Psychotherapy

Family Involvement and Success in Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Literature Review Social Work Practicum Class II University of Northern Iowa Ashley Knerr Adolescents face various struggles every day. Some of these struggles, such as substance use and behavioral struggles, lead them to being placed in a treatment setting. Today’s youth are living in a world where illegal substances are more accessible. Therefore, experimentation of these substances is also becoming more…

Following a biopsychosocial perspective this intervention report will focus on an integrative life-course approach to reducing the impact of childhood traumatic stress, paying particular attention to the correlation between psychological trauma and later physiological health. Emphasis will be placed upon the continued development and research into alternative and holistic therapies that may help address the pervasive and complex long-term effects that childhood trauma has upon an individual’s…

According to the counseling website , grief is considered a normal reaction to a loss. The loss can be either someone or something you loved and cared about deeply. For example, pets owners often suffer the same amount of grief over losing their pet as they would losing a loved one. Grief can impact a person in a variety of ways. Alon with emotional problems, the patient can experience physical, social and behavioral complications. Grief therapy recognizes that each person experiences a loss…

The authors investigated the usefulness of brief cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for severe mood disorders in an acute natural setting (Björgvinsson et al., 2014). Mood disorders, including bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, are known as psychiatric disorders and can cause substantial functional deficiency and decreased quality of life. Furthermore, the worth of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) for symptoms of mood disorders, such as depression, is significantly recognized; yet,…

The clinician should understand what being Muslim and being an immigrant means to the client. What specific stresses they are experiencing such as acculturation stress, ethnic identity stress, or economic stress. The client may be experiencing any number of stresses including ones associated with their religion or spirituality. The clinician should pay particular attention to how the client explains their presenting problems, both verbally and non-verbally. (Ahmed & Reddy, 2007) Some Muslim…

QP provided MY-Kayla with a CBT activity geared towards mood management. QP explained to My-Kayla that the activity will help her to understand negative emotions, help her to identify automatic thoughts that leads to negative emotions and develop ways to counter automatic thoughts and relate negative moods with cognitive and behavioral changes. QP asked My-Kayla to list some negative feelings and thoughts that leads to negative emotions. QP discussed with My-Kayla ways to counteract negative…

Stages of Counseling is important because it set the scenes for the professional’s to being to practice multicultural counseling; perhaps all counseling is in a sense, is about a person’s abstract perceptions, about their views on relationships. The discussion about multicultural counseling is diverse and serves as a gauge in the communication and dialogues which are sensitive to the client’s culture background, rationale about their worldviews, and values. The approach of the therapist is to…

In social work the narrative of the social worker is a critical piece that will be utilized throughout the many interactions they have with client as well as the various agencies they work with. In the realm of social work the narrative will serve as a norm, telling the lives of others in a manner that portrays the realities of the clients. Scott Janssen, the author of this week’s reading makes this clear as he points out, “Most social workers find themselves serving as narrators of the stories…

The patient is a 24 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO under IVC until further evaluation, with suicidal thoughts with a plan to hang himself. Further, patient reports homicidal statements with a plan to several family members. The patient reports relational issues and family conflict as contributing stressors. The patient arrived with a BAC of .18. The patient denies suicidal ideations, homicidal ideations, and symptoms of psychosis. Patient denies depressive symptoms. During the…

Everything is Okay with a Little Help "What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation about illnesses that affect not only individuals, but their families as well." (Glenn Close) Mental illness affects persons of any age, religion, gender, etc. not only affecting the patient but also the whole family. The recovery is possible for some of them with the correct treatment and support. Unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to get treatment. NAMI El…