Evidence-Based Therapy Case Study

This paper focuses on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), its foundational theory, interventions, and application to a case study. Its founders were Susan Johnson and Leslie Greenberg, and they officially labeled the theory in the 1980s . The theory was based on John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory and connection between the amygdala and cerebral cortex. Originally, there were nine steps to the interventions used to work with couples. However, over the years, Johnson narrowed the interventions down to three stages of change, while Greenberg narrowed it down to five stages of framework.

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She received her MSW from Simmon’s and is an LICSW. She currently works with school aged children with mood disorders, oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A majority of her clients are referred from the Department of Children and families and school adjustment counselors, as well as directly from parents. The agency utilizes a multi-disciplinary treatment team approach, that includes a variety of mental health professional, therapists, psychiatrists and therapeutic mentors, services are provided at the clinic but may also take place in the home or

Final Video Paper Hailey Wilhelm North Dakota State University Client Introduction Mariah is a 16-year-old female and currently resides with her grandmother, who is dying from breast cancer. Her biological mother is deceased and she has a strained relationship with her biological father due to his alcohol abuse and prior verbal/physical altercations with her older brother, who is 22 years old. Her and her brother do not live together nor do they communicate often, as he is currently unaware about their grandmother’s cancer. She attends a local high school, but has not been doing well due to the recent stress of her grandmother’s illness. Mariah wants to drop out of high school so that she may begin working to support her grandmother financially.

Summary There is a woman named Sue who is too rational. Sue’s friend made a suggestion that Sue should receive therapy. For instance, Sue walked in on her boyfriend cheating with a secretary in his office. Instead of being angry and devastated, she rationalized his infidelity thinking that since his childhood was difficult it was okay. Sue has had several different gastrointestinal disorders and severe tension headaches.

This specific model was chosen based on the belief that therapeutic change may occur within an emotionally significant relationship. Additionally, this model enables us to reflect on her relationship histories and how those affect her current and future relationships. There are several key features of this intervention model that will be addressed to create the needed change and produce positive results in the intervention. The first key feature of Attachment Theory is the activation and deactivation of behavioral systems.

The crucial component of CBT therapy is to challenge negative thoughts, assumptions, and core beliefs, with more functional or thought-feeling-behavior. The CBT interventions specifically utilized in the treatment of anxiety included the Becks depression or homework, activity, record or thought dairies, or sleep records. Behavior experiments, relaxation, and techniques in order to gain a deeper understanding of the clients problems, maintaining problems and developing strategies towards resolving problems. The theoretical framework of CBT also contains an assessment of the client’s contextual information, such as relationships, personal, work and an agenda and medical. The agenda is set at the start of each session and involves what the client would be covering during sessions (what problem the client is having the most difficulty with) timing, and the number of sessions, goals of therapy and interventions, such as homework tasks.

First of all, thank you for your post on "Solution Focused Therapy". As you state in your discussion, adolescence endure a emotional turbulences. Newsome and Gladding (2014) calls it "storm and Stress" (P. 313). Although how the therapy aides with internalized disorders such as depression, adolescences are constantly enduring a feeling watched by peers.

Treatment Goals Katie’s goals were split into three areas and it was devised to be consistent with the ideology of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Katie has a history of trauma, reports flashbacks and intrusive thoughts, and displays aggressive behaviors. She struggles with verbally aggressive behaviors and frequently uses profanity toward members in the home. Katie has a history of property destruction. For this goal to be met, Katie would need to practice identified coping skills 2-3 times per week as self-reported, reported by parent and/or observed by therapist.

Psychotherapy theories provide a framework for therapists and counselors to interpret a client’s behavior, thoughts, and feelings and help them navigate a client’s journey from diagnosis to post-treatment. Theoretical approaches are an understandably integral part of the therapeutic process. As an upcoming vocational rehabilitation counselor I found myself pondering with so many different methods out there, how do you know which counseling approach works best for each client. Actually I found myself using a holistic approach various elements of different theories. In becoming a vocational rehabilitation counselor, I would like to be skilled in using the techniques and psychotherapy tools best suited for each particular client.

In this article, the writer goes into detail on the meaning, purpose, and usage of Experiential Therapy (ET). According to the writer, ET is a tool for exploring relationships and connections with others during eating disorder treatment, trauma therapy and drug rehab. Using family and Gestalt therapies, ET blends models such as role-playing, art therapy, hiking, etc. ET purpose is to strengthen the family unity by using past and present emotional experiences in the client’s life.

Description: The incidents occurred while carrying out certain intervention on my assigned client in the unit with my clinical instructor. It involves the removal of a foley catheter and an IV.tubing on my patient which was due according to the protocol of the hospital. Although my primary nurses wanted to carry out the procedure with me assisting her,my instructor suggest that I do it while she supervises me since it was my first time. I was quite excited to learn and acquire this new squill that I forgot to prepare adequately for it. Critical reflection:

In-classroom therapy- An Approach to Lateral Thinking: For children with serious emotional, developmental and cognitive disturbances, effective treatment early in life is crucial to fully support two precious human functions: loving and learning. This therapy is a deliberately synergetic combination of Love, Education and Therapy of in-classroom psychological treatment for children. The possibility of creating a model program for all economic classes and those with varied problems is a gripping solution. Its techniques include individualized in-classroom psychodynamic psychotherapy for each child, briefings, debriefings and parent guidance- all of which take place within the context of an early childhood educational process.

Grounds breaking scientific advances require complex and rigorous testing and investigation in laboratories and clinics. It is through research that we get all the possible answers about the safety and effectiveness of a new drug or a new therapy. Clinical trials are a branch from the research that helps answering the question about safety and benefits of a new intervention. Clinical trials should have more support from the government and the society since its main focus is to improve human health and his well-being leading eventually to the progress of the medical field and the economy of the country. When it comes to researches involving human subjects, grisly thoughts comes to mind remembering the unethical handling of human subjects participating

n order to understand the strengths, challenges, and conceptualization of the therapeutic process I will assess my technique in a session with a 24-year old female named Merriam. Merriam addressed concerns about her dependence on her family and the anxiety she felt surrounding that relationship. The client is a Spanish teacher at a boarding school in Connecticut. She lives alone and has a very strong relationship with her parents and identified a support network of friends where she currently lives. She has no previous history of therapy but does state that bother of her parents suffer from anxiety and she also experiences anxiety.