Troy University Therapy for Depression Case Study

Paper-part 1

Chapter 6 discusses various general intervention models applicable to social work practice. From a clinical perspective, use one of the disorders covered within your Assessment & Psychopathology course (depression, anxiety, autism, OCD, schizophrenia, borderline, bipolar, etc.) and research an intervention method associated with that disorder and write a paper in APA format (7th edition, student paper) that covers the following information. Headers should denote the different sections covered within the paper.

1) Title & reference page (no abstract) is required using a minimum of 3 scholarly articles that have used the intervention as part of their research. APA 7th edition/Student Paper/grammar/sentence structure – 5 points

• Articles must be no older than 8 years
• Articles must come from reputable journals and contain empirically supported research
• Students may use the Troy Library or Google Scholar to search for articles
• Students are not allowed to use a website
• Troy Library link where students can also have live chats with librarians https://my.troy.edu/libraries/ 

2) Explain the intervention and how it is used for the diagnosis identified – 10 points

3) Identify the general strengths and limitations of the intervention as well as those from a cultural perspective – 10 points

4) Identify any potential ethical concerns regarding the use of the intervention – 5 points

This paper should be at least 2 pages in length! 

Part 2

Simplified, Cognitive Distortions are faulty thinking patterns typically exhibited by those with a mental illness. Talking through these can sometimes help clients identify and reframe the thinking patterns that are causing, or exacerbating their symptoms and/or diagnosis. For example, those with anxiety sometimes fixate on the “What ifs” of situations. At a certain point, they may struggle to see the difference between their irrational thinking and reality. The first step in helping a client move beyond Cognitive Distortions is to be able to spot them yourself!

1) Take a look at some of these common Cognitive Distortions. 

2) Choose one of the listed Cognitive Distortions to post the following:

• Name the Cognitive Distortion you chose. 
• Tell us why you chose this one.
• Talk about how this might present in a client (how would you recognize this when speaking to your client).