Showing posts with label play. Show all posts
Showing posts with label play. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Wow, I can’t believe it’s already May! Unfortunately, with the uncomfortable warm weather (I blame the hormones- I normally love warm weather!) comes the end of my time at Social Work Solutions. The past four months have been both a blessing and a whirlwind. I have worked in a foster care setting for the past two and a half years, so to be in a clinical setting was a huge transition, but one I welcomed since my goal is to work as a clinical social worker. In these few short months, I have learned more than I could ever hope to explain, and I am so thankful to have had this opportunity. I can NEVER EVER thank Jennifer enough for allowing me to come in and work with her and her clients this year. I hope that I was able to help some of them as much as they have helped me! Working with Jennifer (and Terri!) has solidified that clinical social work is where I hope to eventually land.


I am sad to be leaving, but so excited to see what the future holds, in both my personal life (Hello Baby Abby MaeJ) and my professional life. In the future, I hope to open my own private practice in my hometown and work as a registered play therapist, specializing in Animal-Assisted Therapy. The experience I gained working at Social Work Solutions will be in invaluable in this endeavor. Again, I cannot say thank you enough to Jennifer, Terri, and our wonderful clients for all of their help, support, and the numerous lessons over these past few months. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Types of Therapies

Therapists use a wide variety of techniques to treat clients, dependent on the client's needs and what the therapist believes will be the most helpful. Ever wondered what kind of therapies we use? Check out our infographic to see six techniques we use and what each of them encompasses. 













Information from: 

Cognitive Behavioral 
http://www.psychologistanywhereanytime.com/treatment_and_therapy_psychologist/psychologist_cognitive_behavioral_therapy.htm
Ecletic
http://www.crchealth.com/types-of-therapy/what-is-eclectic-therapy/
Family Systems
http://www.crchealth.com/types-of-therapy/what-is-family-therapy/
Mindfulness-based
http://staroversky.com/blog/applying-mindfulness-based-cognitive-therapy-to-treatment-of-depression 
Play Therapy
http://www.behavioradvisor.com/PlayTherapy.html
Solution focused brief
http://apt.rcpsych.org/content/8/2/149