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When I was accepted to San Jose State University (SJSU) I intended to pursue a career in art therapy with a focus in child development. I always had an aptitude for art and I wanted to incorporate that into a career that allowed me to help people. I took classes, such as Child Psychology, Psychology of the Adolescent, Chad, Multicultural Art/Children, etc., in order to pursue a career in that field. Additionally, I began working at elementary schools, such as Carden Day School, Monroe Middle…

would help determine the group of jobs I would be shown at the end of the test. One of the occupations I saw that looked intriguing was a clinical psychologist. Almost all of my answers from taking this test related to this job. When looking back, I realized I answered a lot of questions looking to help people in a series of different ways. I think that a clinical psychologist would be a great job to consider and would be one of my top three career choices. Another test I took was the…

and procedures. Miltenberger (2012) and Wilson (2011),state that the procedures are used in the fields of developmental disabilities, mental illness, education and special education, community psychology, clinical psychology, rehabilitation, business, self-management, sports psychology, clinical psychology, health-related behaviors, medicine, and gerontology (pp.247). Behavior therapy has evolved and developed, it has increasingly overlapped in some ways with other psychotherapeutic approaches…

When looking at some of the causes of dysfunctional families and how to avoid become another family member my thoughts are establish clear boundaries with the fami.ly. One aspect of protecting the welfare of the people you work with in therapy is to avoid dual relationships, particularly relationships that are romantic or sexual in nature. It is not ethical for you to participate in romantic relationships with the people you treat in therapy (Good Therapy .org, 2013). People are not born…

Reframing is used to present an alternative possible explanation of an experience. This technique seeks to help the client to create a positive interpretation to negative behaviours (Collins, Jordan & Coleman, 2013). I would use reframing to help my clients to see the behaviours in a different context. From Alan’s side, he views Amanda as unreasonable and unappreciative. Alan felt that the best care for Angelina was within the family and his mother offered to help. Yet, Amanda insisted on…

Motivational interviewing and the stages of change apply to the process of behavioral transitions. Motivational interviewing is a client-centered, therapeutic technique used to help individuals make changes towards treatment and recovery from addiction. The foundation of motivational interviewing is based on the concept of collaboration between the client and counselor, rather than confrontation. In motivational interviewing, the client participates in contributing ideas and developing…

publications, around 40–80% of medical information provided by healthcare practitioners is forgotten immediately” (Wasserzuga, Oshri, et. al.). This was proved through a clinical trial that was done to see how much information parents retained after going through the informed consent process for their child. “Based on our clinical experience, we hypothesized that parents do not comprehend all the information that is given to them by the surgeon at the time of the consent process” (Wasserzuga,…

Reflection of Directed Independent Study at Pathways for Change The Organization and My Role Pathways for Change is a nonprofit organization based in Pensacola, Florida working to service disadvantaged members of the community. The Pathways for Change organization is an off-shoot of a Baptist Hospital program initiated in 1996 to provide psychotherapy to those seeking mental health care, insured and uninsured alike. Four years after becoming Executive Director of the program, then called the…

According to the counseling website , grief is considered a normal reaction to a loss. The loss can be either someone or something you loved and cared about deeply. For example, pets owners often suffer the same amount of grief over losing their pet as they would losing a loved one. Grief can impact a person in a variety of ways. Alon with emotional problems, the patient can experience physical, social and behavioral complications. Grief therapy recognizes that each person experiences a loss…

The clinician should understand what being Muslim and being an immigrant means to the client. What specific stresses they are experiencing such as acculturation stress, ethnic identity stress, or economic stress. The client may be experiencing any number of stresses including ones associated with their religion or spirituality. The clinician should pay particular attention to how the client explains their presenting problems, both verbally and non-verbally. (Ahmed & Reddy, 2007) Some Muslim…