Attachment therapy

theories such as Narrative Therapy is that they promote an optimistic view of clients. As a result of adhering to this favorable and hopeful perspective, clients can be encouraged to hope that things do get better and that they have the solutions to their problems. Nonetheless, Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT) is the exception to my post-modern views. I find that these two theories are somewhat contradicting but also similar. In practice, I prefer integrating EFT and Narrative Therapy when…

Reactive Attachment Disorder: What, Why and How to Deal with It. One of the complications involving bonding among children (especially adoptive children) today involves reactive attachment disorder (RAD). Reactive attachment disorder has no straightforward cure and stems from a variety of factors that greatly impact the child in several negative ways. Unfortunately, many parents who have youngsters with this type of complex disorder do not fully understand what this disorder entails or how to…

field of occupational therapy serves to aid people in regaining their independence. As an occupational therapist, your goal is to provide your patients with proper physical rehabilitation to engage in meaningful work, or occupations. The American Occupational Therapy Association defines this allied health field as, a career which assists people throughout the lifespan engage in the activities they want and believe are necessary by utilizing everyday activities as a means for therapy (“What is”).…

Johnson (2008) developed Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy based on the principles of attachment theory. The basic assumption is that lack of a secure attachment in childhood results in emotional and relationship problems in adulthood. Parents are human beings with their own problems and cannot always respond to children in a healthy and appropriate way, so it is quite common that children experience insecurity and trauma. However, in order to heal from the wounds of childhood, adults need to…

Works Cited “American Music Therapy Association.” American Music Therapy Association | American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), www.musictherapy.org/. I used this website as an introduction to how music therapy affects people on the autism spectrum. The website provides a mass amount of accurate and trustworthy information about not only music therapy but also the general mental disorder. Communications, NYU Web. “'What Can Music Do?' Rethinking Autism Through Music Therapy.” NYU,…

Presenting Problem The Nebraska Juvenile Justice System Probation Officer (NJJS) and the Jefferson County Juvenile Court referred this client to OMNI for violating the conditions of his probation. This client has a significant history of emotional and behavioral problems, including frequent mood changes, oppositional and defiance toward authority figures, and extremely impulsive physical aggression both at home and at school, these behavioral issues have become so significant he needs…

while Buck, overcome with fatigue, releases his grip on the hull of the boat and drowns. Conrad, who takes responsibility for the death of his older brother, attempts suicide and spends a short time in a mental hospital. Calvin is encouraging family therapy. The…

Different approaches of children with the therapist might indicate their attachment styles. In the absence of the mother, the child’s response could either be to hold themselves in the same position or shout out around the room. (Harlow, 1958:673-685) The situation changes in mother’s presence. The relationship between the mother…

the child lays a foundation for encouraging deeper connections with the people around them. In this type of music therapy, children do not always passively listen to music. They are usually told to create music on their own using instruments like the piano and the drums. This is successful task that stimulates their musical creativity and often results in improved speech. Music therapy is applied in family settings as well as in one-on-one settings. Listening to slow classical music eventually…

As noted already they have been extensive studies done on the effectiveness of Gottman’s theory and Emotionally focused couple theory in family therapy. According to Greenman, Young, and Johnson, (2009) EFT is grounded on the theory of change in that one’s exceptional knowledge of themselves and others lets the partners to incorporate the understanding directly and honestly as to inspire a deeper emotional connection. Motaharinasab, Zare-Bahramabadi, & Ahmadi (2016) in their research focused on…