Psychoeducation

patients also go through various forms of psychosocial treatment. One of these types of psychosocial treatments is psychoeducation (Beidel, Bulik, Stanley, 2014). An article by Dixon, Adams and Lucksted discusses why psychoeducation is used. The families of people who suffer from schizophrenia can also suffer from the burden of caring for their family member. The idea behind psychoeducation is that the patient and the families are taught how to work together so that they can help manage the…

For my second observation, I viewed a male toddler, approximately three years old. Notable physical development included the ability to walk quickly and climb upon a chair and to sit up straight, and feel himself, including using a spoon to eat ice cream. He was also able to run well at this stage. Notable social skills and interaction were that he appeared to interact verbally with the adults. The child cried when he fell down but was quickly soothed by and adult female (presumably the mother).…

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides Nancy and Garry with a mental tool kit that can be used to challenge negative thoughts. Clients benefit from CBT due to its direct and practical approach to problem-solving. The therapist goal is to provide an environment that encourages the client to change the patterns of thinking or behavior that causes the client difficulties. CBT is used to address some of Garry’s problems that includes sleeping difficulties, relationship problems with Nancy, and…

It is with great enthusiasm that I submit my application for the internship program at San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health for the 2017-2018 training year. With practicum placements primarily in the community mental health sector in Los Angeles, I have cultivated a passion for working with underserved populations, particularly those who experience severe mental illness (SMI). As I consider my career trajectory in community mental health, I am very interested in the…

Presenting Problem Jessica is a 28 year-old Hispanic married female client. Jessica presented demanding high stress job and it’s related to her struggle with significant feelings of worthlessness, and shame due to her inability to perform as well as she always had in the past. Client feels unusually fatigued, difficulty to concentrate at work, her coworker noticed that she is irritable and withdrawn, and she stays in the bed all day. Her husband noticed that she has shown little interest in sex…

I would like to express my interest in the fellowship position of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Advisor, which is advertised on your website. I possess a Ph.D. in psychoeducation from the University of Montreal. As part of my doctoral training, I was responsible for a four-year process and impact evaluation of a school-based substance abuse prevention project in Quebec, Canada. This evaluation project gave me the opportunity to engage with stakeholders, design an evaluation plan, collect…

Goal 1: Jeremiah will improve his interactions at home. • Jeremiah was in a good mood and Jeremiah’s mother seemed frustrated. • Jeremiah and his mother listened as the QP provided psychoeducation about anger. • Jeremiah reported some external triggers are being teased, being reprimanded, or receiving a bad grade in school and some internal triggers are his imaginary friends. • Jeremiah and his mother commented clenching teeth, screaming, frowning up the face, balling up the fist, and…

Based on the information from chapter 7, Rosey has displayed several normative traits. Rosey has displayed fine motor skills such as stacking blocks which are congruent with several children of the same age group (2-3 years in age). Client has also displayed traits associated with Piaget’s sensorimotor stage in that she has been engaging in independent imitation and manipulation play such as playing with her baby doll. Assuming that the text meant that she was walking when it was stated that she…

Conceptualization I used the concepts of Alfred Adler 's Individual Psychology to conceptualize my client. I used Adlerian play therapists model as they believe the therapeutic powers of play, art, and interaction will facilitate the process of working with clients by creating a bond between the therapist and the client based on shared fun (Kottman, 2001). An Adlerian therapist bases therapeutic work on the belief that all people are socially embedded, goal-directed, and creative beings.…

The create ways to cope with the stressors and calm the urges of relapse down with psychoeducation which the leader of the group is knowledgeable in this area. McNeece and DiNitto (2012) state Psychoeducation has become increasingly popular in the human service profession…to increase knowledge with a variety of other techniques to help clients make desired changes and provide support (p.168). Daily…