I have felt a pull towards physical therapy. From being involved in a bad car accident, which required physical therapy, thereafter, to playing sports, and getting dings here and there, even being lucky enough to know two of my grandparents and have watched their battle against time. I saw the frustration they encounter as they feel pummeled by agony and the inability to operate as they did when they were younger. While watching some of their physical therapy sessions, I have witnessed firsthand
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Ever since I was little, I knew I was going to specialize in the area of sports. When I was 3 years old, I started doing gymnastics, and as I got older, I eventually got into more intense sports such as basketball. Ever since then, I knew for sure that I was going to be a basketball player. After I took a quiz on on careers that would fit me, I was found 83% in the category of Wellness and Athletic Careers, and I was not very surprised when I saw this. Under this category, I found the job of a personal
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Challenges in the Transition Stage Yalom and Leszcz (2005) state that "each group member must be a problem: the sucess of therapy depends on each individual's encountering and then mastering basic life problems in the here-and-now of the group" (p. 391). This requires the group leader to accept members where they are at and make therapeutic use of the resistance that arises in the transition stage. I found this session to be far easier to watch and take in compared to last week's video. The
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My third book of choice was Power Thoughts by Robert Schuller, hence the title. Thus far, this book has been the most influential and personal. The book teached me the cultivation of peace of mind. Also, I learned how to use my faith to overcome defeat and accomplish my goals. I would like to say you don’t have to be “religious” to be impacted by Power Thoughts. The techniques that Robert Schuller provide in Power Thoughts are useful to anyone who’s aiming to improve their health, have peace of mind
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the presenting concerns. Although my master’s program provided thorough training in assessment and interpretation, it provided limited exposure to evidence-based interventions. After graduation, I was drawn to professional development related to therapy techniques and other intervention skills. My thirst to expand my therapeutic repertoire grew. Therefore, with my husband’s support, despite the hardship we would face living apart for at least three years, I left a stable career to pursue my doctorate
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basic person-centered core attitudes of congruence, unconditional positive regard, and empathic understanding (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2017). Radical acceptance is a perception and technique based on a dialectical behavior therapy and person-centered therapy, it involves carefully accepting and welcoming all comments from the client (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan,
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The potential for counselor burnout is an extremely common theme in the field of counseling. The occupation chosen by people in this field to listen and witness the hardships of life and the immoral things that individuals can impose on one another will inevitably begin to weigh on the counselor. In order for the counselor to continue to assist their clients in a positive manner they will need to be conscious of their mental and health state and practice self-care. The segment of self-care that
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three sessions, I watched the client engage in the same behavior every session. I questioned my ability to make a difference or of my role. My initial reaction was confusion about my role and the process. After I began to conduct research on play therapy, I noticed some themes emerging. I also had a reaction of dread as I don’t like guns and violence. I am unsure how to react to this in play nor do I like it. In fact, I have always asserted
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I. Establish a therapeutic climate: develop contract and demonstrate warmth, respect, non-judgmental attitude, attentiveness, empathic understanding, respond to non-verbal behavior. Explain How You Established a Therapeutic Climate: I developed a therapeutic climate, by introducing myself, and asking the patient if it would be okay, if I did a suicide assessment that I need to do for school. Some other ways that I created a therapeutic climate was sitting to the side of the patient, making eye
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understanding complementary therapies that can be used by the users of health and social care. I will be looking at factors that can affect access to complementary therapies. I will be discussing complementary therapies that are available to service users of health and social care services. Complementary therapies are an alternative to using medicine. It works alongside in the support of conventional medical methods. It is used for pain management, many people use complementary therapies for arthritis. Complementary
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