Cognitive therapy

Therapy animals seem to have become a new “Fad” of this century. While there is scientific evidence that service animals fosters a positive outlook on recovery, the impact service animals have on the aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. A study conducted having a service animal present during process variables. This article scientifically identifies, explains, and illustrates the impact service animals have on therapy process. Observing and recording the impact during situations of emotional…

The goal for cognitive therapy is to change the patient’s patterns in order to change their responses to difficult situations. It can also be used to treat personality disorders. If I were a cognitive behavioral therapist, I would first use verbal techniques to elicit Betty’s automatic thoughts, analyze the logic behind the thoughts, and identify maladaptive…

Cognitive Processing Therapy Trauma can happen to a variety of people; old and young, rich and poor, male and female; through the use of physical, verbal or sexual abuse, even while stationed in the military. One study focused on Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and compared its effectiveness to Present-Centered Therapy (PCT). Those who participated were diagnosed with PTSD related to military sexual trauma (both men and women) within three months before the study have more than one clear…

Framework My theoretical orientation to clinical mental health counseling is cognitive-behavioral therapy, person-centered counseling, and humanistic approach theory. I am drawn to cognitive-behavioral therapy because it is a goal-oriented psychotherapy method that practices active participation and problem-solving. Its purpose is to alter guides of reasoning or behavior that are following client's challenges. Cognitive-behavioral is based on an idea that one beliefs and the way one thinks are…

Developmentally Adapted Cognitive Processing Therapy (D-CPT) is a phase based treatment created by Matulis, Resick, Rosner, & Steil (2013) to help children and adolescents suffering from childhood sexual assault. An intensive D-CPT combined with parental support showed reductions in PTSD and depressive/dissociative symptoms. D-CPT has four phases within a 30-session time frame. The first being the planning and preparing stage, next the emotional regulation training, then the intensive cognitive…

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…

Systemic cognitive development and family dysfunction There are many theories’ that address human development. Piaget’s cognitive theory was “expanded and modified by Allen Ivey” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 80). Piaget’s theory relates “mostly to childhood and adolescence, Ivey added another stage that addresses dialectic/systematic stage” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 81). Ivey called his “model DCT or developmental counseling and therapy” (Nugent & Jones, pg. 82). Sandra Rigazio-DiGilio expanded upon…

Cognitive-Behavioral child therapy is a combination of cognitive component and behavioral modification. CBTCT procedures include relaxation training, behavior modification and parent guidance, cognitive-behavioral therapists teach children and their parents how to reduce and eliminate problematic behavioral and emotional symptoms. Behavioral therapy techniques and modification of a child’s thoughts and feelings is the approach of Cognitive Behavioral therapy (Hart & Hart, 2010). According to…

The cognitive-behavioral approach to therapy stems from behaviorism, which is based on the concept that behavior is sustained by its resulting ramifications. Results that encourage behavior are referred to as reinforcers and consequences that negate behaviors are punishers. When approaching family relationships, behavior therapists rely on the theory of social exchange, which states that people try to minimize costs while maximizing rewards in relationships. However, behavior therapists…

Family Therapy is a process that many families have to go through at some point in time in life. Normally it’s because the busyness of our daily lives get to us and weigh us down. Which normally leads to many problems within the family. The therapy options are Psychodynamic Approach, Bowen Family Systems Theory, Person Centered Approach, and Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy. Each these theories work best in their own way based on the situation at hand. The first one is Psychodynamic Approach…