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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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.