruism as an…

am interested in are physical therapy, sports medicine and veterinarian. I chose these careers because they are really interesting and they benefit other people and even animals. Physical therapists (PT) are professionals that work on the rehabilitation of patients of all ages and teach their patients how to manage their condition. In order for physical therapists to practice they must have earned a graduate degree from accredited academic programs in physical therapy. Some occupations that are…