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2002). During therapy sessions with children and adolescents, the…

Bree Edwards October 12, 2015 Respiratory Therapy 210 What Does a Respiratory Therapist Do? Respiratory therapists are important health care professionals who provide care for patients with acute and chronic abnormal cardiopulmonary systems. They are educated and trained professionals who focus on providing quality respiratory care to patients. Almost seventy five percent of respiratory therapists work in a hospital setting while the other twenty five percent work in clinics, sleep study…

Fitness and Aerobic Program Coordinator. What is the first thought that comes to you? I decided to interview a Fitness and Aerobic Program Coordinator even though I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I did a phone interview with Erica E. Hirsch who works under DMC at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center. I learned many things from her and I also got out of my comfort zone. This was the first I have ever interviewed someone and through a phone. She was extremely friendly…

As SPARCS is a present-focused group intervention, in an effort to capture a range of responses, clinicians are sometimes unable to fully assess the comprehensive trauma history of all participating members. The focus of SPARCS includes a broader evaluation that examines current functioning and coping strategies that are associated with complex trauma (NCTSN, 2008). The beginning phase of treatment focuses on building a therapeutic relationship and group cohesion while providing psycho-education…

Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) is a treatment that is very limited on time which stimulates the patient to gain control of what mood they are functioning and it typically lasts about 12-16 weeks (Frank, J.1971). This type of therapy was developed in the 1970’s. Its focus was only on relief of the patients symptoms due to depression which now days, its treated as a medical illness. It has the ability to combine a persons interpersonal events and their moods. IPT structures on the foundation in…

an effective therapist must always be present, responsive, creative, empathetic, acceptance, flexible and many more. One characteristic for me important is having sense of humor, is one of the ways a client and feel comfortable and not feel that therapy will be all strict. All these characteristics help the therapist from a good alliance with the client. Where the client can feel safe to express their problems to the counselor. We all have different worldviews and it is important to respect…

Therapist diverted from plans because she observed individual crying and asked what was bothering her. Individual stated she was having problems with her mother. Therapist and individual discussed the problems individual and mom was having. Therapist and individual discussed and worked on conflict resolution skills and how to live together peacefully. Individual states she will not say a word to her mom and go to her room. Individual shows regression with anger management as evidence of…

I believe what wasn’t working while using this model were my client’s incapability of understanding the questions I was asking them. Although these particular clients are not diagnosis with mental disabilities, their other comorbidities effective the way they were processing information. These clients are on daily oxygen, medication, and hard of hearing. There were times when they asked me to repeat the question and for me to give them an example of the question I was asking them. It eventually…

What is Therapy? I started going to therapy as a child off and on through the years. I have participated in family therapy, individual therapy, and group therapy. Honestly, I hated going to therapy and I never really saw it as a positive experience. It was something that I did because it’s what my mom said that I needed. I never went to the same therapist for more than a few sessions. I have had therapists that wanted to diagnose me with a major psychological disorder (such as bipolar disorder)…

Tomaino worked hard to create numerous music therapy programs for patients who suffered from aphasia, Alzheimer’s, and continued broadening the Parkinsonian program. With the help of Sacks and a few others, Tomaino worked to provide objective tests of motor, language, cognitive function, and EEGs which were taken before, during, and after music therapy sessions. An EEG test is used to evaluate the electrical activity in the brain (CITE HEALTHLINE)…