Therapist Case Studies Samples For Students

Counselling theory

The essay aims to address person-centred theory in detail including the main features of this theory with regard to how useful they are even in real life situations. The essay will also take into account how this model is different from other therapeutic models in particular cognitive behavioral approaches and psychodynamic approaches. It also takes into account the similarity of the models listed.
Personal-centred therapy which originally was known as non-directive therapy is a therapy that was developed by the psychologist Dr. Carl Rogers (1902-1987) that moves the idea that the expert is the therapist to a direction where one ...

The challenges that marriages in the present day face have increased there has been a gradual change in the family setup accompanied by family breakups and hence a great majority of people entering into marriage come in with various social problems (Berg & de Shazer, 1993).Even for those couples that had a stable childhood problems often crop up in marriages due to the different personalities and temperaments of the people that enter into the marriage. Marriage counseling is hence a very important component of psychology as it helps couples to get to the root cause of their problem and hopefully get solutions. Since ...

The patient was a 24-year-old black male who was brought to the emergency room via an ambulance on June 21 at 03:50 pm. The report indicated that it was a pedestrian versus vehicle accident. The state of the patient reported included acute lung injury, pulmonary contusion, deep road rash extending over right side of axillary region to the abdomen, deep avulsion to the right hip area and exposed muscles. Trauma alert team and the respiratory therapist were called to the bedside. The patient developed respiratory failure and immediately was intubated by the respiratory therapist with an endotracheal tube size 7.5 mm. ...

Insecurity is the evident point in this case study. The best way to address this issue is by using a comprehensive approach. The therapist should consider the multidimensional elements in the problem and should give emphasize to the wellness or quality of life by considering the spiritual, psychological and the emotional aspects of the patient.

As noted in the case study, it is obvious that the state of being unemployed is a great stressor in the society. However, it is evident that the level of depression due to unemployment and other social problems varies from one person to another. Psychologists throughout ...

It is in the method of Client-Centered Therapy that Earlene takes control of the sessions. She is the active agent in her problem-solving as she discusses and invites what she believes in and is capable of and would like to do (Knight 2007). Knowing that her crisis is self-triggered, Earlene removes herself from self-pity. Her concern is about being distracted, she wants other’s sympathy and for them to take care of her so she can be happy. Except, Earlene is opposed to being included to set affiliation and has several independent interests she is anxious to develop (Knight ...

Psychology

Background

Mary is a 24-year old African-American woman that seeks evaluation of her condition. She has been using heroin since she was 19 years old. Mary is pointed out her boyfriend Max as the person that introduced her to heroin after she moved in with him. She has a history of family dysfunction and grew up seeing her father as an alcoholic and her mother undergoing an alcoholic recovery phase. Mary reported that she never received any substance or professional help before and that would justify any hesitation on her part to undergo evaluation. Another crucial part of her situation is ...

Description of the case

Vivian is an 18-year-old student who was diagnosed with asthma at the age of eight years. Her impairment includes chest tightness, periodic wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath. Coughing is most prevalent in early in the morning or during the night. Such impairments result in various limitations throughout her life. For instance, she finds it difficult to breathe due to the insistent airflow obstruction, especially at night. In addition, these impairments restrict her from social participation such as school sports and ability to maintain normal activities such as exercise and school attendance. However, despite these limitations, personal factors such ...

Introduction

Hepatitis is a major health threat to our environment because of the associated effects on liver and the mode of transmission. Hepatitis C which is one of the types of hepatitis that has become a major challenge since the discovery. Different factors have contributed to these challenges. One of those major challenges is the inability of researchers to discover suitable vaccine for the infection. The prolonged inactive period of the causative organism in the body before clinical manifestation is another factor (Department of health). The infectious course usually leads to enlargement of the liver and this in turn affects the functions ...

Borderline Personality Disorder: Case Study

Karen’s Case

Karen was admitted in the intensive care unit of West Raymond medical Center after she knowingly took an overdose of sedatives in addition to alcohol in a suicide attempt following a disagreement with her man.

Consequently, the 32-year old single, unemployed woman lost consciousness which meant that she had to inevitably spend three days in the hospital. While still in the hospital the doctors never wanted to discharge her until when they were convinced that she was under the care of a psychotherapist. Karen’s psychotherapist was, however, reluctant to respond to Karen’s calls concerning her discharge citing ...

Psychology: Case Study

Introduction 3

Initial interview 4
Assessment formulation methods utilized 4
Assessment of John presenting problems and goals 5
Analysis and critique of MMT approach 6
Agreed goals 6
Treatment plan 6
CBT interventions 7
Intervention for cognitions-thoughts records 7
Benefits of the approach 7
Interventions for behavior- activity scheduling/diversion techniques 8
Benefits of the approach/ interaction 8
Interventions for imagery/interpersonal- imagery based exposure 8
Benefit of approach 9
Intervention for sensation- relaxation/ visualization 10
Conclusion 11

APPENDIX 1 13

References: 15
Psychology: Case Study
Introduction
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Major depression is a prevalent psychological disorder around the world. Worldwide, 121 million people suffer from depression ("Global Depression Statistics," 2011); in the United States, approximately 6.6% of the population suffers from this debilitating disorder, with numbers steadily climbing each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Generally, several factors are thought to contribute to depressive episodes. These factors include genetics—individuals with a family history of depression have a greater chance to suffer from depression, changes in brain chemistry, and the inability to cope with stress National Alliance on Mental Illness, 2012). Clinicians use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of ...

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Abstract

The purpose of this research study is to analyze the impact of group therapy amongst individuals from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The group needed to become aware of strategies to deal with abnormal eating habits and self image issues. Before doing so, the psychologist needed to identify the various forms of resistances demonstrated by the members of the group, and the solutions to these.
The study reveals the different leadership styles used by both the therapist and the co-facilitator. The research paper will analyze the effectiveness of the democratic style versus the authoritative ...

Any daycare with a preschool curriculum that has been in existence for over 20 years is going to experience changes throughout time. The center of review is located in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City. There are no significant historical foundations for the center and there are no specific issues of the time to address. The center opened as a needed place to provide childcare for working parents in the community.
Some of the social and cultural changes that have affected the center have been the population of the neighborhood. Although the location of the center has not changed, the neighborhood ...

Formulated question

Question: If adults with schizophrenia received atypical antipsychotic medication verses conventional neuroleptics, which one will result in lower incidence of violent behavior.

Description of the practice setting

My practice setting is a group therapist. The role of a group therapist extends beyond that of a family therapist to address complications facing several individuals with schizophrenia in the entire community. The aim of this practice is to ensure that the patients do not end up feeling alone with their complications. The treatment involves encouraging these patients to share their problems with others suffering from similar problems. This way, they eventually end up understanding that they are not the ...

Engaging Clients and other Systems in GSW Practice
Agency Setting

North Suffolk Mental Health Association provides mental health services to underserved communities in East Boston, Chelsea, Withrop, and Revere, Massachusetts. Among the primary mission objectives of the Agency is to provide people with institutional care, support community-based services in addition to helping people to achieve independence and fullness of life through the provision of a wide variety of community-based, person-centered treatment. North Suffolk Mental Health Association was founded in 1959 and has expanded into one of the leading and largest providers of mental health services in the State (North ...

Abstract

In this paper, I will describe the case of Mr. Henry Spirk. He is a a 72-year-old man who has recently broken his hip and does not have the ability to take care of himself. In addition, he was diagnosed diabetes, hypertension, and partial hearing loss. However, Mr. Spirk refuses to believe in his current condition and claims that he is able to take care of himself. I will describe the discharge planning and identify which obstacles prevent us from discharging Mr. Spirk without additional home care. I will identify which health conditions need to be addressed and discussed with the ...

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P. A., a 56 year old Italian male that identifies with the Italian culture with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with the chief complaint of recurrent chest burning. P.A. says his wife believes that he is showing symptoms of having GERD but he has never been diagnosed. P.A states that “the chest burning and discomfort began five days ago and just got progressively worse despite his self medicating with TUMS” he presented to the emergency department on 05-31-16 and felt “some improvement” after a GI cocktail was administered. One set of biomarkers ...

In April 2002, three hospitals combined to establish the King Edgar Hospitals NHS Trust with the objective of enhancing the services and decreasing duplication. The Trust was under a tremendous pressure to reduce waiting lists and sorting out of other managerial issues such as delays in discharges, inaccurate admissions of patients to wards, poor relationships with social services, high number of patient complaints. In response to this situation, the Executive Director of Nursing, Tracey Burns, was appointed to take the lead .

Team Work

Burns in concert with three assistant Directors of Nursing formed four groups that targeted a varied aspect of ...

Presentation: 52 year old male presents with complaint of wet cough and intermittent fevers for one week. Symptoms have progressively worsened with onset of back pain over the last two days.
Previous Medical History: No health insurance and has not seen provider for five years. History of Hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Diabetes Mellitus-2 controlled with diet.

Allergies: Penicillin and Erthyromycin
History of Present Illness: Onset/duration: one week. Pattern: cough worse at night. Associated Symptoms: fever and back pain worsens with coughing. Relieving factors: sitting up and drinking fluids. Aggravating factors: smoking and lying down. Effect ...

Overview

Ischemic CVA, cerebrovascular accident, is the neurological disorder with compromised blood supply having risk factors that includes thrombus formation, emboli, history of hypertension and DM symptoms, hyperlipidemia, high BP, tachycardia, loss of consciousness, and paralysis. Ischemic strokes represent 87% of all strokes (Summers, Leonard, and Wentworth).
Male, 65, Latino, sedentary, Spanish, middle class, no existing disability, Christianity, current medication include Metformin 1000mg BID before meals, Glipizide 5 mg BID before meals, Lotrel 5/10 1 cap daily, Lipitor 40 mg daily, ASA 81 mg daily.
Current Medical History: Patient admitted to Emergency Department with the symptoms of CVA. ...

Conceptualization

The psychological problems of the client, Yisel revolve around her choice of career, and are rooted in the fact that she is trying hard to live and make decisions according to the expectations of her parents as she fears disappointing them. Yisel is incongruent because there is a very slight overlap between her ideal self and her real self. With this being the case, it is very unlikely that she will achieve the state of self actualization. Seeking to conform to the needs and desires of her parents has consistently widens the gap between her real self and her ideal ...

Approaching at-risk youth about their behaviors can pose many challenges. For this reason, it is important to have a unified approach backed with research affirming its effectiveness. One very good model for this is the multisystemic approach, using nine different principles and processes in order to make the approach as effective as possible while also as non-intrusive as possible for the subject. We will now explore how this approach is used in practical applications, specifically by looking at a case study on teens at risk of transmitting AIDS and examining some aspects of the approach that are being applied here.
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David Parker Ray was born in November 6, 1939 in Belen, New Mexico. He died in May 28, 2002, at the age of sixty two years. His death was as a result of myocardial infarction. During his life, Ray was linked with serial killings. Approximately fourteen to sixty killings were executed by him. He did his killing operations in the states of New Mexico, in United States. In March 22, 1999, he was apprehended.
The serial killer operated as from 1950 to March 22, 1999. Besides killing people, Ray was suspected of involvement in the torturing of women. His ...