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Understanding And Treating Shame: The Role Of The Clinician, Jennifer Perez
Understanding And Treating Shame: The Role Of The Clinician, Jennifer Perez
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Shame is a powerful emotion and experience that impacts how individuals interpret a situation, and often their behavior. It correlates with a number of mental health conditions that are commonly treated by psychotherapists, and yet the explicit or implicit treatment of shame directly or simultaneous to the disorder is less common. A qualitative exploratory study was conducted in an attempt to gather insight regarding the conceptualization, observation, and treatment of shame in the context of psychotherapy by both generalists and specialists (those with and without explicit training in relation to shame and its treatment). Themes that emerged from the data …
Social Workers Treating The Whole Person: The Need For Holistic Therapy Coursework, Tracy A. Toner
Social Workers Treating The Whole Person: The Need For Holistic Therapy Coursework, Tracy A. Toner
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Holistic therapies have become an integral part of everyday life in the US. We use holistic therapies for many reasons, for exercising, relaxing, and healing alternatives to the traditional. This research survey explored the use of holistic therapies by social workers who are providing clinical social work to their clients primarily in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. Using a quantitative design, the research measured the number of clinical social workers who are now or have previously provided mental health counseling services and are using holistic therapies in addition to standard interventions. This exploratory research additionally hoped to identify the …
Medical Social Worker’S Understandings Of Spirituality In Patient Care, Sarah Huiskes
Medical Social Worker’S Understandings Of Spirituality In Patient Care, Sarah Huiskes
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Spirituality is defined as “an individual’s connection or relationship with God or with some other kind of transcendent being or dimension (Hodge & Horvath, 2011, p. 307).” Based on past literature, a patient’s spiritual or faith belief has the potential to influence their healthcare outcomes, coping ability, decision-making surrounding their healthcare, as well as their quality of life (Puchalski, Ferrell, Otis-Green, & Handzo, 2015). As social workers in the medical setting aim to provide psychosocial support, the inclusion of a spiritual assessment to determine the spiritual and faith needs of each patient in order to deliver individual patient care seems …