Psychoeducation

“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression” (Ginott, 1972). Many people in our society believe a single traumatic event can have lasting effects on even the youngest of children. In this paper, I will look at how a child, more specifically, Amarika, can display a varying range of reactions after exposure to a traumatic event. Core Concept Reflection of Case Study The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma Task Force created…

A mental illness is a an identifiable collection of abnormal behaviours and thoughts considered to be reflections of extreme versions of what is thought to be normal. A 2007 national survey by the Australian Government has revealed that approximately 45.5% of Australians have experienced a mental illness in their lifetime ("Prevalence of mental disorders", 2007). Following on from this, it can be seen that nearly nine out of ten individuals with a mental health disorder claim that some variety…

Natural and Logical Consequences Introduction Jason is a 36-year-old African-American male living in the Denver metro area. He had been working as a Denver County Child Permanency Supervisor for about 2 years, but recently accepted a promotion to Colorado State Child Permanency Manager. While he was elated to be selected for the position, Jason had some reservations about his new role and duties. The promotion entails a significant change in his previous responsibilities as a local Denver…

Doug is a 55 year old white male; he is married and has two children both of whom are grown and out of the house (ages 24, 27). He has been married to his wife Betty for 30 years. Doug is self-employed and owns a heating and air conditioning business. Which he stated he feels like he is setting a bad example for his younger employees by arriving to work late and hungover. The patient appears to be oriented x3 with broad range affect and a somewhat somber mood. This is Doug’s first time in…

Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are chronic and debilitating conditions. [1] Antipsychotic medications are the first line of treatment for psychosis and traditionally they have focused on reducing the frequency and intensity of psychotic symptoms without being fully effective in functional improvement. [2, 3] Many patients continued having positive symptoms (auditory hallucinations and delusions) and negative symptoms (apathy, emotional and social withdrawal) due to lack of treatment…

Conceptualization Concept #1: Family Schema Sergio reported that he has problems with his anger and he tends to blow up easily just like his father. What I see is that Sergio thinks that being angry and blowing up is what it seems to work with everyone. Sergio saw his father the same way by arguing and getting angry to the point that it caused him to have a heart attack; it is a family belief that someone should always be extremely angry to be able to deal with people. Sergio’s father moved…

Treatment Plan Since it is important to focus on the client’s safety first, the first goal will be to create a safe environment for Ms. Anderson. For the first objective, Ms. Anderson will reduce her risk for suicide. For the first action step, the clinician will create a safety plan with Ms. Anderson t to reduce risk for suicidal ideations and behaviors in which she will be instructed to utilize the plan when experiencing these thoughts and behaviors. For the second action step, the clinician…

In Treatment is HBO’s TV series about a psychologist Dr. Paul Weston and his weekly sessions with patients. One of the patient Weston evaluated named Sophie, a fifteen-year-old promising gymnast attempting suicide by rammed into a car while on a bike. Throughout the sessions, Sophie’s ambivalence and pressures which results from her divorced parents is broken down by Weston. Weston frees Sophie from guilt about her father’s affair and her mother depression and help her repairs the relationships…

have accomplished all of them. 50 to 70 minutes. The facilitator will ask each group member to write down specific rules to govern the therapy process. After each member has written down their rules, the facilitator will combine them all and see what similar rules are expressed. The facilitator will go to the board and write down the rules that were expressed and agreed upon. The group will then determine what the consequence is for each rule if it were to be broken. 70-110 minutes.…

METHODOLOGY The research methodology describes the pathway used to approach the study question. While weak methods may lead to sterile speculation and a lack of scientific base, excessive attachment to rules and models could generate stereotypical responses and insufficient contextualization. A proper methodology may combine coherent techniques and the researcher’s flexibility, knowledge and ethics. A reasonable method to approach Houston’s mental health network should consider its complexity.…