Clinical psychology

The Significance of Group Counseling Group counseling has been proven to be as effective as individual therapy, cost effective, and applicable. Group counseling is designed to function with all types of settings, individuals, and psychological problems (Corey, Corey, & Corey, 2010). Each counseling group will contain different populations, goals, and settings, which is why group counseling is of such importance (Yalom & Leszcz, 2005). I believe group counseling can give individuals the…

Discuss how to write up a case of CBT according to Beck Case of cognitive behavioral therapy write up begins from the moment the client walks into the clinic. Case formulation entails all the information asked by the therapist and especially responses from the client. According to Beck (2011), it is very important that the therapist take notes from the onset of meeting the client, this will make case formulation easier to write up, serve as a reference back tool and minimize redundancy in…

Patients here at Western State Hospital (WSH) are evaluated and given the best possible treatment measure to ensure a speedy yet affective recovery. During the evaluation and assessment phase the patients are asked a variety of questions pertaining to their mental illness. Thus, the treatment team, usually the psychologist, conducts thorough inquiry into the patient’s bio, psycho, and social history, by use of the psychosocial assessment inventory form. This information is gathered from either…

The core ideas of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), utilizes cognitive therapy techniques to focus on faulty thought related to traumatic events. It is theorized that individuals who develop PTSD following an exposure to a traumatic event experience significant disruptions in preexisting beliefs. CPT can be conducted in both individual and group settings or a combination of the two. As a working student, due to other responsibilities often time I neglect my own well-being. I certainly agree…

After completing the assigned reading for this week there are two theories that stood out to me. The two theories are person-centered counseling and Gestalt therapy. As I was reading about these two theories I realized I could identify with both of them for two reasons. The first reason is because they focus on the entire person, and how everything they do, say and think affects them as a whole. According to Henderson and Thompson (2016), “the foundation of the person-centered approach to…

Child in Crisis Joe is a child who has just been admitted to a youth facility, he is a 16-year-old male Caucasian, who has been cutting for 2 years. Joe has threatened suicide, but it is believed this is his way of getting the help he needs to get someone to listen to him. Joe’s crimes that has him in the juvenile facility have been petty. Joe has a condition called (NSSI) otherwise referred to as cutting. I will be counseling Joe for several weeks trying to help him get over the…

The potential challenges I foresee in obtaining licensure in the state of California is completing my post-masters clinical experience hours. I work 40 plus hours per week, and it will be difficult for me to obtain those hours. I am hoping that when that time arrives, I will be able to adjust my schedule to accommodate the time needed to dedicate to completing my post-masters clinical hours. Fortunately, I work for a company which encourages continuing one’s education. During my undergraduate…

Along with Billy Milligan and Kim Noble, Shirley Ardell Mason, in other words known as Sybil, takes place as a widely known individual who got diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Shirley Mason became the main character in a famous movie along with a book, called Sybil. As Wikipedia states, the name Sybil Isabel Dorsett was given to the main character in order to protect Shirley Ardell Mason’s identity, but during the remake of the movie in 2007, Mason’s name appears at the conclusion…

My Personal Counseling Characteristics The purpose of this paper is to discuss my role as a future marriage and family counselor and what I perceive to be characteristic strength in developing a therapeutic alliance with my clients. Also discussed is a behavioral challenge that I foresee as being an issue. Two strategies are also identified in dealing with the challenged identified. An Area of Strength An area of strength that I have that will help guide me as a therapist when developing a…

Invalidating environments are defined as occasions when a person with BPDs feeling are disconfirmed or minimized, despite the overwhelming emotion experienced by the individual with BPD. There are two core treatment strategies in DBT; validation/acceptance strategies and problem-solving/change strategies (Spiegler, 2010). Validation/acceptance strategies are defined by several techniques. Establishing rapport is crucial in DBT; by showing the patient that the therapist is not going to…