Counselors are trained to apply various lifespan theories when working with clients to identify stages of development the client is in and what potential areas of concern are related to the current issue. The psychosocial theory was developed by Erik Erikson, who was originally completed studies to become a psychoanalyst (Newman & Newman, 2012). different skills to effectively assist clients. Two methods counselors use to assist clients are through consultation and advocacy. A study conducted by Moe, Perera-Diltz, and Sepulveda, (2010), examined if consultation and advocacy overlapped and in what ways the two concepts may overlap.
Discuss how the utilisation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy impacts upon an individual’s recovery and social inclusion. Introduction The need for psychological interventions in the treatment of psychosis is increasingly being acknowledged (Garety 2003). There are various reasons behind this trend. One is that while the use of medications in treating psychosis has been the mainstay of mental health treatment, an effective treatment outcome is not always guaranteed (Kane 2003). Secondly, while some people recover from positive symptoms of psychosis, the majority fail to recover from negative symptoms like hopelessness, low self-esteem, low confidence, feeling disempowered, and consequently remain socially excluded, unemployed, with poor social roles and with no hope for the future (Mathew et al.
This view point stems from discoveries revealed from training and work history. Having knowledge and experience helps the counselor evaluate theories as they are use in treatment with clients. Washton (n.d.), “….This approach integrates psychotherapeutic and coping skills-training techniques with abstinence-based addiction counseling. The primary goals of treatment are to enhance and sustain patient motivation for change, establish and maintain abstinence from all psychoactive drugs…” (Approaches to Drug Abuse Counseling ). These theories assist counselors in communicating plans coherently of treatment goals for clients.
Abstract An ideal form of the therapeutic process for individual counseling is comprised of techniques and theories taken from the Psychodynamic Approach, Cognitive-Behavioral Approach, Person-Centered Approach and behavior modification techniques that are found in Operant Conditioning. These individual counseling techniques were chosen based on how effective and relevant to the client, they were deemed to be. Techniques taken from the psychodynamic approach is to allow the client to become conscious of all unconscious or subconscious concerns through the use of transference and working alliance. Techniques taken from the cognitive-behavioral approach is to help the client identify any irrational beliefs and thinking that is the cause of the client’s emotional disturbance. In the person centered approach, the therapy focuses on an important human characteristic - the client’s natural ability for growth and development, through the use of self actualization.
By using this scale it assists doctors in deciding whether an individual has got an indication of psychological disorder and helps them to decide whether they need special attention such as if the individual needs any further help to improve their condition such as medication. Limitations of the failure to function adequately are, many people take part in maladaptive behaviour /harmful or threatening to self, but we don’t class them as abnormal such as taking part in adrenaline sports or smoking and drinking alcohol. Another limitation is that abnormal behaviour may actually be helpful, function and adaptive for the individual. For example, a person who has the obsessive-compulsive disorder of cleaning may find that the behaviour makes them cheerful, happy and better able to cope with his day. Another limitation is that the definition of adequate functioning can differ from culture to culture.
Formulate a verbal hypothesis statement concerning cross addictions, substitute addictions, and addiction transfer. Psychologists have helped to expose the struggles of addicts; no longer is recovery a major issue on the journey to sobriety, but the resistance to avoid new addictions is an additional struggle plaguing their lives. Addiction is a brain disease. Charles Graham, the program manager at Sober Living by the Sea (an addiction treatment center) states, “When a person gets clean and sober from one drug and then encounters stress or anxiety, the probability of resorting to another drug having the same effect” (Vivo, 2012). The transference of one addiction (like alcoholism) to another addiction (such as drug addiction) is known as addiction transfer in the discipline of psychology.
Therapists that practice this approach to therapy focus on a patient’s behavior. This therapy applies principles of learning to help people make desired behavioral changes. (Nevid & Rathus. (2005). P.304) These therapists use learning-based techniques such as fear-reduction like flooding, gradual exposure, systematic
According to Davey (2011), clinical psychologist, “...attempt to help people understand the causes of their difficulties, provide interventions that can help to alleviate specific symptoms associated with their difficulties, and provide support and guidance through the period to recovery”. Working closely with doctors, probation officers, social workers, and other professionals, clinical psychologists, offer their professional perspective of each case, providing insights to the causes of patient problems along with diagnosis and evaluations, and suggesting
Potential patients can be lost if treatment is not immediately available or readily accessible. As with other chronic diseases, the earlier treatment is offered in the disease process, the greater the likelihood of positive outcomes. Effective treatment attends to multiple needs of the individual, not just his or her drug abuse. To be effective, treatment must address the individual’s drug abuse and any associated medical, psychological, social, vocational, and legal problems. It is also important that treatment be appropriate to the individual’s age, gender, ethnicity, and culture.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a psychosocial intervention, which works on the basis that it is our thought process that determines our behaviour. Hence, psychosocial interventions include assessment of client’s needs, together with appropriate therapy possibly cognitive behavioural therapy, coping mechanisms, and training regarding how to solve problems. Unfortunately, in my opinion psychosocial interventions may be disregarded by the medical professionals due to a misunderstanding on their behalf that psychosocial interventions are too time consuming, and thus, the medical professionals may tend to favour medication as a means to reducing a patient’s symptoms. It is my belief that medication is a short term remedy, rather than being a permanent solution to a person’s anxiety disorder. As a result, of a person taking medication a person may become dependent on the medication,