Small Group Proposal Mental Health Group for Adolescent Boys I. Abstract- brief statement summarizing concept and rationale for the group The small group that is being proposed is designed for adolescent boys, ages 13-17, who have been recently diagnosed with a mental illness. The focus of the treatment group is for the boys to come to accept their mental illness using the seven stages of death designed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross. While in group, they will not only come to terms with their mental illness but also become comfortable expressing emotions they may be experiencing, as well as build self-esteem due to the stigma of mental illness. I had chosen to base …show more content…
This agency specializes in treating children and adolescents with significant psychiatric illness and impairment in behavioral, cognitive, emotional, familial, and /or social functioning. The age range of the clients served is 6-21 years old. There services include experiential therapies, brain-based services, speech & language, occupational therapy, psychological testing, individual group and family therapies, and med management. The experiential therapies include: brain gym, equine therapy, animal assisted therapy, art therapy, recreational therapy, rhythmic drumming, yoga, and ropes course including climbing wall. The brain-based services include: EEG/QEEG assessment, EEG neurofeedback, cognitive enhancement software, alpha-stim/CES, auditory visual stimulation, and HeartMath. The speech and language program revolves around social and emotional communication. The last program that has a specialization is occupational therapy, specifying in sensory integration. The clientele that is served by Inner Harbour are youths up to age 21 who are eligible for Core State Contracted/Medicaid services and who have a psychiatric and/or substance abuse diagnosis. Clients and families who live in the community are offered clinical services as well as residents in the Inner Harbour RBWO (Room and Board and Overnight Watchful Oversight)
What is groupthink? There is a simple definition for it, but is it truly that simple? The term groupthink refers to the inclination of group members to have the same opinions and beliefs; it frequently leads to mistakes. It often occurs without an individual being aware of it. Conflict is considered to be a harmful element when related to groups, but conflict is good when considering groupthink because it helps to eliminate the existence of a groupthink. The explanation sounds simple enough, but it is more complex than the description given.
The center provides services for children, adolescents, teens, adults, and elderly. Age ranges from birth until the time death. Services are open to all cultures that are seeking services. Each client and family members are able to receive individual counseling sessions, family counseling sessions, attend group meeting, attend workshops, and classes as often as they want at no charge.
You are in your third year as an accountant with McCarver-Lynn Industries, a multidivisional company involved manufacturing, marketing, and sales of surgical prosthetic devices. After the fiscal year-end, you are working with the controller of the firm to prepare supplemental business segment disclosures. Yesterday you presented her with the following summary information:
This option provides two Los Angeles outpatient structured programs with solution-based treatments that are based on the clients' objectives. This program requires involvement from a family member or legal guardian. The information for this program is well-designed and broken down step-by-step on the Visions' website.
Non-profit youth foundation (eg. the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation) (community agency/service): Experts need to provide treatment and rehabilitation programs for young people ages 12-25 (impact).
This stage sees group members begin to confront each other as they begin to vie for roles within the group that will help them to belong and to feel valued. Thus as members begin to assert their individual personalities, the comfort of the forming stage begins to come under siege. Members experience personal, intra and inter group conflicts. Aggression and resentment may manifest in this stage and thus if strong personalities emerge and leadership is unresponsive to group and individual needs, the situation may become destructive to the
To be perfectly honest, I didn’t have a clue as regards “Forbidden Island” and wasn’t too familiar with many board or card games. My initial
CM spoke to Gardan Speights (Psychiatric Social Worker - Bergen Regional Medical Center) regarding a follow-up on Sinai (youth). CM was informed Bergen Regional will release youth tomorrow at 11:00am back to Mr. Maccagno (caregiver). Ms. Speights noted youth wants to be placed on medication in order to cope with caregiver. The team is not in agreement with medication for youth. Ms. Speights contacted Maria (CST) to discuss school placement for youth; CST will follow-up with the Jersey City Medical Center Partial Hospitalization program to rescheduled intake appointment.
Children with ADHD are in need of a group that will help to improve their academic functioning. This group would be important for children with ADHD because those with ADHD have significant impairment in multiple domains of functioning. “The most problematic is academic impairments because children with ADHD will most likely be retained, placed in special education, and drop out of school
I make schoolwork my priority along with getting involved in high school clubs and activities. I am an organized, hard-working person and I am always willing to take on a challenge to gain more experience and knowledge. Once I put my mind to something, I stick with it until I am completely satisfied with my result. I am always searching for other tasks and opportunities because I know that there is more out there for me to reach my fullest potential. I keep myself open to new ideas and I am always willing to share what I have learned.
Over the years, many models have been developed and implemented to endeavor to make disciples. Some of the models have been effective and others have not. Among some of the most biblical and efficient models are the ones that involve small groups. Within the small groups models, they can be broken down into further detail, such as pastoral involvement, the church’s goal, missions mindedness, etc. In this paper, I will explain my philosophy of small groups in a church and the importance of the relational group in authentic disciple making. I will also explain how missional groups can help the body of Christ move out into the community. Finally, I will summarize my status in regards to living in community with other believers and being missional with that community.
Group Relay: The goal of this relay is to use different types of locomotions to win the relay race. Split the group in four even lines at the starting line. Demonstrate the movements that racers must perform. Race starts at the blow of the whistle (or other cue).
When I was 11 I thought that the voices of unity youth choir was just all about music and performing. But when I joined in 2009, I found out that it was way much more than a youth choir.
The positive aspect of collaboration initiative is when two or more people or groups come together to work and collaborate to accomplish a mutual goal. The foundation will be awarding a grant to an agency that unifies the city and brings awareness to the drug and gun violence our youth are currently facing. There are many positive aspects to collaboration by creating an opportunity for concerned citizens to come together and combined their collective ideas and knowledge about what would work in their city and what would not work. A collaborative initiative is beneficial than that of a ttraditional groups or organization that are vertically structured. Decisions are made at the top and people derive their influence and authority from their
The research was a quasi-experiment with an independent group design. Because of pre-existing groups in the independent variable, random assignment was not feasible. Therefore, it was a quasi-experiment. The independent variable was the gender of the participants. The dependent variable was the amount of social support seeking by males and females as measured by the COPE social support scale.