Integrative Theories In The Mississippi Delta

A theoretical orientation is the model used to describe a client’s behavior, tendencies and personality. Therapists can’t approach and find explanations of behavior or personality in the same manner due to the difference in client issues, diagnoses, and symptoms. Although different in nature each theoretical orientation consists of the general themes that can be seen and utilized universally. As a counselor, it is important to develop and have sense of which theoretical orientation works best for you and the type of clientele that you will be servicing. While it may be a challenge to pick one theoretical orientation and stick to it due to the vast variety, it is important that you incorporate your background, values, religious beliefs, as well as a host of other factors into your decision to ensure that that orientation can be utilized properly.

There are many theoretical models of counseling. Often, a diverse approach or the use of several approaches is best for the resolution of problems. I utilize several different theories and strategies in my role as a counselor. However, it is the Individual personal theory and the Family theory model that anchors my orientation to counseling as a Christian counselor.

The hospitality can be effusive, almost overwhelming, and the food is delicious and more varied than the usual deep-fried clichés. King Cotton sprouted from the fertile farmland that still dominates the region, as did the hard-luck chants of the field workers that evolved into America's original music: the blues.

This paper will discuss the importance of having a theoretical orientation when working with individuals, families, and treatment groups. One of the main reasons for a theoretical orientation is because it gives the social worker a framework of reference to understand the therapeutic needs of the client. It provides the social worker with a theory-based framework for generating hypotheses about the client’s experience and behaviors, which in turn helps prepare the basis for a specific treatment intervention.

The theories we learned provided a broad-based understanding of numerous factors related to the evolution of counseling and therapy theories and practices, along with new counseling and therapy skills. The important premise that underscores one of the central challenges of counseling and psychotherapy is that we are all in the same world, but each of us makes different sense of what we see and experience. That is, to understand the different ways that clients perceive their strengths and problems as well as the way they make meaning of the world in which they are situated.

First and foremost, the Mississippi Gulf Coast is the heart of the south, and it is impossible not to notice the accent that comes with the territory. Furthermore, if the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is correct, then the language of the south is the main cause and effect behind the coastal traditions. Consequently, the original natives on the coast were the Biloxi Indians, and they were joined by Sir ‘Iberville and party. Therefore, the language first started to evolve itself when the Natives began mingling with the French explores. Indubitably, this region was impeccable for fishing ports and numerous other seafaring occupations. Thus, creating the precise location for sailor speak to be interspersed along with elements from a plentiful

When pondering the essence of the richly fertile Mississippi Delta, two perceptions come to mind: one invoking an image of a cotton-field filled antebellum era containing black slaves and aristocratic masters, while the other produces a picture of the contemporary and poverty-stricken Delta that we see today. This myth of huge antebellum plantations survives because of Southerners—white or black, rich or poor—who feel the need to believe in this glorious past. However, there were very few grand plantation houses built, and, in fact, the Delta continues to be relatively remote and mostly poor. This poorness usually leads back to the failure of diversifying crops, as many planters and farmers solely concentrated on cotton, and the Delta region

The Mississippi Delta progrades into the Gulf of Mexico through lobes. The first lobe, the Sale Cypremort, formed at the mouth of the Mississippi River, and prograded southward in the western part of the mouth area. The following lobe, the Cocodrie, formed in the eastern part of the mouth. The next three lobes, the Teche, St. Bernard, and Lafourche, formed in succession. Located between these lobes was a depression, where later the Plaquemine lobe and Balize Delta formed. Figure 3 shows the location of these lobes and delta. Each of the lobes life spans were approximately 1700-2500 years. The lobes all went through phases of regression and transgression. Each phase lasted around 1000 years.

Sexually transmitted diseases in the United States are on the rise after several years of decline. Three STD’s in particular are a concern to health care providers: gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. The CDC reports that the reports for chlamydia are up 27% from four years ago (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). The numbers are even more startling when looking at these three STD’s in St. Louis city. I ask these questions when writing the brief: 1.) Does St. Louis address these rising concerns differently than other metropolitan areas in the nation? And 2.) What have other cities done in the United States to combat the growing number of teenagers and young adults with STDs.

Over time sexual intimacy waxes and wanes leading to an estimated one of every three married couples struggling with problems associated with mismatched sexual desire. A number of self-help books attempt to explain the reason why a sex-starved marriage is happening, but The Sex-Starved Marriage: A Couple’s Guide to Boosting Their Libido by Michele Weiner-Davis focusing on why being complacent or bitter about mundane sex life might cost couples their marriage. Weiner-Davis herself is a marriage counselor and an author of additional books on marriage and relationships, giving

In marriage and family therapy, many varied approaches and therapies are available to therapists. The following, based upon a case study, will examine the three therapies (structural, systemic and solution focused therapy) and will demonstrate why solution focused therapy is likely the most effective for the case study at hand.

This article gave detailed knowledge of two couple therapies; the Traditional Behavior Couple Therapy (TBCT) and the Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT). 12 studies were done over a period of time on both therapies where they described and compared their short and long term effectiveness in treating marital distress. The article went in depth over the results of both of these therapies, discussing what changes the therapies would lead to in the course of treatment. It also discussed the advantages that one therapy had over the other, the therapy’s focuses, how fast or slow couples improved while in treatment, the couple’s communication after therapy, and the relationship outcome of the couples that had therapy. The article discusses the importance of feedback during the therapy

Since the field of modern psychology is extremely broad, there are literally dozens if not hundreds of counseling theories. Over the past hundred years many new theories have been developed by psychologists, all with the goal of helping patients in the most effective and efficient way possible. One counseling theory that is gaining recognition

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is a global epidemic in today’s world, and many programs have been implemented to address this epidemic. However, many interventions have focused mainly on women or on men who have sex with women instead, and only a few interventions have placed special focus on black youths who have sex with women.

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