Therapy

traditional meaning of therapy was a circulated in a room where the patient and the therapist would be alone, with the latter opening up his or her heart. The therapist would then give them a detailed solution on what ailed them and how they would go past it. But, it is always said that the only constant thing in life is change. Going by this mantra, the therapy industry has not been left behind. In a bid to come up with new and better ways of treating therapy patients, animal-assisted therapy…

World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) defined physical therapy as “services to people and populations to develop, maintain and restore maximum movement and functional ability throughout the life span”. (1) Physical therapists are qualified to take on a complete examination/assessment of the patient/client to devise a diagnosis and prognosis/plan of care, to phase in a therapeutic intervention/treatment plan if appropriate, to examine the end result of any intervention/treatment, and to…

Bowen, J., García, M. L., … Fatjó, J. (2016). Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) Program As a Useful Adjunct to Conventional Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Patients with Schizophrenia: Results of a Small-scale Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Psychology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00631 In this journal article the authors, doctors in psychology and veterinary science, conducted a study to determine if animal assisted therapy (AAT) combined with a conventional rehabilitation…

treatment protocol and agency practice. Secondly, couple’s therapy work focuses on what both people in the relationship seek to gain from therapy. What intimidates me about couples’ therapy is the potential for contention and disparity in the therapeutic relationship. According to Williams (2012), couples’ therapy requires a stance of neutrality thereby creating an environment of stability and consent to diffuse couples’ dissension. In couple’s therapy, each member brings with them a point of…

Therapy Dog Program Boosting Spirits in Canadian Communities for Over 20 Years [St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program Video] About the Program Therapy Dogs are St. John Ambulance certified to visit people who will benefit from regular contact with a dog. The St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Visitation Program builds on our proud tradition of community service by bringing the benefits of a dog’s companionship and comfort to those who are hospitalized, residing in long term care, or simply…

that I wanted to be a radiation therapist. That was when I was a junior in high school and my desire to be a radiation therapist hasn’t changed since then. I took lifespan development because it was one of the recommended classes for the radiation therapy program. I had no idea what to expect from this class because I never took a psychology class before, but I am glad I took it because many of the things we learned from this class will help me with my major. Taking lifespan and learning all…

Occupational Therapists are people that have been trained to help patients ranging from young children to adults. That may be experiencing physical, mental and or social issues. Occupational Therapy is a treatment to maintain daily living and work skills. Occupational Therapists design programs specifically for the patient and to fit their needs. When working with the elderly, they try to help them maintain and improve their active and daily lives. Occupational therapists also may work in…

Recreation Therapy uses a Therapeutic Recreation (TR) process to provide therapeutic recreation services to a variety of populations to achieve desired TR outcomes. (Kinney, 2004) However, the way the Certified Recreation Therapy Specialist (CTRS) implements the TR process may differ depending on the client population, available resources, interdisciplinary team approach, and the facility’s mandate. This paper will compare two different TR service delivery agencies and examine how they use the…

The questionnaire, Professionalism in Physical Therapy: Core Values, evaluates several values such as accountability, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, integrity, professional duty, and social responsibility. Before taking this questionnaire, I thought I demonstrate these values on a consistent basis. After careful evaluation, individually and with a partner, I lowered some of the core values rating of myself, while confirming the high rating of myself in other areas. Before doing the…

Moving on to the differences between person-centred therapy and psychoanalysis, the primary distinction between these two psychotherapies is that the person-centred therapy focuses on the conscious mind, whereas psychoanalysis focuses on an individual’s unconscious and how the influences of childhood experiences mould one’s present behaviours and beliefs (Ogborne, 2004, p. 6). Fundamentally, the aim of the person-centred therapy is self-actualisation and the positive belief in human ability,…