PSY 202 Chapter 16: TREATMENTS-CHAPTER16.docx
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Psychotherapy: a psychological intervention designed to help people resolve emotional. Behavioural, and interpersonal problems and improve the quality of their lives. There are over 500 bands of psychotherapy. Those who seek psychotherapy often content frequently with feelings of helplessness, social isolation, or sense of failure. Other reasons to turn to therapy to expand self-awareness, learn better ways of relating to others, and consider lifestyle changes. Cultural sensitive psychotherapists tune their interventions for client"s cultural values and the hardship it takes to adapting into dominant culture. Reaping benefits from treatment clients who are better adjusted to begin with realize that they may contribute to their problems and those who are motivated to work on those problems are most likely to improve. Paraprofessionals: person with no professional training who provides mental health services. Help to compensate for the sizeable gap between the high demand for supply of licensed practitioners. * often seen in crisis intervention centers and other social service agencies.
