Group psychotherapy

The Methods of Psychotherapy: Unwrapped In my research, I have discovered that there are numerous methods of psychotherapy to treat many different problems a patient may have. What is psychotherapy? There are many definitions to define such, but basically psychotherapy is treatment of mental or emotional illness by speaking about problems, it does not always result in being prescribed medication. There are two that have sparked my interest and I have decided to further my knowledge on them.…

Conceptualization is a vital part of the counseling/ therapy process. Conceptualization is important prior to treatment planning and treatment because conceptualization helps clients, therapists build a collaborative relationship. Conceptualization helps therapists, and counselors understand the nature of their client’s concerns. It also helps counselors/ therapists to determine how and why their client’s problems developed. Conceptualization helps counselors and therapists determine what types…

During this stage, participants are encouraged to take action in concordance with the lessons learned within the group. Although, encouragement is important in all stages, during the reorientation, is essential to enforce encouragement in the group in order for the participants to start experiencing their own inner resources, to empower themselves and to choose according to the interests that they consider more appropriate in their…

What is informing people for the choice of Assisted Living Facility? Assisted Living facility is all about providing your loved ones with the best care and one that is similar to that received at home. It is always joyous occasion when you finally find Assisted Living Facility that feels like home. Normally, there is an assurance that comes with knowing that your loved ones are under good care. Thus, knowing what your loved ones value is an important step in finding a seniors caring center that…

Going off of conditioned learning, behavioral psychologists use a type of therapy known as exposure therapy to treat anxiety disorders, PTSD, OCD, etc. The basis of the treatment is to expose the patient to the feared thing the person is dealing with. Through exposing the client to their fear, there will be a decrease of the fear due to facing the fear and realizing there is nothing to be worried about. This goes off the basis of how with conditioned learning, one can create fears involuntary,…

The results found in this study were categorized in four main groups: overall perceptions of uncertainty and loss, boundary ambiguity, change in mental health, and relationship conflict. Results found in overall perceptions of uncertainty and loss were overall when asked how an adolescent felt about a parents deployment…

This study explore the assessment of the Practice Session in the Solution Focused Therapy done with my supposed client regarding her problem in controlling her anger. According to Steve de Shazer, the essence of psychotherapy was that the client is helped to make a change in their situation. Following on his Mental Research Institute training, he realized that any change is likely to be beneficial. The only thing one can be sure of is changing oneself. This Practice Session I had about…

Two objectives following will be to identify his affiliation with a local church and finding a support group. Often times churches has different ministries, i.e. “the sick and shut in”, after establishing a relationship with pastor, ministers, and member; visitation from this cohort can help reduce the sense of loneliness and help restore the doubt within…

The selection process of the CIT program is very important to have, it determines who is suitable to handle the variety of situations that may occur when dealing with a person of mental illness, which brought the achievement in the CIT program. The program looks for officers who demonstrate enthusiasm and excitement for the work and they select officers who demonstrate flexibility, empathy, calmness, creativity, intuitiveness, and willingness to try new techniques (Adelman, 2003). Once the…

Cognitive therapists believe that it is important to socialize the clients to therapy for educational purposes. This technique teaches the client not only about the cognitive model, but it informs the client about the entire process, reviews past homework and reviews last sessions discussion. By guiding Helen through this process, the therapist reinforces the techniques of cognitive therapy, which she has explained in a previous session. The goal is to have the client understand how the…