My appreciation for our medical system increased greatly after interviewing my Aunt Jilla who told me about her husband’s diagnosis of stomach cancer and their journey of being in and out of the hospital for five years. My aunt emphasized how optimistic her husband was throughout the five years, never giving up hope that sooner or later he would be discharged from the hospital. He was admitted to the hospital multiple different times commonly for Pneumonia infection, which lasted about a week to
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There are many types of therapy that have been included and excluded throughout history. Starting from Freud and his gateway into the subconscious mind and psychoanalysis, there have been many people and innovations in the psychiatric world that have spurred from him. One of those innovations was the Gestalt Theory by Fredrick S. Perls. The background behind Perls and his theory, an analysis of what his theory was and what it did, and how it is still used today, is what is focused on in this paper
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Occupational therapy employs the use of assessments and treatments to enable individuals with physical, mental, or cognitive disorders to perform activities required in daily life. In the process, it aims to promote empowerment and social justice through occupation-based and client-centred approaches. It is divided into different practice areas including those related to children, youth, the elderly and mental health. In Canada, it is practiced in settings found in both urban and rural areas, such
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Music Therapy Essay Eliza B. Johnson Box Elder High School Abstract This essay outlines my current understanding of music therapy and different ways that music affects the brain, including research from Oliver Sacks, Jodi Picoult, and Laurence O’Donnell. It also includes my personal experiences relating to music therapy, including experience with special needs populations that I have worked with, experience with instrumental/ensemble work, and any other qualifications I may have that
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On the other hand, there is no better way to further understand writing in the medical field than from a first hand credible source. A close family friend of mine, Sara Hess, is an occupational therapist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Chicago. A short background regarding occupational therapists is to note that they are very different from physical therapists. Physical therapists deal with rehabilitating the physical well being of a patient. Occupational therapists focus their work on aiding patients
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Chapters 6 & 8 Balance appears to be an important element of couples therapy. When working with couples each individual has their own agendas, therefore it is important for the therapist to balance the process of information appropriately (balanced alliance). use direct questions to both partners demonstrate equal interest / move back and forth Avoid directing questions to one individual based ion gender (ex: directing questions about the children to the mother). Appreciate the ethical dimensions
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Experiential therapy sprang from the humanistic-existentialist movement that began in the 1960’s, with roots in Gestalt therapy, psychodrama, and encounter groups (Nichols, 2013). The two key figures in experiential therapy were Carl Whitaker and Virginia Satir. Whittaker was a pioneer in family psychotherapy, his approach advocated families to be themselves, and is/was based on intuition (Robinson, Tigner, & Porta, 2015). Virginia Satir focused on individual self-expression and communication, and
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Music therapy can bring in an alternative method of medicine and science. Medicine has evolved dramatically over the past thousand years thank to the help of new technology. With the help of new technology as well however, alternative medicine is grasping the spotlight. “Alternative medicine is defined as the medical and therapeutic techniques, practices, and beliefs that have not been proven effective by the scientific method.” (galegroup, alternative medicine) This is where controversy comes
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Prior to reading this case study I was very confident in wanting to continue on to do Nordoff-Robbins music therapy, however, after reading this and the process of GIM I am very intrigued. It’s definitely not an approach that I was familiar with before this class, perhaps due to it not being what people traditionally think of when music therapy comes to mind, but I am so glad I’ve learned more about it and got to experience an exercise of it done in class. Like Catherine I also grew up in a musical
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Genesis Rehabilitation in Cincinnati is looking for physical therapists that care for patients and is able to assess the need for physical therapy programs. The Genesis Healthcare is one of the nation’s largest skilled nursing care providers and supplies rehabilitation therapy for over 1500 healthcare providers. The type of physical therapist that they are looking for is one who recognizes the need for and makes appointments to address the broad needs of
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