Occupational therapy

The act of exploring itself promotes the active listening element of counselling. As a practitioner, if you listen well you can paraphrase appropriately when feeding back information given by the client. Consequently, this will help in conveyance of an empathic understanding which aids in the relationship building process. Emphasis is, again, heavily weighted on the importance of this relationship where exploration is one of the 'core components both for effective challenging and for assessing…

during counseling sessions are angel figurine, small ball, pen or pencil, button, balloon, and small sea shell. For example, the sea shell is a reminder of a peaceful and relaxing day on the beach. The following theories best fit with my views of therapy are behavioral, humanistic, cognitive, personality,…

Many personal adversities arise when dealing with cultural differences and misunderstandings about disabilities. But in the end, people need to learn to cope with their experiences, and learn from them. In the interview, Finding Her Way, Stacy interviews her sister-in-law, Angela Park, and discusses how she coped with her situation. Angela moved to America from Korea at a young age, and many kids at school bullied her for it. But along the way, the immigrant learned to just deal with the…

The Positive Dog: A Story About the Power of Positivity Which dog will you decide to feed, the negative one or the positive one? The Positive Dog, by Jon Gordon is an enjoyable book to help you discover how to feed the positive dog inside of you. Feeding the positive dog is as easy as changing one word and giving the simplest smile. This book has already helped me to turn my negative thinking and feelings positive. “The Positive Dog” is about two dogs name Matt and Bubba. Matt is sad, mad,…

Grooming is essential for the well being of pets as it indicates a healthy lifestyle of dog or cat that helps in improving their life span. All breeds necessitate daily grooming, how much it depends on the breed, age or health of the pet. Regular grooming itself speak that your pets are leading a healthy and comfortable lifestyle as compared to other pets. It takes a pet grooming professional to groom the pets every 6-8 weeks maximum, depending upon the facilities available at pet grooming…

Besides physical health, puppies can enhance your mental health. Dogs make people happy. According to Lynette Hart, a professor at the University of California, “Studies have shown that Alzheimer's patients have fewer anxious outbursts if there is an animal is in the home” (Davis). Also, people with AIDS that have pets are less likely to become depressed than those without pets (Davis). This may be due to the fact that spending time with your dog raises levels of serotonin and dopamine in the…

1999). The dead have been found to show higher level of depression (McKay, Garison, & Hatt, 2000), less intense affective (mood) states (Menahem, 1994), and more passivity (Rocky & Bullwinkle, 1970) compared with living individuals currently in therapy. Also, It has been found that dead participants are far more likely to suffer from sexual dysfunction including impotence and lack of sexual drive (McKay et al., 2001). The conclusion of your literature review should include a critique of the…

Your tibia is a very hard bone to break. Most broken tibias are caused by strong collisions, such as vehicle crashes, and sports injuries. In the majority of the cases involving a broken tibia, it is often very noticeable. Some symptoms include unbearable pain, inability to walk, deformity or instability of the leg, bone “tenting” the skin, bones protruding through the skin and the loss of feeling in the lower extremity in which the injury occurred. After the break of the tibia, you should seek…

job shadowing, and just simple thought I have concluded that the superlative career choice for me is physical therapy. Seemingly, it has always been apparent to me that my career goals include assisting people, making them feel better physically, and exhibiting to them that life can be problematic at times, but the positive outcome is the best part. The occupation of physical therapy exceeds all of my career goals, and it is definitely something I would love to pursue. My career goals not only…

client, this is predominantly paramount where vulnerable adults and children are concerned, as safeguarding is primed for those in danger of being exploited. Upholding confidentiality provides profound confidence, making therapy possible; as without it there would clearly be no therapy at all. According to Mitchels and Bond (2011 ,p. 65) confidentiality should be well-defined from the start as part of the contract, enabling the client to express their inner most feelings in a secure, trustworthy…