...Darrell Woodfork BSHS/311- Models of Effective Helping Instructor: Michael Phillips Date: 8/5/2013 Site Visit Essay Paper Site Visit Essay Paper Cognitive behavioral techniques are used during a counseling session in a hospital or office setting by therapist. Although I was unable to do a current Site visit to a human service department of a company to write my report, I do know from my own experience some things pertaining to programs that employ behavioral or genitive intervention and or models. In this paper I will attempt to explore some areas within a cognitive intervention such as: • What population participates in the program? • Who presents the program? • How the effectiveness of the intervention is measured • How do they determine a need for the program? • Do they have plans for other programs that use behavioral models and techniques? • What other models and theories are represented in their programs. As we look into the population of participants, it ranges based on the type of behavior being addressed, intervention and motivation strategies. Last year, when I attended my counseling session, it was held in a group session with different people of all ages. This particular group session addressed issues of anxiety and depression. I quickly learned that many people have issues with anxiety and depression, yet they are hesitant to get counseling to change the behavior. Although...
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...Site Visit Report Systematic Desensitization is a type of behavior therapy (McLeod, 2008). Developed by Wale in the 1950s, systematic desensitization was based on classical conditioning principle. Systematic Desensitization is used to treat the fear of phobias that a person may have. Systematic Desensitization uses two techniques the hierarchy of fear and relaxation techniques (McLeod, 2008). How Systematic Desensitization Works The first step in systematic desensitization is to provide a patient with some relaxation techniques ("wiseGEEK," 2003-2013.) This is used to help the patient to remain calm during the next step in system desensitization. The second step in system desensitization is to create a hierarchy of fear ("wiseGEEK," 2003-2013.) This is step is done with the help of the therapist. Both therapist and patient create a list of things that frighten him or her or what things may through him or her into a panic. The list is composed of things that frighten the patient the least to the things that may frighten the patient the most. The hierarchy of fear will help the therapist to know which phobias to start within a systematic desensitization program. Next the client will have to imagine him or herself in feared situations (Ankrom, 2013). An example would be a person who has a fear of speaking in front of large crowds. First, the patient will need to imagine him or her talking in front of a small crowd of people. With the growing anxiety, he or she...
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...Tatrina Bailey Career Counseling-Mid Term Dr. Jill Thompson Prairie View A&M University March 14, 2015 Defend the statement: Career development is a continuous process. Explain how it is a discontinuous process. Career development is a continuous process, which concentrates on the processes of seeking, receiving, and processing the information about one self, educational and occupational alternatives, role options and life style. In other words, career development is the process, which makes people understand themselves in relation to the working field and environments, and the role they play in it (Zunker, 2012). Today, in the 21st century, the world of work is very different form the one it has previously been. Globalization of the job markets and the economy, and rapid advancements in technology create an increased competition. The main focus of the global economy is information generation and delivery of services. The modern world dictates the conditions for the business world, providing continuous outsourcing of work, reduction of companies, and modification of jobs. Due to that, people have temporary and part-time jobs, while a growing number of people are self-employed. Therefore, the majority of careers may be described with such words, as uncertainty, insecurity, unpredictability, work intensification, fewer opportunities for promotion, part-time work, self-employment and non-standard contracts. In this regard, individuals...
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...Site Visit Report Theresa Hill BSHS/312 Models of Effective Helping August 20, 2012 Elizabeth Jorgensen Site Visit Report The Eating and Weight Disorder Center of Seattle (EWDC) is one out of a group of treatment centers in Seattle called Evidence-Based Treatment Centers (EBTC). EWDC offers treatment for different eating and weight disorders. The program does not single out one type of population, as they serve a variety of populations. The disorders that EWDC help their clients with do not stand-alone as they usually lead to medical complications and mental health issues. These concerns were instrumental in determining the opening of the EWDC. It is important that individuals seek help, as it is the first step to recovery. Staff The staff at EWDC includes five licensed psychologists. Angela Doyle and Peter Doyle are both co-directors and licensed psychologists. Co-authoring many articles and book chapters, Dr. Angela Doyle also presents her work at national and international conferences. Dr. Peter Doyle authored and pre-authored numerous articles and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and delivers invited speaks of eating disorders at notional and international conferences. Angela Davis earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology worked at Harborview Medical Center on a study evaluating cognitive behavior therapy for over-weight and obese adults with binge eating disorders. She has also received extensive training in the latest version of cognitive-behavior therapy...
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...Site Visit # 1 For my first site visit, I decided to attend Saint Martin of Tours Church. I am not of any religious background and do not attend church, if I do go to church it is with my husband and his family during holidays and they are Lutheran. I personally have never attended a Catholic church, so that I why I decided to attend this church. I attended Saint Martin of Tours Church on July 13, 2014 and it is located in Valley City. The church is very large and beautiful. It is made out of all brick and many large glass windows. The inside of the church is just as I would of imagined also, very bright and welcoming. When I first walked in, a woman who welcomed me and handed me what they call a bulletin greeted me. As I entered the chapel, I noticed there were three different aisles and 4 long rows of seats or pews. The ceilings were vaulted and extremely high. I was surprised how large it was in inside, although the building is very large for the outside, I do not think I imagined it being so massive inside. At the front of the chapel, there were three very large wooden arches behind the pastor, and in the middle of the arches was a very large wooden cross. Just above the cross was a very intricate circle of stained glass, it had every color imaginable and resembled what looked like a flower to me. There were also signs in the front corners of the church that had numbers listed on them. I actually asked my husband, who went with me, what...
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...Rawson World Literature Assignment 1 An analysis of the role of minor characters in The Visit and Chronicle of a Death Foretold in establishing a collectivistic or individualistic society. March 13, 2011 Word Count: 1073 Rawson 1 Without any characters; there is no story. Every tale needs a knight in shining armor to save the endangered princess or a misguided hero to meet a tragic end. A protagonist and an antagonist are the most basic of writing conventions and are crucial to the story. It is important; however, to not overlook the roles of minor characters in the plot. For example, Snow White would have been a radically different story without the seven dwarves. This exemplifies how minor characters can drastically influence the outcome of a story in a number of ways. In both Durrenmatt’s The Visit and Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the minor characters have an influential role in determining the fate of the protagonist. These minor characters are used by Durrenmatt and Marquez to establish an individualistic or collectivistic society within their works and by doing so isolate the protagonists and lead them to their deaths. In a collectivistic society, the people tend to view themselves as part of a group and hold the needs of the group over that of the individual. This is the society which Durrenmatt has presented in The Visit. In Durrenmatt’s The Visit, the town of Guellen is populated by minor characters lacking any names. Throughout the play...
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...Introduction: I visited The Centers of Marion County Mental Health, which is a facility that treats mental health patients as well as patients that need detoxification services. The facility has both in-patient and out-patient programs that counsel and treat both adults and children that deal with mental health diagnosis such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychosis, depression, and much more. The mission of the centers is to “offer a wide variety of behavioral health care services designed to help people of all ages reach their highest level of functioning.” (The Centers Web Site) Services Acute Care Services The facility offers acute care services. The acute care ward includes 24 hour assessment services, inpatient crisis stabilization (for adults and children), and detoxification. Inpatient crisis stabilization services provides short-term inpatient care for those experiencing acute emotional disturbances. Treatment may consist of medication, as well as individual and group counseling. Detoxification services consist of inpatient and outpatient detoxification treatment for alcohol and drugs. Referral for longer term residential treatment is provided where needed. Adolescent Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Services The Centers’ Adolescent Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility is a patient- centered, holistic model where youth, ages 13-17 and their families receive individual and group ...
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...For my site visit, I decided to go to the Burlington Baptist Temple. As I walked inside I came to the quick realization that it was not actually temple, but it was a Southern Baptist Church. I sat in one of the back pews and decided to just observe instead of really participate in what was going on. When the mass started there were a few different speakers before the actual pastor came to the microphone. First there was a gentleman that came to the front to talk about announcements for what was going to be taking place during the upcoming week. After that, another man came up and started singing the opening hymn, which after feeling that I needed to participate I decided to sing along with because I really wanted to get a feel for what was happening around me. Once that had concluded pastor finally came to the microphone and started talking. It was unlike any other in a religious service I have had the...
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...Site Visit to the Travis County Adult Probation SMART Program Tony Lee Merriwether HSCS/311 June 23, 2014 Sheri Meyer Site Visit to the Travis County Adult Probation SMART Program This paper is an overview of adult probation program designed to provide an alternative to incarceration. The Texas Criminal Justice Program designed the program as a diversionary mechanism to provide comprehensive treatment to offenders that require treatment for substance abuse and chemical dependency. The offenders must meet certain criteria to gain entrance into the program. The program is resident in nature to assist the offenders with re-socialization process. The counseling and intervention sessions are conducted by Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors, (LCDC) which use cognitive behavioral therapies as a treatment tool. The SMART program is very structured in regard to the structure, its mission, and goals. There are strict eligibility requirements that offenders must meet to attend the 20-week program. The program is not gender specific and is available for male and female offenders. There are three levels of treatment provided at the treatment facility. Therapy is provided in the form of individual and group sessions. The writer visited the site while accompanied by LCDC Ms. Vicki Clark Merriwether; Ms. Merriwether gained her experience working with active duty Soldiers as an Alcohol and Drug counselor at several military locations in the United States and Europe. Ms. Merriwether...
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...Letter of Supply Template – Offerors/Contractors – this is the approved GSA format for Letters of Supply – please forward this to your supplier with the appropriate Solicitation number (if this is for a new offer) or contract number (if this is for adding a new product line or an extension) [Submitted on Supplier Letterhead] Valley Forge [Supplier Point of Contact (POC)] [Address] Re: Letter of Supply Dear Ms. Silver, This Letter of Supply is in reference to the offer that RMP Associates, Inc. submitted in response to the General Services Administration’s Contract GS-03F-0025M. Valley Forge can guarantee an uninterrupted source of supply, with sufficient quantities of product, for the duration of the base contract period (or option period). Valley Forge understands that all products and services that are offered on MAS contracts must be compliant with the Trade Agreements Act (TAA) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq.) As such, all products supplied by Valley Forge to RMP Associates, Inc. will be TAA compliant. You will be notified immediately upon discovery of any changes in the Country of Origin of supplied products. EPA/CPG: Valley Forge understands that if they certify that the products being supplied meet or exceed the minimum content levels established under the Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPGs) program then they must furnish RMP Associates, Inc. proof in the form of a copy of the certification from the manufacturer or a copy of the environmental...
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...sure that I didn’t include too much information that caused difficulty viewing and navigating the site. I came to the conclusion that I could provide the needed information with seven pages including the home page. My sitemap example is attached separately under the title “Task #3 Sitemap” in PowerPoint format. Design Mock-Up My mock up pages needed to match with the sitemap I created in the previous step. In order to accomplish this I needed to create seven pages or menus on the website. I also needed to make sure that the headers, footers and menu bar were the same on each page to provide consistency on the site. The only thing that was to change on each page was the content. I used wix.com as the template for this process. The images of the page examples are included separately under the titles home page, about us, customer service and products page. Web Development and Maintenance Costs Providing a website is a very important step in expansion of a business. However, having a website does not mean that your company will be setting itself up for expansion and growth. Making sure the site is relevant to your business and appealing to the visitors is another component of a successful online business. Spending time and money at its creation will provide great return on your investment. Do your homework and see what characteristics other successful sites out there have and provide to their customers. Putting in effort, time and a little money here is...
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...11 PLAN OBJECTIVES 11 PLAN ASSUMPTIONS 12 Definitions 12 PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT 13 Scope of Recovery 13 Environment Description 13 Essential Equipment 13 Disaster Recovery Scripts 15 RECOVERY PLAN ELEMENTS 17 1. Recovery Plan for Major Disasters 17 A. Detection and Reaction 17 B. Identifying the problem – Notifying the authorities 17 C. Establishing a Command Center 17 D. Reducing Exposure 17 2. Roles and Responsibilities 20 A. Management / Damage Assessment Team: Initial Response 21 B. Disaster Recovery Teams — Emergency Contact List 22 (AGENCY) FUNCTIONAL AREA MANAGERS 23 3. Recovery Plan for Major Disasters 24 A. Establishment of Full Recovery at Backup Site 24 B. Disaster Recovery Team Checklists 24 C. Restoration of Facilities and Operations at the Original and/or Alternate Site 24 4. DISASTER RECOVERY TEAMS 24 A. Emergency Contact List in Section 2-B & Activity Checklists Provided in Section 3-B 24 B. Description and Responsibilities 24 C. On-going Functional Responsibilities 29 5. Providers 30 A. New and Used Hardware Providers 31 B. Software Providers 31 C. Communications Providers 31 D. Special Equipment...
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...OP issue & Challenges -Ocean Park was an old and tired brand and no one knew what it stood for. -HK has few scenic endowments hence need to create own attraction which take long time and high investment -Econ dwntn(1997) & SARs(2003) strike in Asia,fell by70%attendance,threat to close down. External environment analysis- PEST Factors Political -in 2009, the Govt of HK tourism board(HKTB) introduce removal of the quota of the Hong Kong Tour Group Scheme of Mainland tourists in 2002 -implementation of Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) enables Mainlander to visit HK as free and independent tourists without the need to apply for special visas. Economic As of Feb 12, high inflation rate lead to increase tickets price. From $208 (in 2009) to $280 (in 2012) .Decline in revenue will force OP to increase their retail price to sustain profit. Social -caters tourist from mainlander who are not sophisticated and they require long education campaign - Different market- locals & business group, and international tourist; family oriented Technological -use of latest technology in lighting, music and multimedia special effects, to enhance amazing undersea creatures. Industrial Analysis- Application of Porter’s 5 Forces 1. Threat of entry – very high -the entry barrier is high due to the need to invest large amount of financial resources -required land for a full scale development 2. Bargaining power of supplier (OP) – low -OP known in the industry hence weaken the bargain...
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...Rodger Covino 21NOV13 COM/150 Week 7 – Introduction and Conclusion Today, the world is more dependent on technology than ever before. More than 90% of Americans own a computerized device (Gahran, 2011). People received text messages and emails on their cell phones, go online to order food, cars are able to park themselves, and while driving, the lights are controlled by centralized computer system (Greenman, 1998). The truth of the matter is, that people have become so dependent on technology that they are not prepared for any type of service interuptions. With non-disaster related blackouts up 124% since the early 90’s (Patterson, 2010) and the increase in disruptive weather patterns, people should start taking steps to sever their dependency on technology, or at the very least have a solid plan in place for when things go black. We should also pay more attention to the information that we make available online. The most damaging information is the information that we make readily available with little regard for who might be viewing it. People are entirely too dependent on technology related services for communication, commerce, and social media. Our over reliance on technology is causing the social life of many individuals to become distorted. Before the boom of technological growth, people socialized and interacted, but today many people prefer connecting with their friends and family through social media, as opposed to face to face communication. The relationships...
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...business’ best interest to practice backup quite often. That will ensure the most up to date information being stored and saved. With natural disasters occurring every day, a business must always prepare for the worst. That is why having a disaster recovery plan is critical to ensure the business isn’t halted for hours, days or weeks. A disaster recovery plan is a plan to basically be able to get back to work after a disaster. This includes recovering information, recovering the system, and having a new location already set for you to get the ball rolling again. Most organizations have either a hot cite, warm site, or cold site. A hot site, which is a separate facility with fully loaded equipment standing by, is probably the best option to have. A warm site has the computer equipment, but needs to be installed and properly configured. A cold site has none of the above, but is simply a...
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