Dr. Bruce Perry (2007), neural systems in the brain change with repetition and accessing the affected area of the brain. Trauma related symptoms originate in the brainstem; therefore interventions must activate this part of the brain. Primary therapeutic and academic interventions are patterned, repetitive activities embedded in daily…
thousands of plant and animal species resided in unison with the natives. Rivers cut through the landscape and comprised of some of the most exceptional aquatic species found on Earth. Unique fruits and nuts were bountiful. Coffee, cocoa, and therapeutic plants were plentiful. Swinging, slithering, and prowling animals were abundant. Then suddenly and without warning arrived rubber tappers, loggers, oil companies, and others to raid and pilfer their mystical world. The once moist lands…
Don’t mess with a physical therapist they get paid to hurt people. When a physical therapist say they are going to massage a muscle, it may not feel like the nice relaxing massage people get at the spa. Massage performed in therapy is to decrease tightness and tone and to improve tissue mobility of a specific muscle that may be very inflamed or the source of joint pain. (Liz Hoobchaak¬) The field of physical therapy requires a therapist to be considerate and understanding of a person’s limits.…
It is important that as we start to deal with emerging issues relating to biobiotechnology, we have some sort of basis to judge each issue on. Many philosophers have presented arguments on what is important to preserve in humans. In their minds, it is important that any biobiotechnologies that we allow to be used in society must preserve these characteristics in the human race. In this paper, I will be presenting the viewpoints of Fukuyama, Bostrom, and Janicaud, and explaining which philosopher…
In order to provide quality and effective occupational therapy care, it is important for each practitioner to know what their personal perspective and philosophy is concerning occupational therapy and treatment. Being able to articulate “our philosophies of practice can lead us to greater insight with respect to our own practices, but equally importantly to insights about the systems within which we work” (Kinsella, ).Development of personal perspective occurs over a lifetime and will take on…
currently have no regulations about videoconferencing to conduct psychotherapy within the state in which the LCSW is licensed. Almost all social work boards are reviewing the issue. The military does allow videoconferencing in any state if an LCSW is licensed in one state. This may be the wave of the future.” (Videoconferencing and Clinical Social Work Practice, para. 1) Another major point the document covered is social media and how that could potentially be damaging to the therapeutic…
Imagine waking up on a bright early morning to drink a cup of warm coffee, when suddenly collapsing and becoming severely brain-damaged. This is what happened to a young twenty-six year old women named Terri Schiavo. On February of 1990 Terri collapsed due to oxygen being cut off to her brain for several minutes. When Terri arrived at the hospital she was able to breath and maintain a heartbeat and blood pressure on her own; however, her vision was impaired. Terri could still move her limbs and…
Pham Writing Assignment 3: Review of a D. melanogaster gene Characteristics of the Drop gene Introduction The fly Drosophila melanogaster has been widely utilized in the field of genetics, since the first paper was published in 1910, for being a good organism to conduct research. In addition to being small and easy to handle and store, D. melanogaster is inexpensive to maintain, making possible to keep a great amount of flies in the laboratory. The life cycle and the diet are also…
family member. The battle of belief where an individual has a set of personal or religious beliefs that will stop them from taking advice from nurses and social workers. Professional Boundaries The nurse relationship with a client should be therapeutic and is based off of trust, professionalism, communication and respect. As a sign of being thankful for all the care you have given a patient they may feel the need to buy you a gift however unless all of the staff can use/eat the gift you…
Euthanasia The term “Euthanasia” comes from the Greek word “εὐθανασία”, meaning “good death.” According to Priests for life, euthanasia means to remove someone of their suffering by death. Euthanasia has two parts, voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary euthanasia is when the patient wants to end their own life. Involuntary euthanasia is when someone else kills the patient even though they want to live. Within those two parts there are two exact ways that a patient dies. The first is active…