Treatment and Interventions

This journal entry will discuss the elements from Chapter 10 Problem Identification, Planning, and Contracting and in Chapter 11 Treatment and Intervention from the textbook that were covered for week four. In addition, when assessing my competence, it will discuss the process of problem identification, planning and the methods of planning, contracting and short and long-term goals, and written and oral contracts and identifying major barriers. Furthermore, the second part of this journal will assess my competence in understanding the cultural context in therapy, the impact of client motivation and resistance in therapy outcomes and the transtheoretical model of change and processes, and other brief treatment therapies. 4.3 Journal Assess…

baseline phase was utilized to strengthen the experimental design. During this time, the HRT intervention or any other interventions treatments were withdrawn. Only one week was allowed to minimize ethical concerns of removing treatment. 2nd Intervention Phase: After the short, one week reversal phase, the intervention treatment was implemented for the remaining two weeks of the study. The same HRT intervention treatments used in the first intervention phase were used in this phase as well.…

Treatments Studies of pica show that there has been very little amounts of investigation done based on community-based research for people with pica (Gravestock, 2008). In other words, there has been little research done on individuals with pica whom do not live in an institutional setting and live within their communities. In order for an intervention to be a successful treatment, it must diminish the behavior 70%-90% from the baseline (Williams & McAdam, 2012). This successful treatment…

Intervention Planning For this intervention plan, I will examine the case of “Peter” and determine who will be included in this intervention process, the specific intervention model and procedures, how I will evaluate the intervention I choose, and the ethical challenges I may encounter with Peter. In this plan I will focus on and recommend an intervention for the moderate Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) symptoms Peter is experiencing. Inclusion in the Intervention Process Other parties need…

Planning intervention for speech sound disorders is a critical aspect for the effectiveness of therapy in children. Determining an effective remediation approach of speech sound disorders can be challenging task for speech-language pathologists. Research has revealed there are various interventions to speech sound disorders, and debate as to which types of treatment approaches are best for children with ranges of severity in speech sound disorders. Thus, the purpose of this research is to…

Barriers to the Sustained Treatment of Geriatric Depression in Black Older Adults Similar to detection, there also exist racial disparities in the sustained treatment of depression in older Black adults. One study found that compared to elderly Whites, elderly Blacks with depression ha a 47% reduced of odds have having their depression actively managed (Gallo et al., 2005). As previously mentioned, although studies have not consistently found a significant racial difference in the prevalence of…

population which is teen substance abusers and explain an intervention for this population. The intervention used to help these individuals is the Johnson Model. The Johnson model is family focused and is used with teens who suffer from addiction get the support from family in a way that is not ganging up on them using family since family is such a big value. Johnson asked families of addicts to write letters to the addict and gave them clear instructions to what to include in these letters.…

interventional treatments available for autistic children that family can use. Two of the most widely known comprehensive intervention models is “Applied Behaviour Analysis” (ABA) and “Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication-handicapped Children” (TEACCH). These two interventions are broadly requested and implemented in schools, educators, service providers, and parents (Callahan, et.al. 2009). ABA The aim of ABA is to support autistic students in many ways (a) increase…

Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Background For various reasons, a mother may expose their infant in utero to addictive drugs or substances that result in the infant experiencing withdrawal after birth. Common drugs include amphetamines, buprenorphine, codeine, heroin, oxycodone, morphine, and methadone. Additional substances that cause withdrawal include alcohol, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, nicotine, and antidepressants. When taking these substances during pregnancy, they pass…

Feedback- Informed Treatment Reflection Feedback-Informed Treatment empowers clients to use their voices to improve treatment. The therapist does not frequently ask how the client is doing or evaluate their own treatment throughout the therapy process. This two-way process provides feedback from the client and therapist’s perspective on the progression of the work done. How is the client benefiting from the services? What steps is the therapist taking to meet the client’s goals? Through…