Clinical psychology

I am highly confident that I would be the ideal candidate to fill the position of the group facilitator. Due to my prior education from Barry University School of social work on trauma informed care, cultural competency, and cultural sensitivity. My knowledge, skill- set, and professional experiences as a facilitator at Better Way of Miami along with other previous job functions have given me insight on how to empathetically interact with this population in a therapeutic manner. In addition, I…

Solution Focused Therapy was developed in the late 1970’s by Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg and their contemporaries at the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee. Solution focused therapy appeared as an abrupt parting from the brief therapy practice in which it began. Therapist theorized that difficulties seemed to arise when clients reacted to natural life difficulties in behaviors which made them poorer, which in turn made daily life experiences appear to be even more difficult. Therapists…

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides Nancy and Garry with a mental tool kit that can be used to challenge negative thoughts. Clients benefit from CBT due to its direct and practical approach to problem-solving. The therapist goal is to provide an environment that encourages the client to change the patterns of thinking or behavior that causes the client difficulties. CBT is used to address some of Garry’s problems that includes sleeping difficulties, relationship problems with Nancy, and…

positive experience and struggles with the termination despite their knowledge of why they came to counseling in the first place (Welfel, E.R., & Patterson, L.E. (2005). The Clinical Mental Health Counselor’s characteristics and/or behaviors may influence the session in the case study is several skill hierarchic ways. Clinical Mental Health Counselor can have a major influence on person who is broken, doesn’t have a stable relationship with others, need a friend and find the friendship in their…

How Do You Perform NLP Techniques? By Dane Bergen Aug 18, 2007 NLP therapy is of a form of psychotherapy which draws on NLP techniques. Psychotherapists trained in these NLP techniques, are also trained in several other areas like cognitive therapy, and will draw from this as required. People come to these psychotherapists to change or 'fix' some area of their lives and the therapists use an NLP technique or several techniques to help them modify their internal language, so that they can…

To know which psychological method is best applied to understanding this particular disorder, we need to have an in-depth understanding of such approaches. Behavior therapy involves reinforcement, remodeling, systematic desensitization, relaxation methods, flooding, social skills training, self-management and behavior rehearsal as techniques. The individual’s diagnosis is first done in order to have a treatment plan for them. The therapist is mainly focused on the “what”, “how” and “when.” In…

Clients The duty to warn not only puts these clients at risk of being denied treatment as mentioned, but it poses a threat to all clients; potential clients may deny themselves treatment for fear of a confidentiality breach and/or legal retribution. Since there are limits to confidentiality which clients are informed of, namely the duty to warn here, the most likely result is the discouragement of those that most need treatment (Spector, 2015). According to one study that was conducted 10 years…

Counseling children and adolescents can be both a rewarding and challenging experience. Dealing with the difficulties of confidentiality and also parental involvement can increase the complexity of working with this population. According to Section B of the ACA Code of Ethics (2014), counselors must take precautions to ensure the confidentiality of all client information, including both prospective and current clients. Confidentiality is not something that should be taken lightly the lives of…

Week 1, reflect on your experiences and perspectives regarding psychotropic drugs, then set up a Skype appointment with your instructor to discuss the following questions: 1. Why is it necessary for MFTs to study psychopharmacology? 2. Share any clinical experience and exposure to psychotropic medications that you may have currently or in past. 3. Consider your potential client population and the medications they are likely to take. Discuss/list societal, cultural, and patient attitudes and…

In 2006, a pluralistic approach to counselling and psychotherapy was developed (McLeod & Cooper 2007) which embraced the concept of pluralism, where a question was deemed as having multiple truths, rather than one specific answer (Cooper, 2015). It is rooted in a pluralistic viewpoint which advocates that mental health issues stem from a number of contributing factors and no one approach works best, but instead, clients need diverse approaches at different times. Pluralistic practice then…