Solution-focused Counseling in Private Practice
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This 6 page paper describes and examines this counseling method and how a counselor might incorporate it into his or her own repertoire. Many examples are provided. The usefulness of this type of counseling in drug treatment is considered. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA546SFC.rtf

Solution/Problem-Focused Family Therapy
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A 5 page research paper that compares and contrasts solution and problem-focused family therapy. The writer describes each model of therapy and then discusses them in relation to a case study. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khsopr2.rtf

Sports Psychology Focus for a Young Golfer
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This 6 page report discusses the advice and training that a sports psychologist would address in helping a young golfer compete in the professional golfing world. The primary issues addressed are concentration, "the zone," and focus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWauspro.rtf

Stress in the Workplace
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This 14 page paper considers the way in which stress has become a focal point in the workplace and how employers are dealing with the apparent increases in stress levels. The paper looks at how developments have taken place and the role of counselling as a central tool in the systems that have been put in place to develop stress management. Examples are given to illustrate points raised. The bibliography cites 14 sources.
Filename: TEpsstrs.rtf

Structural Analysis of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
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A 4 page paper assessing the case of Client X, a 52-year-old Puerto Rican American woman having difficulty dealing with the absence of the traditional Hispanic extended family support structure so closely attached to the Hispanic culture. Unmet expectations can be devastating for the individual taken unaware. Client X should be able to examine and rationalize events and conditions and be able to accept things as they are, but she first will need to discover her own expectations and their origins. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSsocTheoInd.rtf

Structural Family Therapy - Case Study
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A 3 page paper. The writer discuses this approach to therapy as it would relate to a family case study provided by the student. The writer applies the theory to the case, discussing what the therapist would do with this particular family. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGstrct.rtf

Structural Family Therapy - Minuchin's "Dance" Applied
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A 10 page paper that examines the techniques used in the structural family therapy model developed by Salvador Minuchin and explores how these techniques are being applied in the field of psychology. Included are the successes these techniques have achieved as well as a look at the therapy's weaknesses and limitations. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: LCFamily.doc

Sufficiency Of Scripture And Biblical Counseling
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This 16 page paper has two parts. The first section explains what sola scriptura, Sufficiency of Scripture means and offers information on the Reformers and their purpose in adopting the doctrine of Sufficiency of Scripture. The second part discusses Sufficiency of Scripture in terms of Biblical Counseling. An outline of guidelines for using the Bible in counseling is also included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGsolasc.RTF

Suicide: Nature And Treatment
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8 pages in length. Suicide is a topic of conversation, like other unpleasant subject matter, is typically avoided at all costs. This knee-jerk response is both understandable and dangerous at the same time, inasmuch as it does not address the importance of prevention. The reasons that people commit suicide are varied and complex; however, for the vast majority of those who either attempt or succeed, depression serves to be the catalyst of death. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCsucid.rtf

Support Groups / Mentally Retarded Adults & Their Parents
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the need for and benefits of support groups for mentally retarded or developmentally disabled adults. Discussion of the benefits of the same sort of support group for parents of adult children with developmental disabilities is also offered. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Supptgrp.wps

Survivor's Guilt
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A 9 page paper which discusses guilt and other psychological problems that survivors experience as a result of disaster, war, and other devastating realities. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAguilt.wps

Talking With A Family About Incest
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This 5 page report is written from the counselor's perspective after being assigned by the court to a case where a 35 year-old man is arrested for having intercourse with his 13 year old daughter. How should the situation be handled? Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Fmincest.wps

THE ADDITION OF A CHILD LIFE THERAPIST TO A NEONATAL ICU
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This 9-page paper is a proposal to include a child life therapist on the staff of a neonatal intensive care unit of a hospital. Topics under discussion inclue a SWOT analysis of such a move, as well as costs and ultimate cost benefits. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTneocar.rtf

The Appropriate Factors in Affective Counseling
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There are a wide variety of counseling approaches and theoretical components to counseling therapies. At the same time, there are a number of similar appropriate factors that influence the outcomes of a counseling process. This 5 page paper provides an overview of the topic and relates it to the findings in the current literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHCouns4.rtf

The Benefits and Disadvantages of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solutions-Based Therapy
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This 4 page paper considers the benefits and problems with the use of CBT, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a comparison with Solutions-Based Therapy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MHCBTSoW.rtf

The Benefits of Art Therapy
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A 10 page paper discussing the utilization of therapeutic art programs in the rehabilitation of the emotionally-traumatized & disabled. Bibliography lists six sources.
Filename: Artther.wps

The Benefits Of Psychoanalysis Versus Pharmacotherapy In The Treatment Of Depression: Which Is Better?
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8 pages in length. Achieving optimum health represents the primary goal of any given modality of medicine; when the disease to be treated is depression, however, there are two schools of thought pertaining to appropriate treatment options. Depression, which causes people to become despondent and pessimistic for no apparent reason, has typically been treated with either pharmacotherapy (medication) or psychoanalysis (psychiatric help). When medication is not warranted because the cause is not chemical in nature, psychotherapy is able to alter the negative thought processes and overall perspective to reach wellness; however, when a chemical imbalance is the primary instigator, pharmacotherapy is an essential tool. Some cases require the beneficial properties of both approaches, reflecting how a combined treatment of both therapies is very effective in the treatment of depression. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: TLCPsychPhm.rtf