The Case Outside Of Therapy

The first thing would be alarms bells ringing with regard to child safety with the possibility of having to break client confidentiality with regard to potential Child Protection issues. That part, in my view, is not the real dilemma because I am bound by law to do ‘something’. For me, the dilemma is how to handle the situation to achieve the best outcome for my client, myself (professionally and morally), the family concerned and the organization that Sue works for.

For the timeline assignment, I found trying to figure out what was significant and what wasn’t was extremely tough. I did leave out several parts because I felt that they were more relevant to another person’s timeline, as in they didn’t happen to me I just witnessed it. I feel that this course was very therapeutic for me to be able to put labels on my thoughts and emotions concerning the events and traumas in my life. I will in this paper try to define these emotions and how I think certain techniques of therapy has impacted me. I also want to explain the events on my timeline and how I think they have impacted me today.

A sixteen year old teenager refuses to leave home and the therapist must review the situation from a MRI therapeutic approach. First, the MRI approach would not focus on the problem or how it developed but rather what efforts have the parent made to reach a resolution. MRI stems from the premise that families use practical attempts at resolving their situation but the attempts are ill-advised. MRI’s main focus is aimed at dilemma driven solutions; there is no advantage in long term change or what capacity the problem serves within the family.

\. She moved to the United States with her husband in 2004. She does not want to go back Brazil because of her safety concerns regarding a family dispute. She sought psychotherapy to cope with enduring sadness, insomnia, and explosive anger, which had been increasing in frequency over the course of several months. Currently, she resides with her 9-year-old daughter and her partner. She is troubled by the fact that they are the main target of her explosive anger and she says “I do not want to hurt their emotions.” Felisa felt ashamed of her inability to relate to her daughter and partner in a supportive way. She states that she tries to hold her anger but it gets very frustrating. Her family physician stated in his referral that he was concerned

At that point, I informed him that I would have to end my representation and that he would have to seek the assistance of another attorney. Although I was able to terminate the representation without violating any of my ethical obligations, the situation taught me some important lessons that I utilized later in my career.

Staff met with Treating Therapist Patrice Davis to discuss IVP/IRP Breanne's progress to date. Patrice elaborated to Staff that Breanne needs continued support in locating employment. Patrice and Staff both agreed that finding employment would do wonders to help boost her ego. Patrice also informed Staff that Breanne was no longer staying in the shelter, due to a curfew violation. Patrice informed Staff that Breanne was now staying back home with her mother's home. Staff indicated that there was possibly some enabling behavior by mother that encouraged her early departure from women’s shelter. Staff noted that Breanne’s silence regarding her shelter status coupled with her mother indecisiveness may be a sign that some enabling is taking

For prevention, whether primary or tertiary, patients should be instructed to take 1000 mg (men) or 1200 mg (women) of calcium daily along with 800-1000 IU of vitamin D daily and participate in regular weight-bearing and muscle strengthening exercises. They should also be counseled to quit smoking and avoid excessive alcohol intake. M.L. is following all of these recommendations with the exception of inconsistent use of calcium supplements.

Alice has just come out of an intensive inpatient treatment program and due to her home life with her husband having a job that requires him to be away a lot, leaving her alone with their two young daughters, I would recommend that Alice be a part of an intensive outpatient treatment program (IOP) (Brooks & McHenry, 2015). One of the reasons that I recommend a IOP for Alice is due to the structure that an IOP will give her and potentially her daughters that are living with her as well. Within the IOP she will be receiving continuum care that was similar what she was receiving in her inpatient facility. The goal would be within three months to reevaluate where she is with her goals to see if she could go to a level of care that is not so intensive.

1. Your misinterpretation of mental therapy being HRT shows your lack of understanding of what mental therapy is. Nice knowledge on knowing what HRT is though, congratulations!

These duel roles must be separate and follow the main practice of the therapist, whether therapeutic of forensic. Furthermore, these roles can be played by either profession or practice. When these roles intermingle ethical issues arise to many APA codes of ethics as well as the forensic specialty guidelines. Forensic professionals in the role of a therapist should not accept third-requests to serve on the witness stand as an expert, when their patient/client are in question.

Paul (counsellor) discusses post treatment with clients as much as he can. He speaks to them one-on-one 5 days a week, and to groups 2 times per week. If it’s a one-on-one talk it will typically occur in his office, and for groups it will be spoken about in the lounge. Paul tries to meet clients where they are and identify their levels of motivation. He feels that changes towards post treatment would be beneficial for everyone, and though we may be doing ‘enough’ that things could be done in different ways. Paul’s beliefs around post treatment are about teaching people to plan ahead, for instance they may have been here for a month but they still have the rest of their lives and now have a certain amount of time to fill when the previously

A recent study conducted by Peiris, Taylor and Shields explores how much the patients value the interactions with physiotherapists or other patients more than the amount or content of treatment they receive (Peiris, Taylor & Shields 2012). The study examines that how inpatients in a rehabilitation explain their experience of physiotherapy and how experiences differ if they receive additional physiotherapy on Saturdays (Peiris, Taylor & Shields 2012). The article states previous studies as background information to orientate the reader to the discussion and there are two specific questions at the end of introduction which tell the reader what the study aims. The article describes how many participants were recruited for the study and their characteristics such as sex, age, types of diseases and length of time for interview. Furthermore, the result of the study is measured by reliable methodology which are in-depth interview and a pre-interview and those are proven methods in other studies to identify the perspectives of the patients. The article has a clear structure to follow from the beginning to the end, therefore this article can be considered well written. Although participants of the study were recruited by purposive sampling to include diversity of population, findings of the study are not necessarily generalizable as the article illustrates in the discussion part (Wiles et al 2002 cited in

When I hear of people being coerced into therapy or any form of human repair, so to speak, it feels alien to me in terms of relating. Why would anyone refuse or avoid help and needing persuasion. The logic is flawed. Me, I am first in the queue concerning help if I need it. Whether the help works is secondary but the seeking behaviour is definitely unabashed on my account and probably why any stigma associated with therapy never stood in my way. Why should there be stigma for seeking and accepting help. In part, the stigma is due to people wishing to avoid admitting their problems to themselves and others’ and fear of being branded dysfunctional. Yet, my definition of dysfunctional people seldom involves those who visit therapists, call them

Federn (1961) states that individuals separate their internal experience from the external world through psychological boundaries. In addition, these boundaries allow an individual to maintain the distinction between oneself and others (Mahler, Pine, & Bergman, 1975). In the context of therapy boundaries between the therapist and client provide an environment that fosters safety and trust enabling exploration. This dynamic places mental health professionals in a position of power over the client (Simon, 1992). This power differential creates a responsibility for the therapist to create and maintain appropriate, professional boundaries. When speaking about departures from commonly accepted clinical practice it is necessary to distinguish between boundary crossing and boundary violations. Whereas boundary crossing may or may not benefit the client, boundary violations have the potential to seriously harm the client or the therapeutic process (Simon, 1992). It is important to note that either the client or the therapist has the ability to cross or violate boundaries. However, the duty to put the client’s therapeutic care and goals first lay with the clinician alone.

The Therapy Process. This group counseling offers a strong atmosphere for healing and growth for veterans who have endured past trauma and are seeking help. In regard to a strong atmosphere, this group therapy offers a safe environment to help veterans feel valued, respected, and supported.