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Psychological Treatment
This worksheet includes 5 questions on psychological problems and different types of treatment. It serves as a review of previous material in the Sparknotes Psychology Study Guide.
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Depression: Behavioral Activation
Self-awareness is an important life skill. Not intended to replace treatment for clinical depression, this sheet offers class members a chance to identify activities they enjoy and responsibilities they have, and a chart to record how...
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Countering Anxiety
Strengthen life skills with practice reframing anxious thoughts. First, learners develop rational counter-statements to provided anxiety-producing thoughts. Then they extend the skill to identify and reframe anxiety-producing thoughts of...
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Thought Log: Correcting Harmful Thoughts
A thought log helps people track daily events, their (possibly harmful) internal reactions, and the consequences and behaviors they experience in response to their own thoughts. The last column of the chart provides space to conceive...
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Values Clarification
From 34 possibilities (and two blanks for other options), class members choose their top 10 values and rank them in ascending order to focus attention on what they want to prioritize in life. To the list, I'd add "service to others" and...
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Psychological Treatment
This Sparknotes 10-question quiz tests understanding of various psychological treatment approaches. It is interactive and provides instant feedback.
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Creating A Teaching Plan For A New Diabetic
Students investigate the concept of diabetes. They use the internet to conduct research. The information is used to communicate the facts of the disease for a hypothetical patient in a clinical situation. Students work in small groups to...
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Helping Families in Trouble Unit
Learners discover the importance of planning for the future and examine what goals they want for themselves and for their families. They also explore the importance of communication in a family, their views of therapy, and ways a...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Recreational Therapists
This resource is dedicated to information on the Recreational Therapist career.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Therapists
This Bureau of Labor Statistics site tells what occupational therapists do and the types of people they work with. Describes their working conditions, job opportunities and salary. Tells qualifications needed to become an occupational...
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Occupational Therapists
Put up by the US Department of Labor, this site offers detailed information on the Occupational Therapist Career.
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Alternative Medicine Foundation: Manual Therapies
Basic information on all types of manual therapies. Related books, resources, Web links, professional organizations, and local treatment centers are all included.
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Physical Therapy Central
This site contains a great deal of information related to physical therapy and the Physical Therapist career. A search engine for research, educational section, history of physical therapy, and many links are all included in this site.
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American Music Therapy Association
Web page of a professional organization of Music Therapists. Site includes a great deal of information about music therapy and the Music Therapist career.
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Canadian Sports Massage Therapists Association
Homepage of professional sports massage therapists in Canada. Basic information on sports massage therapy benefits, training courses, books, and recent journal articles are all included.
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Kids Health: Going to a Physical Therapist
There are different reasons for going to a physical therapist. Kids go there, as do older people. Sometimes kids go to help them get well after a minor injury, like a broken arm or leg. Some kids go because they have a physical...
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Advance News Magazines: Physical Therapists
Advance for Physical Therapists gives a web page of a bi-monthly news magazine for Physical Therapists.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Power of the Placebo Effect
Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos' bizarre benefits. [4:37]
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Aquatic Resources Network: Therapy Resource
This web site from the Aquatic Resources Network is dedicated to aquatic therapy, and physical therapists who specialize in aquatic therapy.
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Anxiety Panic Internet: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
In addition to providing general information on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), this website includes a first-hand account of the disease. Learn how OCD, when left untreated, can control and ruin a person's life.
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Online
Read about obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and the treatments associated with this disease. OCD Online provides general information about the disease and includes write-ups on successful treatment through cognitive-behavioral therapy.
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Psychology Info: What Is a Psychologist?
A comprehensive look at the definition of a psychologist and clarification of the many roles played out in that profession.
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American College of Chest Physicians: Home Page
Web page of a professional organization of physicians who specialize in cardio-pulmonary care. This resource contains a great deal of information, especially research for the latest trends in cardiac and respiratory care.
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Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is the use of natural and high quality plant essential oils to enhance the health of body and mind, and to treat disorders.