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1. Kimberly Swanson
EPY816 - Advanced
Seminar in Teaching
Psychology
Keiser University
PhD Program
Dr. Shoshana
Dayanim
May 22, 2016
PSYCHOLOGY &
COUNSELING THEORIES
WITHIN THE
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

2.  Psychology in Healthcare
 Biopsychosocial Model
 Sub-specializations Within Psychology
 Meaning of Counseling Psychology
 How is Counseling Applied to Healthcare
 “Client” or “Patient”
 Evolution of Counseling Theories
 Classical - Counseling Theories
 Modern – Counseling Theories
COURSE OUTLINE

3.  Biomedical + Psychological Research =
Biopsychosocial Approaches
Reference
Lavoie, S. (2016). What is a Mental Disorder? - Definition & Treatment (Lecture Notes).
Retrieved from http://study.com/academy/lesson/what -is-a-mental-disorder-definition-treatment-
quiz.html#lesson
PSYCHOLOGY IN HEALTHCARE

4. Reference
The Patient Patient. (2013). The biopsychosocial of diseas e . Retrieved from
http://thepat ien tp at i en t2 011 .b l ogspo t.c o m/2 01 3/0 4/ the - b io psychosoc i a l - mo de l- of -d ise ase. ht m l
INCORPORATING BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL
MODEL

5.  Within health, psychologist have a multiple levels of sub-
specializations within the field of psychology (Wahass, 2005).
 These Clinical fields of Psychology (sub-specializations) are
(Wahass, 2005):
 Clinical Psychology
 Health Psychology/ Medical Psychology
 Clinical Neuropsychology
 Counseling Psychology
 Rehabilitation Psychology
 Pediatric Psychology
 Community Psychology
Reference
Wahass, S.H. (2005). The role of psychologists in health care delivery. Journal of Family &
Community Medicine,12(2): 63–70.
SUB-SPECIALIZATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY .

6.  For this course we are going to focus on counseling
psychology
 What is counseling psychology?
 How is counseling applied in healthcare?
COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

7.  Counseling Psychologist’s area of specialty is in counseling.
Most counseling psychologist works assist individuals and/or
groups in improving their overall health by removing stress,
resolving their issues, and by increasing their capability of
solving problems (Wahass, 2005). These practitioners work in
a wide spectrum of setting ranging from hospitals to
community health (Wahass, 2005).
DEFINITION OF COUNSELING
PSYCHOLOGY

8.  Many counselors within the healthcare industry utilize eclectic
approaches to providing therapeutic treatments to their
clients (Rosenthal, 2008) . Often times these techniques are
based according to the needs and desires of the client, client
centered.
Reference
Rosenthal, H. (2008). Encyclopedia of Counseling (3rd Ed.). Routledge Taylor &
Francis Group, New York, NY.
COUNSELING APPLIED IN HEALTHCARE

9.  Often times the term “client” is used instead of patient in the
field of counseling (Rosenthal, 2008). Client is used instead
of patient because often times the word “patient” implies
illness (Rosenthal, 2008).
“CLIENT” OR “PATIENT”

10.  Counseling in healthcare instead implies wellness and takes a
holistic approach to staying healthy (Rosenthal, 2008). The
following shows how counseling has evolved and changed and
how it is now applied within healthcare.
EVOLUTION OF COUNSELING THEORIES

11.  Classical Conditioning
 Person-Centered
 Gestalt therapies
HISTORY OF COUNSELING (CLASSICAL
THEORIES)

12. CLASSICAL CONDITIONING (ATTACHMENT
THEORY)
Reference
McLeod, S. A. (2009). Attachment Theor y. Retrieved from
www.simplypsychology.org/attachment.html

13.  Person-Centered is a humanistic type therapy that was
developed by Carl Rogers during the 1950’s (McLeod, 2008)
 Theory states that people are generally good;
 Suggests that individuals want to reach certain goals:
 Want to improve themselves (have growth/prosperity) (Rosenthal,
2008)
 To reach “self- actualization” (Rosenthal, 2008)
References
McLeod, S. (2008). Person Centered Therapy. Retrieved from
http://www.simplypsychology.org/client-centred-therapy.html
Rosenthal, H. (2008). Encyclopedia of Counseling (3rd Ed.). Routledge Taylor &
Francis Group, New York, NY.
PERSON-CENTERED

14.  Gestalt Therapy was developed by a German psychoanalyst,
Fritz Perls
 It Focuses on the “here and now” (Rosenthal, 2008)
 Focuses on whole person, is considered holistic within
psychology (Rosenthal, 2008)
GESTALT THERAPIES

15. BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

16.  Robert Ellis is the founder of Rational Emotive Behavior
Therapy (REBT).
 Suggests that people do not have to be limited to their short
comings of their cultural and biological background
(Rosenthal, 2008).
 People can be taught to use their capabilities to change
their way of thinking (Rosental, 2008).
RATIONAL EMOTIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY
(REBT)

17. COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THEORY

18. COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL CHART
R eference
Westbrook, D ., Kennerley, H. & Ki rk, J. (2 007 ). An intr oduction to cog nitive b ehavior ther apy: skills &
applications. Sa ge, New Yo rk, NY.

19. COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL CYCLE -
DEPRESSION

20.  During the mid 1960’s, William Glasser (American
Psychiatrist) created reality therapy
 People try to accomplish mental needs (Rosenthal, 2008)
 There is a need of self worth and to be accepted by others
(Rosenthal, 2008).
 The brain is the controller and it tries to meet essential goals
(Rosenthal, 2008).
REALITY THERAPY

21. FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY AND
THERAPIES

22.  Purpose of integrating counseling theories
 To understand human interaction and functionality;
 How human functionality can affected;
 Physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, culturally, through politics, and
through spirituality
 Balancing the integration of mind, body, and spirit to achieving
optimal overall health
 Integrated counseling techniques (according to the clients needs) =
Improved overall health
INTEGRATING COUNSELING THEORIES

23. COUNSELING IN A NUTSHELL

24.  “Psychology and counseling is what put all of the pieces
together within healthcare. It is like putting all of the
broken pieces within a puzzle and mending them together in
order to make a person become whole and more complete.
Not just physically but also mentally and spiritually” –
Kimberly Swanson (MS-PSY., Psychotherapist, CNA)
PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELING
CONCLUSION

25.  Thank you For Watching!! I hope that you enjoyed.
PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELING THEORIES
IN HEALTHCARE