Group psychotherapy

Abstract Humanistic approach is the power of empathetic understanding of a client. Perspectives from many researchers have formed a cluster of thoughts. Maslow hierarchical theory is the motivation model of achieving self-actualisation. According to studies, research had been done to analysis whether older adults are more prominent towards attainment of self-actualisation. Besides that, styles of parenting affect the growth of a college going adolescence. Moreover, client-centered therapy is…

It is a basic tool,which was developed by Martin Chace, “a major pioneer in the field reflected”(Malchiodi 71), to establish nonverbal relationships between therapists and patients : it is called mirroring or attunement. She focused on working in groups, utilizing rhythmic body action, and communicating through dance and movement. The mirroring activity helps to build up trusting and meaningful contact with patients. Another approach which is widely used in the field is Integrated Developmental…

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Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) embodies the conundrum of compartmentalizing mental disorders as separate from physical, emotional and spiritual ailments. The number of individuals presenting for treatment of somatic symptoms associated with mental duress is enormous (Sharma & Manjula, 2013). They suffer high disability, marked impairment of health status, and place massive financial burden on the health care system (APA, 2013; Ruttley, Ng & Burnside, 2014; Sharma & Manjula, 2013). Approximately…

DBT is an intricate therapeutic treatment that incorporates four modes, four modules, and four treatment stages. The four modes include individual therapy, group skills training, 24-hour phone support, and consultation team meetings and the four modules are distress tolerance, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. The primary focus of the DBT modality is to teach clients more constructive…

Personal development is an essential element in counselling training: Discuss? This essay will aim to define what personal development is to me as a trainee counsellor. It will reflect on the importance of personal development to a trainee counsellor by looking at different theorists and their views on personal development. It will explore my journey of personal development over my first year of my counselling course. Personal development can be defined in my opinion as the recognition of the…

Personal Theoretical Orientation Assignment Jones and Butman (1991), along with Corey (2013), comment that theoretical orientations and allegiances tend to change with time and experience. Students are introduced to popular psychotherapies, and eventually gain experience working with them. During their training they interact with experienced instructors who offer their insights and preferences. Once in practice, the therapist learns what works for them and their clients, and what does not.…

As mentioned earlier, there are three major contributors to the CBT movement and even though CBT integrates many of the concepts of behavioral therapy it also does introduce and place value on what goes on cognitively in the distressed individual. The first contributor that will be discussed is Albert Ellis. Albert Ellis was born in 1913 in Pittsburgh and despite his many illness growing up, he lived until 2007 which is when he died in New York, which was the place he grew up and primarily lived…

Theoretical 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…

Mental distress lies at the heart of counselling, psychotherapy and counselling psychology. Psychopathology derives from two Greek words psych meaning soul and pathos which means suffering. In summary psychopathology is the origin of mental disorder it is the development and the symptoms associated to mental disorders. The environment has placed mankind under the governance of two self-determining masters, pain, and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do, as well as to…