Psychoeducation

According to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5), social anxiety disorder is associated with fear or anxiety regarding one or more social situations to which an individual may be exposed to possible negative judgment by others. These fears or anxieties are out of proportion to the actual threat presented by the social situation. For social anxiety order to be diagnosed the fear, anxiety or avoidance of social situations must be persistent for at least six…

During my foundation year of the MSW program I provided individual counseling services to a 23-year-old female patient at Kaiser Permanente. This case summary analysis and reflection paper is based on the sessions I provided to this patient. During the intake session, the patient reported she was admitted into the emergency room for a total of three times in the last 3 months due to persistent panic and anxiety symptoms. The patient indicated that she began to excessively worry about "the…

It was a very nice and informative experience watching the movie Finding Home about the three women in the light of the real life experience for the sex trafficking. Sometimes, I think about some of the ecological factors as a negative pattern in the community or the culture that can be a kind of life stressors and make the individual a victim because he or she believes in it as a tradition. This is in my opinion what happened in the movie with Sophorn as reflected in the scenario of the story…

Getting Started: Couples counseling is different from the individual counseling, couples counseling is active, structured, and the time is around 10 to 12 sessions. The individual counseling is passive, slow, and it takes months. The individual therapy, the therapist is always on the side of the client, while the therapist in the couple therapy never takes a side. Individual therapy, the therapist has to feel connected with the client, but the couple therapist, the therapist has to be close…

In response to the high prevalence of bullying victimization, Bell, Raczynski, and Horne (2010) designed a study to examine the potential of the Bully Busters program to prevent and counter bullying behavior. A central belief underlying the program is that bullying and aggression stem from a lack of social skills and can be addressed by raising awareness, disseminating knowledge, and enhancing the ability of teachers to deal with in-school occurrences. This, in turn, can lead to positive…

People often follow the media because they think that it has the ‘perfect’ ideal for everything. Often what people see in the media is not real life. “The media is one such mechanism that has an ever-increasing influence and reach on women across North America and the world” by showing what people should look like rather than showing ‘real’ people (Spettigue). The media are really showing the “Cultural pressures that glorify ‘thinness’ and obtaining the ‘perfect body’” (“Eating Disorders and the…

Program Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment Center Description of Ambrosia Treatment Center’s Program: Ambrosia Treatment Center’s mission statements is “We strive to offer progressive treatment modalities to help the sick and suffering addict and alcoholic start their journey of recovery in a respectful, nurturing and comfortable way”. Ambrosia treatment centers offer this as personal goals for all their clients – “While building a supportive environment to ensure sobriety is the top…

CRT for AN is relatively new and progressive treatment approach that was developed specifically for adult clients like Veronica, which according to 
Davies & Tchanturia (2005), provides clients a safe, judgment-free and positive learning environment that: • Consists of mental exercises aimed at improving cognitive strategies, thinking skills and information processing through practice. • Promotes reflection on thinking styles. 
 • Encourages thinking about thinking. 
 • Helps to explore new…

Cognitive and behavioral intervention strategies are used collectively by cognitive behavior therapist to address clients’ presenting needs. Collaborating, formulation, Socratic dialogue and homework are key factors that effectively influence the delivery of cognitive behavior therapy model. After the initial assessment is completed, clinicians select appropriate intervention strategies to identify how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors of the client are consistent. These intervention…

Sam has been a very successful student in terms of passing hard classes and working on projects outside of school. He had his eyes set on medical school at an Ivy League institution. However, during Thanksgiving break of his senior year, he has been sleeping in and being late to school often, as well as not taking care of himself (hygienic). There also has been evidence of him losing interest in school and future college ambitions. Because of this, he failed two courses and his teachers took…