Electroconvulsive therapy

to help the patient address some of the problems he is experiencing, we brought it to his attention. The social worker Courtney, and I decided to go meet with the patient to see how he is doing. The patient seemed to have improved in his physical therapy causing him to effectively improve in his positive thinking. Courtney and I decided to bring up some of the depression he was experiencing to see if he is still expressing some of those feelings. The patient voiced that he is doing a much better…

She was smiling and motivated to get better. I decided to sit in on a few of her physical therapy sessions and discover what prompted her jubilant attitude. Although there were visible struggles for my sister, the therapist held a casual discussion about theater and their favorite plays they acted in. This occurred while the the therapist was…

transition to independent living. Although difficult to manage time I am really enjoying learning and working, I find all aspects very interesting and the challenges I am facing both motivating and empowering. I hope that studying occupational therapy will give me a greater understanding of problems individuals have, their causes, their solutions and the impacts these have while allowing me to obtain the skills I require to be successful in my chosen career path. My first encounter into how…

facilitative characteristics of a counselor were genuineness, unconditional positive regard, and accurate empathy, which are essential to the therapeutic relationship (Prochaska & Norcross, 2010, p. 137). BAE theory believes that Rogers’ three conditions of therapy are necessary to release a client’s inherent tendency toward openness, intuition,…

Conclusion: OIG concluded that based on the testimony of Ms. Dominguez, meetings were considered mandatory and overtime required preapproval for this Addiction Therapist. OIG established coding training occurred via On-the-Job Training (OJT) and from Health Information Management (HIM). Discussion: OIG inquired about the role and number of years working as psychologists. Ms. Natasha Dominguez stated she is not a psychologist, but Addiction Therapists and has worked with the VA Temple…

When working with Duce, it is important that the counselor consider the psychological, cultural, and sociopolitical issues of the client. The psychological issues that Duce is experiencing are depression, bereavement, anger, and lack of a positive support system. The cultural issue that the counselor might consider is the client’s African American background. The client’s sociopolitical issues that need to be taken into consideration are the devastation of hurricane Katrina, poverty, violence,…

the patient. Moreover, therapist should also ask for any other history of diseases related to metabolic syndrome is present or not. For example, micro macro vascular diseases, arthrosclerosis, neuropathy, heart attack, stroke, diabetes etc. So physical therapist can make proper treatment program according to them. 41 Family history: Physical therapist should ask some questions related to family members to the patient. It is possible that other close family members will have it to i.e. brother,…

The terms diagnosis and assessment are different but they tend to overlap in different areas of the mental health field. When discussing a client's initial assessment the two terms can be separate, because the assessment will come before the actual diagnosis. I would define diagnostic assessment: as a set of tools used to acquire information to determine the nature, cause, progression, and prognosis of an individual’s presented medical condition. During the diagnostic assessment, it is…

Hypermobility-Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (type III) was inherited by my mom and sister. The chronic pain is persistent, unyielding, disabling and affects almost every aspect of their lives. Throughout this time I have seen how they have used sensory art therapies, such as art and music, to cope both actively and passively with the symptoms of this disorder. Music has allowed my sister to recover faster from panic attacks, distracts her from the intense pain she experiences when she is confined to…

recommendations, as indicated by Sobonist providing information to complete discharge paperwork. Goal 2: Sobonist will maintain abstinence. • Sobonist listened as the QP shared the difference between OPT which only has one clinician that provides therapy whereas the OPT plus is the therapist as well as case manager to help support with probation appointments and resources need for court. • Sobonist stated, “I don’t think I need either one because I am done with my probation requirements so…