Psychotherapy & Clinical Interventions Flashcards
Theoretical basis of clinical practice
Psychosocial approach (interpersonal change)
Problem-solving approach
Behavior modification approach
Cognitive therapy
Crisis intervention approach
Family therapy
Group therapy
Narrative therapy
Ecological or life model
Task center approach
Universalization
The normalization of problems
Ventilation
The clients airing of feelings associated with the information presented about self and the situation
Catharsis
The release of tension or an anxiety through reliving and intentionally examining earlier life, repressed, or traumatic experience
Key concepts of system theory
Boundary
Open and close systems
Subsystem
Entropy (chaos)
Homeostasis (balance)
The four P’s of treatment planning
A PERSON has a PROBLEM and comes to a PLACE for help given through a PROCESS
Transference
The clients unconscious redirection of feelings for another person towards the worker and attempt to resolve conflicts attached with that relationship.
Countertransference
The workers unconscious redirection of feelings for another person or relationship towards the client.
Triangulation
The attempt to use another family member to stabilize the emotional process
Scapegoating
When blame is used to shift focus to another family member
Tuckman’s five stages of group development
Form
Storm
Norm
Perform
Adjourn
The Boston model of group development
Pre-affiliation stage
Power and control stage
Intimacy stage
Differentiation stage
Separation stage
When was the Social Security act established?
1935
Temporary assistance for needy families (TANF) program
Was created by the 1996 personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act (also known as welfare reform)
When was Medicare and Medicaid established?
1965