Interpersonal psychotherapy

as they happen. Emotion regulation is the acceptance and understanding of one’s own emotional experiences. It also involved learning to decrease negative emotions and increase positive emotions. Finally, interpersonal effectiveness refers to life skills that most individuals possess. Interpersonal effectiveness is how we interact and communicate with each other, and is the foundation of healthy relationships (Love, 2016). Dialectical Behavior Therapy is the fundamental treatment practiced at…

As I have been going to school, I found the passion for wanting to people that needed help; I hated to see people upset or unhappy about a personal problem. Seeing people like that made me realized that I want to be a person that will put a smile on someone’s face and if I could help in any way, I would do it. I knew that if I did such thing, it would bring happiness. As I made it to high school and finishing high school, I thought I wanted to be a relationship therapist because I used to be so…

Behavior therapists use a broad spectrum of treatment. Typical therapy involves methods such as operant conditioning techniques, exposure therapy, and behavioral activation therapy. All of these treatments aim to change overt behavior or to alter negative cognitions as a result of changes in behavior. Most behavioral therapies tend to produce positive short-term results, but are not as effective in the long-term after treatment is completed. This influenced behavior therapists to introduce…

In his seminal work “Memories, Dreams, and Reflections” Carl Gustaf Jung presents a stinging defense of Sigmund Freud. As the footnote by Aniela Jaffe explains, “In his obituary on Freud (1939), Jung calls this work ‘epoch-making’ and ‘probably the boldest attempt that has ever been made to master the riddles of the unconscious psyche upon the apparently firm ground of empiricism. For us, then young psychiatrists, it was…a source of illumination, while for our older colleagues it was an…

The Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance Model The Person-Environment-Occupation-Performance model (PEOP) has many similarities to the Occupation adaption model; however, it focuses more on the specific aspects of the person, environment, occupation and performance instead of the resulting overall process. This model was developed by Charles Christiansen and Carolyn Baum and it emphasizes that the therapist determines specific hindrances in each of the four categories referred to in the…

Within the person-centered framework, however clients soon learn that they can be responsible for themselves in the relationship and that they can learn to be more free by using the relationship to gain greater self-understanding. In a safe atmosphere, clients can explore all their inner workings, simply by receiving unconditional positive regard on part of the counselor. Person-centered therapy is grounded in the assumption that clients create their own self-growth and are active self-healers…

The Gestalt school of psychotherapy was founded by Frederick S Perls and Laura, his wife. Fritz was the name that he was usually referred to by the majority of those around him. He was born in Berlin, Germany in 1893 into a middle class family (Gall, S. B., Beins, B., & Feldman, A. J. 1996). His mother (Amelia Rund) grew up in an Orthodox Jewish environment, while his father (Nathan Perls) was Grand Master in the Freemason Lodge. His father was quite reclusive in his habits. (O 'Leary, E. 2013).…

My previous literature entailed me utilizing psychodynamic theory as a practice technique to assist my client base with addressing their barriers. However, social workers throughout their practice will apply different social work practice techniques to address their client base differing issues. Narrative Therapy is another practice approach that I would utilize because this method presents the consumers as the experts in their own lives. This method empowers the consumer by utilizing their…

A Social worker can be a person who helps individuals, groups, and/or communities gain a better life emotionally, physically and economically (Social Worker). Social work was first documented in the early 1800s with the main focus of helping the poor in urban areas. The individuals who usually tended to the poor were women, particularly minister 's daughters (Zastrow 41). These women would try to help the poor with their economic and emotional difficulties by means of religious counselling. Some…

My first experience with a LCSW gave me a strong desire to never become one. This was due to the fact that my abused best friend was scared that my mother had reached out to CPS for help. While individuals interested in social work may say that their career goals stem from the fact that they would like to “help people”, I understand that social workers cannot change people’s lives, but people can change their own life. And social workers often have the keys and the ability to teach an individual…