Havelock Ellis

The Girl in the Torch was written by Robert Sharenow and is a historical-fiction book. This story is taken place around the time when thousands of immigrants were arriving in the promised land of New York City. The main character, Sarah (12 yrs old) always dreamed of America, a land of freedom and possibility. Just when Sarah and her mother cross the Atlantic, her mom dies and Sarah finds herself being sent back before she even sets foot in the country. She then makes a life or death decision by

In the three introductory sessions that took place with my client Jean, I practiced Solution-Focused Therapy, Rational Emotive Therapy, and Humanistic Therapy. In this paper I would like to compare and contrast Solution-Focused Therapy and Rational Emotive Therapy as the primary techniques used in the introductory therapy sessions with my client. I have enjoyed practicing all three types of therapy in my three sessions with Jean, but felt that these two were the most prominent to reflect upon in

Decatastrophizing is a “what if” technique that prepares the client for the worst possible consequences, and the client is taught coping strategies. For example, “Suppose your mother died, how would you cope with that?” The goal of technique is to decrease avoidance behavior and to enhance coping skills. Reattribution testes automatic thoughts and it teaches clients to reinterpret their symptoms. For instance, clients are encouraged to explore several possible causes of an event and not to just mentally

of Founding Brothers: By Joseph Ellis The creation of the United States of America was never an easy road as we may think today. Founding Brothers by Joseph Ellis, the book that will be reviewed today, mentions the importance of our founding fathers, or brothers, to out country today. Ellis’ intention of writing this book was to show how the road to creating The Constitution required a lot of arguments and challenges along the way. As stated in the introduction, Ellis’ main argument in this book is

Cassandra Windau Clinical Psych Term Paper 4/23/2018 Clinical Application of EMDR In 1987 Francine Shapiro, an American psychologist, made a chance discovery that bilateral eye movements while recalling various elements of a traumatic memory help resolve negative emotional and behavioral symptoms that result from these disturbing experiences. Since then, Shapiro worked tirelessly to develop a breakthrough psychotherapy that is now recognized as an effective form of treatment for trauma and other

The book “Founding Brothers” by Joseph Ellis is a nonfictional historical novel focusing on the lives, achievements and the interesting situations of the founding fathers that came up and occurred, while also the description of how America came to be American (revolution of America). Founding members of the revolutionary generation secured their legacies through battle and later through legislation, but many were unaware of what happened behind the scenes of the hardships and dedication it took

Symbolisms of Danger After watching The Skeleton Key, director Iain Softley, portrays a young 25 year old female, Caroline Ellis attending nursing school that takes a job as a caregiver for a stroke victim; living in a secluded, decrypted mansion, surrounded by a bayou in Terrebonne Parrish known as: New Orleans. Consequently, while rummaging through the attic of the house, she comes across some Hoodoo paraphernalia dating back to the 1920’s. Although; notwithstanding, after talking with Violet

Joseph J. Ellis. Copyright 1997 Vintage.            Joseph J. Ellis, a historian who was educated at the College of William and Mary and Yale, is a Ford Foundation Professor of History at Mount Holyoke University. He has written four books on historical topics, centered on the time Jefferson was alive, dealing with issues and personalities Jefferson dealt with firsthand. After authoring a book on a politician such as John Adams, Ellis seems to have

I am presently employed at Wedge Recovery Center (South), which is an Intensive Outpatient Program for Substance Abuse as a Counselor. I’m currently carrying a caseload of twenty five individuals who also experiencing various others concerns such as mental health, medical and homelessness. I facilitates (3) three and half hours addiction groups per week, along conducting 15-20 individual sessions per week, which includes assisting the individuals with developing their treatment plan. Cognitive Behavior

Everyone has their own philosophy about the way we live our lives, and how we follow a certain path to get to our destination. One’s philosophy may be based on their religious beliefs, what they were taught growing up, or both. I was raised Christian and many of the beliefs I have stems from my Christian roots. I was always told God was the reason a person behaved a certain way or the devil. Now that I am older, and mostly due to my college education, I see the world differently. Before learning