According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a counselor is someone who is trained to listen to people and give them advice about their problems. Within the framework of psychology, effective counseling requires, first of all, the cooperation of the client and the consultant. To be an effective consultant, you need to be able to first assess your client; it opens the door to communication and involvement in the problem. Before you begin counseling any client, make sure that it is clear...
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Narrative family therapy Proponents of narrative family therapy believe personal experience is ambiguous and reality is shaped by language–the reality is a subjective, socially constructed truth. Narrative therapy focuses on the effects of the client’s problem, not the cause, and dissects how the problem impacts the family at large. Narrative therapists view the client’s problem as the focal problem and view the client as secondary to the problem–the person is not the problem. (Gehart, 2014). Core concepts. Dominant Narrative–a person’s...
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Music has existed since the primitive years. It has various rhythms and tones that can be found across the world. Music is a universal language that every person from different cultures and races can relate to. It has served many purposes, ranging from entertainment, religion, and self-meditation. Recently, research has been conducted at McGill University in Canada where they found that listening to music will increase the amount of dopamine in the brain – a mood-enhancing chemical, making it a...
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Strategic theory and interventions strongly affect the founding of family therapy. Strategic family therapy focuses on affecting different family members through careful intervention planning and the publication of directives for resolving problems. These directives may appear to be in direct opposition to the goals of treatment. As we all know strategic therapy is one of the most widely studied approaches for treating family dysfunction. Families undertake complex interactional orders that involve both verbal and nonverbal. For example, posture, intonation, volume,...
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Becoming a counselor has been my dream for several years now. The thought of helping people overcome their problems and live fulfilling life gives me immense satisfaction. Counseling is one of the most rewarding professions that allow individuals to significantly impact people’s lives. My dream has been to become a counselor and help others overcome their problems and achieve their goals. In this essay, I will discuss why I want to be a counselor. Due to this, counseling is an...
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Recent research into the prevalence of mental health disorders in the UK has found that 1 in 4 people suffer from a current mental health disorder (Parkin & Powell, 2018), with 1 in 6 people experiencing a common disorder, such as anxiety or depression, in the past week alone (Baker, 2018). This extremely high prevalence of mental health disorders requires a reliable process for diagnosing, treating and preventing these disorders. Psychiatry therefore uses consistent diagnostic categories and labels for people...
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This essay is going to evaluate the statement, ‘psychiatry does more harm than good’. This essay will define psychiatry to provide context, then will use examples to explore and discuss the history of psychiatry and how this history helps evaluate the grounds for this claim. Specifically, this essay will look at the role of asylums, diagnosis and the service user movement. Psychiatry can be defined as “a word used as shorthand for the development of a set of ideas and...
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Imagine some 40,000 years ago, a vulture bone with precise and delicate holes along its length was used to play a tune by a human. In 2013, a recent archeology finds of this object most likely means that instruments have existed for thousands of years already. Neuroscientists can safely infer therefore that music is among the most ancient of human cognitive traits. This is one of the first steps towards researching the neuroscience of the brain on music and possibly...
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What is diagnosis in the 21st century? In the 1880’s anyone to have a mental health problem was described as an ‘idiot’. Globally we have come a long way since this, we now have two longstanding diagnostic manuals: the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Now diagnosis is primarily about debate. The editorial today predominantly poses the question: ‘Diagnosis, is it doing more harm than good?’. Delving into the topic of...
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This essay will provide research (both found and from personal experiences) based upon how disadvantaged and disabled people react to music of different genres ranging from classical to more modern styles of music. Music therapy has been used to help disadvantaged and disabled people for hundreds of years dating back to 1789. Musical therapy is considered to be a healthy form of therapy especially for children and adults with autism. One of the reasons that music has quickly become a...
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The connection thought music They say music is the universal language of mankind, attracting people from all different types of cultures, and uniting them as one. Each musician is born with their own heartbeat which essentially is the source of said language. Music isn’t simply typed, it’s a picture painted onto silence. Music has the ability to allow the listener to feel the true, raw, uncut passion that runs through the musicians’ bones. Music is the medicine of the mind....
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Who doesn’t love music? We use music to express our emotions, to make us feel better when we feel blue, and to take us to places we can only revisit through our memories. But how does this appreciation for music start? As adults, when did we come to appreciate music and make it a significant part of our lives? The truth is, music appreciation can start with children. When children hear music, it catches their attention immediately. And the sooner...
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Abstract Clinicians have, over the years, recognized and utilized the therapeutic properties of music in alleviating the psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia for patients and their caregivers. Dementia encompasses a range of conditions and diseases characterized by the progressive impairment and deterioration of a person’s cognitive domains. Without a cure or treatment available, various non-pharmacological interventions are necessary to optimize the effectiveness of the provided remedies and enhance the well-being of the patients and their carers. Numerous studies have...
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Drug abuse is a prevalent problem among Pakistan’s youth, who account for 28% of the whole population of Pakistan (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2013). Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences. Youngsters, both girls and boys, experiment with illegal drugs and other addictive substances (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2018). Family is the only entity that can make an addicted individual learn, see...
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Abstract The experiment was taking an in-depth look at how the sound, the tempo, and the pace of music can affect a student’s concentration, study habits, and performance. The goals of the study were to determine if, in fact, music has an effect on comprehension and accuracy. Students participated in this research study that consisted of ten study problems, and five-word problems. Each testing phase consisted of fast music and slow music, and then there was a phase of silence...
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Family Counseling Approach Research Paper Abstract This research intends to identify leading figures, historical and current events, assumptions, development of the theory, concepts, and techniques related to Structural Theory. It will describe how integrating biblical scriptures and the writer’s own faith and family counseling approach to help the family that is in need. In the writing, the intent is to demonstrate the knowledge, concepts, and family approach to this theory and how it relates to other leading theories that are...
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Abstract When approaching the idea of family counseling, one must decide which approach would be best to recommend as well as an implement with clients. The structural model approach is a unique approach to counseling and is all about organization, family rules, and roles. Using this approach is about focusing on the constructs of the family and identifying solutions based on subsystems, boundaries, and organizational metaphors. This approach identifies functional and dysfunctional patterns through how the family responds to its...
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Introduction Research has shown that family plays a vital role in a person’s spiritual, emotional, and physical development. However, no family is perfect, and some families will encounter struggles, trauma, and disagreements. The key to having a strong family system is being able to acknowledge the needs of each family member. Family therapy can help families identify needs, changes, and behavior patterns in the family structure. Family therapy is a form of treatment that seeks to reduce discomfort and conflict...
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As one evolves throughout their career as a therapist, they may decide to work with clients individually as well as with the individual and their family. Understanding and know the different types of theories and techniques utilized in family therapy will help a professional in the mental health field be an effective therapist. A few theories that one may benefit in knowing and should be familiar with are Strategic, Structural, and Milan Systemic family theories. It is also necessary for...
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In the following essay, I have chosen to speak about the concept of engagement as I feel it is a very important aspect of family therapy if it is to be a success. In my work as a nurse in the self-harm team, looking after young people between the ages of 12-18 who are experiencing self-harm, suicidal ideation, and/or suicide attempts, I am often meeting with families in a crisis situation. This calls for a rapid engagement with the young...
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A large amount of teenagers in today’s age demonstrate a popular liking towards music for a variety of reasons. From bubblegum pop to heavy metal, music is known to be a basis of expression and identity for many. Several studies and research conducted over the years have supported the claim that music does take a toll on the emotional responses of people, identifying what draws people to enjoy music as much as they do. Coping mechanisms come into play when...
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ABSTRACT Music is a universal language as it helps us communicate across cultural and semantic boundaries. Both music and language serve the same purpose as they both are forms of expression. It reaches deep into one’s experience. Language is a communicating system. Music has all the components that a communicating system should accommodate that is consisting of a set of meaningful symbols and rules for combining them to form sentences. In some circumstances, music works better than spoken words as...
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Introduction During my work with patients and survivors of cancer and their caregivers in India, difficulty in finding a way back to usual routine and reintegrating into social life was a common concern. Those in rehabilitation and remission quite effectively managed their physical pain with medication. However, other symptoms like anxiety, stress, and their emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs were often unaddressed. This paper explores the therapeutic benefits of music towards holistic healing in cancer care, the target population for...
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For many, music is seen simply as something to keep you entertained while you walk to class, take a jog, etc. It is simply a past-time that most people could live without. This is why it is difficult for most people to see music as able to mend a person’s mental health. Those who haven’t experienced emotional healing through music will not understand how it is able to do so. Then there are others who have a strong attraction towards...
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More than one million people in this country are living with Parkinson’s disease (Parkinson’s Disease Foundation), and by 2030, the number of people living with PD is expected to double (Dorsey ER, Constantinescu R, Thompson JP, et al 2007), its symptoms including bradykinesia, rigidity, tremors, freezing, problems in gait and impaired balance and coordination. Coupled with this are also several non-motor problems such as, cognitive impairment and depression (University of Maryland Medical Center, 2011) and reduced quality of life (Bloem...
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My sinological research project is on how Hip Hop culture is influencing Chinese youth culture through music, fashion and entertainment ? This will be my main question for my project however it will be clearly split between fashion, music and entertainment. The first subtopic that I will be searching into is music. I will research into this by listening to Chinese Hip Hop music by prominent Hip Hop artists such as VaVa and Kris Wu. I will first do my...
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Perhaps it was the lyrics of a song that resonated deep within you or the soothing effect of a melody played on the guitar that made your soul dance. Whatever relationship you share with music, it is a medium that can evoke the deepest emotions and lead to positive transformations. Given below are the 6 reasons why music therapy is an indispensable part of promoting mental health. Music helps people to express their thoughts freely and openly Especially for the...
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This essay is about providing a clear unified methods to examine the music psychotherapy and came up with a written rules for it that can make it easier to practice it, but the “Kenneth E. Bruscia” says that in term to reach that we should ask the following questions: What is psychotherapy? How is music used for psychotherapeutic purposes? What characterizes a psychodynamic orientation to music therapy? But these questions are difficult to be answer, since the answers comes from...
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Music is a part of human life from the beginning the first ever melody created by the human mind is somewhat 5000 years old. Ancient people used to do music to enjoy their on goings –spend time with family while singing happy and cheerful songs, but the with passage of time it changed a lot. Now, we use music from publicity to cure anything –even a single add on television is useless without music. With time people started using it...
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Numerous researches ensure that the inclusion of songs and/or sound-musical elements in teaching that brings benefits in the learning process of linguistic, affective and sociolinguistic levels. Music serves as an instrument for learning and put into practice in teaching and in different educational procedures, it can become a very useful tool, to corroborate this information first quantitatively studied if students with advanced hearing skills learned one more effectively and if they also showed a high level of development of musical...
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