Therapist Case Conceptualization Paper

Case report is a detailed narrative description of a real life problem or situation as well as a way to apply theoretical knowledge gained from the academic literature to real life situations that may serve as basis for future research. Case report can be done on any subject or topic. It is designed to analyze and understand the factors important to the etiology, care and outcome of the subject’s problems, through a detailed description of a patient’s background, present status and response to treatment.

himself. The woman next to him asks, “Why are you crying?” He sniffles, “I’m just so happy. I

The sound of the clock was all I could hear, breathing as it ticks. I lie still as if I were dead. I wished to be dead, but three unsuccessful attempts had proven to me that I couldn't do it. So I had to suffer and hate life and the body that I am imprisoned in. That's how I looked at life, as a prison, as a stale, dead carcass that I'm forced to smell. I looked at suicide as a jailbreak, from this life. I was never going to go through with it.

To conclude, after proper observation patients seem to improve physically in therapy when family or their spouse participate in family training. The social worker and myself usually meet with the patient and their family and/or spouse after the team conference to discuss a tentative discharge date and their plans after discharge depending on if the patient met their goals or not. During the time up to discharge, we encourage family and/or spouse to participate in family training as it will motivate the patient to do better and possibly discharge early or return home other than a skilled nursing facility. We inform the family and/or spouse that the physical therapist on the rehab unit recommends family training so they can observe the patient in therapy and learn techniques to help the patient. With observing family members and/or spouse that participates in family training

According to Ana's case the best treatment that can resolve her issues would be Behavioral therapy . Behavioral therapy is a treatment that can help change her ways of displayed self-destructing behaviors such as Ana sharing her current life style habits. Her self destructing behaviors includes lost of sleep , being depressed , lost of weight and appetite, and having anxieties. This

The patient had a routine knee surgery with a protocol based recovery plan. The therapist still completes an assessment, but it is a specific one tailored to joint replacements. It is known as the ‘post-op joint replacement/fracture’ assessment form. The appearance of the limb is assessed (swelling, color, temperature, stiffness). ROM, gait pattern, and amount of pain the patient is experiencing is also considered. Based on the observations made determine which goals and plans are made. In the case of patient J.M the three goals were made. The first was to achieve -5 to 105 degrees of flexion in left knee. This was to be achieved through TKA (Total knee arthroplasty) protocol progressive exercises. The second was to increase functional strength in left leg and be achieved through progressive exercises as per TKA protocol.

Therapist met with client at school for individual therapy. Therapist checked in with client in regards to mood, thoughts, coping skills, the best moment of the week, the lowest moment of the week, school, home, symptoms, behaviors, any legal issues, and overall week since last week session. Therapist used open-ended questions to ask client about her feelings and thoughts about feeling distress and unfairness due to the other two girls that they are annoying her and no one believes her. Therapist facilitated therapy session by playing sentence completion; "I feel-----when-----" and Doing therapeutic game. Therapist used open-ended questions to inquire further on her responses to questions. Therapist gave the client positive praise every time

Therapist met with individual to continue discussing issues with peer interaction. Individual states he has been doing well with interacting with his peers. Individual states he ignored a peer when they talked about his shoes. Therapist praised individual and encouraged individual to continue ignoring distractions from his peers that may cause him to get in trouble. Therapist and individual practiced conflict strategies to assist individual resolving conflicts peacefully. Individual states he will continue using the conflict strategies to interact positively with his peers.

Therapists are considered gatekeepers to mental health services because they hold a lot of professional power when it comes to diagnosing and labeling people (negative stigma). Without a diagnosis, clients may or may not receive the services they need so the role of the therapist becomes that much more significant. Gender Identity Disorder particular diagnosis that’s related to the article.

Therapist met with individual misbehaving negative at school. Therapist and individual discussed individual disrespecting authority figures. Individual states she cursed at her teacher, hit a teacher, and left the room without permission. Therapist and individual engaged in role play to work on self control and respectful techniques to assist individual with responding respectfully to her authority figures. Individual states she was sorry and will apologize to the adults she disrespected.

Behavior Progress: During this review period, Kevin has participated fully in the program with some difficulty. Kevin received 6 sanctions this review period for not following instructions (4/12,4/24,4/25), horseplay (4/25), profanity (4/18), and inappropriate comment (4/24). It’s important to note that Kevin received an early bed room restriction on April 24, 2017 and April 25, 2017 as an additional consequence for receiving 2 sanctions in one day as a Level II resident of the program.

NF was agitated during the visit. NF mentioned that he received a voicemail from his therapist stating that she was going to contact CW if he failed to attend his individual therapy session this week. NF has not attended therapy the past two weeks because he has no one to care for Isabella. NF mentioned that he's tried contacting her these past two weeks but was not successful. The receptionist that answered the phone only spoke English. NF only gets a short lunch break and does not want to spend his entire lunch break on the phone. NF mentioned that work has been picking up and his brother has been required to stay longer. NF has to leave at 2 pm from work in order to be back in Boulder City by 5:00-5:30 pm to pick up Isabella. The daycare

It’s important as the therapist you want the best for your client also by promoting client/clients the right products what’s best for them and what’s great value for money and by also explaining the benefits that they will receive from the product they will feel for confident and relaxed about trying something

The therapist and client relationship is important in effective therapy. The therapeutic relationship must be built upon before any technique and theory will be effective. Communicating real empathy and showing a genuine interest in the client will begin a solid therapeutic foundation. However, the therapist must “have the ability to stay outside the system while maintaining some emotional attachment to its members” (Patterson, Williams, Edwards, Chamow, & Grauf-Grounds, 2009, p. 107). This paper reviews and critiques an interview I recorded of a couple that pertains to clutter building up around the house. The goal of this activity was to seek out information using various questioning techniques and basic interviewing skills, and

When the therapist met the client at home for individual therapy, the client greeted the therapist and he was feeling happy "good." Client reported that he feels happy this week as he won the soccer game at school and the baseball as well. Client reported that he saw his parents during the weekend and he was happy to see them and they were different this time as they did not fight together or with each other as well as my mother did not got drunk. Client reported that the lowest time of the week was at the end of the Mother's birthday Party when he had to say good bye to his parents as he processed with therapist stating, "I feel bad, sad, and not happy because I want to stay with my family". Client reported that he cried when left the biological