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Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

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Put Your Thoughts On Trial: Cognitive Restructuring, Yudith Ledesma May 2021

Put Your Thoughts On Trial: Cognitive Restructuring, Yudith Ledesma

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

For this project, I applied cognitive restructuring techniques to a patient with a substance abuse diagnosis. It incorporates role playing, psychoeducation, and Socratic questions. I describe case overview, method, and results in this PIP.


Cognitive Restructuring: The Effect On Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Major Depressive Disorder, Nicolas Africo May 2021

Cognitive Restructuring: The Effect On Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Major Depressive Disorder, Nicolas Africo

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

Cognitive restructuring interventions were used in order to combat automatic negative thought patterns and rigid thinking that led to maladaptive behaviors.


Creative Approaches To Motivational Interviewing: Art Therapy, Jamie Gutierrez May 2021

Creative Approaches To Motivational Interviewing: Art Therapy, Jamie Gutierrez

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

This piece consists of information detailing and Motivational Interviewing Intervention that encompasses the use of art therapy to address ambivalence.


Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Implementation To Treat Trauma-Related Symptoms Of A Teenage African American Male, Willie Borkai May 2021

Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy: An Implementation To Treat Trauma-Related Symptoms Of A Teenage African American Male, Willie Borkai

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT) is a widely used evidence-based treatment model for trauma-exposed children and adolescents. TF-CBT was implemented to treat a teenager with behavioral issues and lack of communication with family. This client was fit for TF-CBT as his trauma was stemmed from traumatic events from his biological father. The client has undergone some of the components of TF-CBT and has a better understanding of the impact of these traumatic events. No outcomes of the intervention. The client is still undergoing treatment.


The Effectiveness Of Dbt-C In Global Developmental Delay, Burkan Owaid May 2021

The Effectiveness Of Dbt-C In Global Developmental Delay, Burkan Owaid

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

It is an attempt to incorporate the DBT-C in the treatment plan for children with Global Developmental Delay. The treatment plan for Global Developmental delay composed of four parts; vocational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, and behavioral and emotional therapy. This intervention focuses on the behavioral and emotional part of the treatment plan.


Increasing Self-Compassion Through Engaging In Cognitive Defusion, Melissa Lavender May 2021

Increasing Self-Compassion Through Engaging In Cognitive Defusion, Melissa Lavender

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

This project was designed to enhance self-compassion through cognitive defusion. Cognitive defusion is a technique within Acceptance and Commitment therapy designed to help individuals view their thoughts as events rather than absolute truths. The goal of the intervention and research was help defuse from rigid or difficult thoughts and make space for compassion and caring for oneself.


Motivational Interviewing And Trisomy 21: Resolving Ambivalence, Derek Lacy May 2021

Motivational Interviewing And Trisomy 21: Resolving Ambivalence, Derek Lacy

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

Throughout the semester I worked with a 24-year-old, heterosexual, Caucasian male client diagnosed with Down Syndrome and Obesity on a variety of topics including: deaths of loved ones, finding employment, and lying. My approach was based in Motivational Interviewing and this allowed me to build a rapport with my client very quickly. The use of open-ended questions allowed him to tell his perspective and explain how he really feels, coupled with positive affirmation the client felt very comfortable in each session and benefited from the MI approach and the resources that came with it.


Through The Back Door: Utilizing Dream Work For Insight During Psychotherapy, Jake Clemen May 2021

Through The Back Door: Utilizing Dream Work For Insight During Psychotherapy, Jake Clemen

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

This poster reviews the outcome of utilizing dream work as an intervention in psychotherapy.


Experiential Gratitude Group For Clients In Substance Abuse Treatment, Patricia Hussey May 2021

Experiential Gratitude Group For Clients In Substance Abuse Treatment, Patricia Hussey

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

Professional Impact Project studing how Gratitude Process can be implemented into Mental Health Counseling.


Cognitive Defusion For Insomnia, Paul Minshall May 2021

Cognitive Defusion For Insomnia, Paul Minshall

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

Cognitive defusion interventions were used to in an attempt to help client cope with nighttime anxiety that was interfering with sleep.


Exposure Therapy/Systematic Desensitization, Elizabeth Solis May 2021

Exposure Therapy/Systematic Desensitization, Elizabeth Solis

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

Building a fear ladder allows the client to construct an Exposure Hierarchy along with therapist-directed efforts in which feared stimuli are ranked according to anticipated fear reaction. The Exposure Hierarchy is used as an effective technique toward reducing anxiety through repeated presentation of what evokes the anxiety until the discomfort is decreased. Mildly feared stimuli is first targeted, followed by more strongly feared stimuli toward reaching client's goal.


Applied Relaxation For Anxiety Management In College Students, Julia Colombo Apr 2021

Applied Relaxation For Anxiety Management In College Students, Julia Colombo

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

An applied relaxation intervention was used to treat an undergraduate student's Generalized Anxiety Disorder at a college counseling center across five counseling sessions. The outcome measure administered each session showed a small decrease in the client's level of anxiety.


Managing Depression And Wellbeing With Mindfulness, Ivyana Young Apr 2021

Managing Depression And Wellbeing With Mindfulness, Ivyana Young

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

The results of using mindfulness techniques from Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to help individuals learn new skills and allow them to relate to their thoughts and feelings in a wider perspective without judgment in order to reduce symptoms of depression and increase overall client wellbeing.


Using Mi To Establish Client's Awareness Of Interpersonal Relationships, Dawn Menard Apr 2021

Using Mi To Establish Client's Awareness Of Interpersonal Relationships, Dawn Menard

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

The work I did with my client is to help problem solve the ambivalence of the lack of his self confidence with himself and how he views relationships. He is living with his ex who is the mother of his 10 yr old son and knows he should live by himself with his son but is ambivalent about doing so, since his ex is the primary source of financial support


Learning Emotion Regulation Skills To Reduce Negative Emotions, Daniel Molina Apr 2021

Learning Emotion Regulation Skills To Reduce Negative Emotions, Daniel Molina

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

Common emotions that are experienced within the substance use population are regret, shame, and guilt and they can be a major deterrent of behavior change and imporovement of quality of life. Emotion regulation skills help reduce the vulnerability to intense negative emotions in order to improve self view and live a more fulfilling life.


Clinical Intern, Funmibi Yusuff Apr 2021

Clinical Intern, Funmibi Yusuff

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

In this work, I describe the client that I worked with and their background information necessary to participating and understanding the therapeutic work conducted. I describe their symptoms, diagnoses, and case conceptualization. The clinical intervention used to examine change is described as well as the measure used to track any changes.


Extinction Of Arachnophobia Through Mindfulness And Exposure Therapy: Increasing Positive Coping Skills, James Connor Apr 2021

Extinction Of Arachnophobia Through Mindfulness And Exposure Therapy: Increasing Positive Coping Skills, James Connor

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

This intervention illustrates grounding scenario activities and non-scenario reinforcements performed along with mindfulness techniques were effective support strategies towards the extinction of arachnophobia for an individual with intellectual disabilities and OCD.


Effectiveness Of Dbt Radical Acceptance On Stress, Anxiety And Depression ​, Joanna Pomykala Apr 2021

Effectiveness Of Dbt Radical Acceptance On Stress, Anxiety And Depression ​, Joanna Pomykala

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

In my Professional Impact Project I tested the hypothesis that DBT's Radical Acceptance skills help to decrease symptoms of Depression, Anxiety and Stress. The client, who participated in this project scored high on Avoidance and Emotional Expression Inhibition. I utilized the following DBT strategies: Nonjudgmental Stance, Observe and Describe, which were applied at the initial stage of therapy (Sessions 2-7). The outcomes of the intervention were measured by DAS-21 scale - first at the baseline, and then following the six consecutive, weekly therapy sessions. The changes over time, on the measured scales, seem to support the hypothesis.


Exposure Hierarchy And Suds: Addressing Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Social Anxiety Disorder, Kristin Wicander Apr 2021

Exposure Hierarchy And Suds: Addressing Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Social Anxiety Disorder, Kristin Wicander

Professional Impact Project: Implementation of Evidence Based Practices by Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students

A 14-year-old client was treated for social anxiety utilizing subjective units of distress scales to build an exposure hierarchy of social situations.