Therapeutic Intervention

The counselor intervention that would help the client overcome each barrier is helping client plan out their schedule. The counselor will sit down with the client and organize and prioritize

Constructing a treatment and service plan for a client involves various components. Prior to starting a treatment plan the professional should carry out a client evaluation. The evaluation should determine the basis of the difficulty or issues and assess the back ground of the client. After the completion of the evaluation, a professional can start constructing an agreement to fulfill the needs of the client. The treatment plan should include goals that relate to the difficulties and issues the client is experiencing, this assessment will discuss the components of Mr. McCunes personalized treatment program.

In order to achieve that professionals are using variety of counselling skills and theories for support. One of the theories that is being used is Egan’s skilled helping module. Following the theory, professional first explore the reasons of something to occur and the fears that an individual has that prevent him to achieve his goals. This can be used my methods such as

The client is a 35 year old African American female who presented as open and anxious during the assessment. In 2011, the client was diagnosed with Bipolar and Anxiety. In 2015, the client was hospitalized for 7 days at Richmond Behavioral Health Authority. The client was admitted due to symptoms of irritability, lost track of time and blacked out. The client was prescribed Seroquel and Topamax.

A therapist assist each client to set individualized goals, the following goals appertain to all clients. Clients are to live a drug-free lifestyle; improve their social skills build up their self-esteem, become motivated and develop personalized prevention plan (New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, 2014).

While implementing the client's treatment plan, I would conduct individual, family, and group therapy sessions that provides various of interventions and strategies to which the client would be able to use when services

Since being placed in charge of the Residential Intervention Program, I have noted some issues with the information provided within the staff reports. The program was designed as an alternative to incarceration of low risk offenders, however, we must gauge if the program is effective and what is the current status of the program. Despite the recent report provided by staff which states there was a small reduction in recidivism, utilizing multiple interventions, I see room for improvement and need clarification of the results provided by staff.

My preferred theoretical orientation is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The main assumption of CBT is that events and situations in life do not cause emotional problems (e.g., guilt or depression); rather problems are due to irrational beliefs and perceptions about the situations (Corey, 2009). The goals of CBT focus on correcting the client’s automatic and self-defeating thoughts, which should ultimately help them to develop a more adaptive philosophy of life (Corey, 2009). I like that this approach focuses on challenging and changing the client’s cognitive distortions, core beliefs, automatic thoughts, and schemas. Another positive aspect is that this approach focuses on the cognitive triad,

The task-centered model was developed by William Reid and Laura Epstein with the goal to implement an effective short-term intervention that focuses on resolving psychosocial problems that the client has identified as the main tasks of the intervention. The task centered model emphasizes on helping clients develop and achieve desire tasks or actions to alleviate their problems and identifies clients as the primary agents of change. Its theoretical framework has been influenced by learning theory, Perlman’s problem solving approach, and behavioral

Goal is to work with client on areas that he or she would like to improve using problem-solving skills. This goal can be achieve by identifying the client goal and personal skills and knowledge. Involving client in decision making helps to move towards independencies and reduce anxiety. Also use empathetic communication, encourage client and family to verbalize fears, express emotions and set goals. Acknowledging and empathizing creates supportive environment that enhance coping. Another intervention is to assess client strength and ability to cope and provide opportunities for expression and recognition. This will help client easily cope with situation and affect self esteem (Weg,

The purpose of this study is to evaluate which method of therapy and counseling will be the most effective

The counselor has employed an integrative approach in working with the client which employs solution-focused, CBT, and mindfulness interventions.

Clt was responsive and present throughout the session. The counselor asked the clt to talk about what is going on in her life currently. She reported many aspects of her life such as, employment, family, and current housing. The clt reported specifically that she loves to work however, she has experienced a language barrier in many of her positions. As a result the clt decided to resign. The clt also reported having a desire to cry often. “Crying makes me feel better”, she reported. The counselor asked about the clt’s current mood. The clt reported feeling happy. The clt reported having many hobbies and acknowledges that she has a mental illness. The clt reported that the medication she is currently taking is not working for her as evidence by her letting the counselor know that she feels like life is in fast pace for her every

- Provided a range of psychosocial interventions (counselling; crisis intervention; adjustment and supportive clinical interventions; resource management; referrals; and psychotherapy) aimed at assisting clients and families cope with and adapt to health related issues, using the healthcare system, and other social systems effectively and efficiently.

D) Client met with is counselor for his one on one session to discuss if he completing his treatment plan goals assignments ? Client this week has completed the identity four barriers that threaten his recovery. Client reported that anger not completing what the judge order him to do a 52 week batter class, and child support, are only a few. The harmful consequence of his meth usage, losing employment , family self-esteem, and committing to something that he really does want to do just a few at this time. A) Client seems to have a difficult time with saying no , he end up taking things on that makes him feel uncomfortable and getting overwhelmed . P) Client will learn communication skills and practice using them 80 percent of the.