A Therapy Session Analysis

Collin County is a governing body north of Dallas that has been experiencing rapid growth over the past decade. Planning for the population growth, businesses expansions, and county debt has been needed in order for the county to be sustainable during the great recession.

John has experience many changes through his intervention. Before entering the residential treatment home, John engaged in escalating violent behavior, which resulted in many incarcerations. Once in the home, John’s violent behavior was contained. As part of his stay, John was required to participate in a variety of weekly counseling programs, such as anger management and problem solving. The structure provided by the residential treatment home provided him with the reliability he lacked from his parents.

A clinical assessment is then conducted for treatment needs. Different treatment plans are made for each client. Individualized treatment plans are used to make referrals and they are updated periodically.”

Researchers who believe that practice create expertise are supported by the argument that it takes minimum 10,000 hours to become an expert in something and that amount of deliberate practice is the primary determinant of of skill level. They are also support by expert’s perceptual learning ability which comes from experience and and practice of the skill as those found in master chess players and professional basketball players. However, there are other research which does not go with the argument that practice alone can lead to expertise. Research with rotary pursuit task with identical and fraternal twin shows a limitation with practice alone. Although in the rotary pursuit task individuals rapidly improved their accuracy with the task

By incorporating CBT techniques, it would be important for the therapist to encourage the client to conceptualize what is causing his distress as well as identifying and challenging any irrational and negative beliefs. The therapist and the client work together to establish what goals the client would like to achieve in therapy in order change his mental state, rather than focusing on his depression in a negative manner. The ABC framework would be very helpful in conceptualizing the client’s problem by identifying the activating agent (A), the beliefs (B), and the consequences (C) that all lead to his depression. Throughout the therapeutic process, it will be important to consistently re-visit goal setting and to continue encouraging the

Teacher stated individual was hollering at her and the students, throwing things, and hitting on others.

The purpose of this essay is to reflect on a positive therapeutic interaction that I observed in practice on my placement. Firstly I will give a brief summary of the situation that I observed, followed by evidence that will be supporting why I considered to be a positive interaction, reflecting on what I observed, including feelings and thoughts, also what I have learned by observing and how I can apply my finding to my next practice.

Critical Analysis of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Should this section be titled “Abstract” or should I put it in with the Introduction?)

the client met with his counselor for his 1x1 session to discuss what progress had been made towards his treatment plan. the client has completed his first step and in working on his second step. the reported that

I would not conduct the child custody evaluation for him because this would be a dual role or multiple relationship. Since I have already been counseling this client, and already have a relationship and opinion (that he is a good person who loves his kids) with him, this may make it hard to remain objective if I were to conduct the child custody evaluation. Also, there are two sides to every story, thus even though the client seems nice and loving while in therapy, that may not be the case outside of therapy. Also, entering into a multiple relationship is against the American Psychological Association (APA) (2010) Ethical Principles. Ethical code 3.05 states that therapists should avoid multiple relationships because being in one can impair their competence, effectiveness, objectivity and can put the client at risk for harm or exploitation. The APA ethical principle of avoiding harm also applies to this scenario (APA, 2010). If I was to do the custody evaluation for my client, and find that he should not have custody, this would ruin our therapeutic alliance and greatly harm the client. Although some therapists may belief that they would be competent and objective enough to conduct the child custody evaluation for their current client, they should stay on the side of caution, not take the risk and refer the client to a different professional who is competent in these evaluations.

Studies have been conducted to show the importance of relationships in relation to a patient’s progress during the course of therapy. Shown in the article written by Huber, Zimmerman, and Klug, there are many types of therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy, psychotherapy, family therapy, couples and group therapy, and behavioural therapy. The support of family and friends have shown a huge impact on the progress of patients. Being in a male dominated profession such as the military can also affect the likelihood of the patient going through a therapy session. Genders and race can also influence the outcome of

The process of running a group therapy session is a unique time to tests a person’s skills abilities when it comes to facilitating that group. This paper will mainly look at ways when it comes to my learning's of this class that I took ways; I will also show examples and skills to run a good group therapy session. This whole paper is a reflection of the many things that I took was on being an active group counselor facilitator.

Through looking through internet catalogs for therapists in my area, I learned that there are quite a few therapists all doing essentially different things; also I learned that there are a lot of residential treatment centers here.

Obtain a baseline of the client’s mental status and depression Rational: this will help determine if treatment is effective and alterations can be made to plan of care

Integrative Psychotherapy grasps a demeanor towards the act of therapy that emphasizes the absolute assessment of every person. The integrative strategy is stamped by uncovering a variety of methods for incorporating numerous speculation and strategies (Corey, 2013). It is a binding together different approaching, and incorporating them that is basically the objective. The therapy will be fitting and successful if the client is feeling, behavioral, intellectual, and physiological levels are working towards the best measure of life. This method energizes the wellbeing of the individual, and identify with the person’s identity, and the needs.