This project is an introductory workshop on how cinema or movies may be used throughout the therapeutic process as a tool to interact and create discussion. The workshop is set for professionals willing to learn the usefulness of cinema and film withi . . .

A total of 119 animal assisted therapy programs (AATPs) in the state of California were asked to participate in an online survey to help identify whether or not AATps are accessible and affordable to socially disadvantaged populations. A response rate . . .

Underprivileged urban youth often face life obstacles that others rarely encounter. These youth are in need of therapeutic services by therapists who can motivate them to attend and participate in provided sessions. Studies have shown that youth who a . . .

Many therapists express a dislike to working with children, specifically adolescents and teenagers, in a formal therapy setting. Such comments as "You couldn't pay me enough to work with kids" or "I can barely deal with my own kids, much less someone . . .

Three treatment groups were used to test the efficacy of a specific set of self-control principles on subjects who chose behaviors to work on from a heterogenious list, and the effects of the therapist's role aiding in the application of these princip . . .

This project focuses on the impact of many types of eating disorders that manifest on the ideal body image for women. Thereafter the project examines the impact of body image and body dissatisfaction among young women and children. Definition and diag . . .

This purpose of this research and grant proposal is to advocate for increased funding for the use of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) machines at the West Los Angeles Veteran's Affairs within the PTSD Outpatient Services program. Secondary rese . . .

Change occurs on the psychological level when a person's world model becomes enhanced in such a way as to allow for new solutions to old problems. Therapeutic metaphors enable this to happen by initiating transderivational searches which assist in the . . .

The following is a review of the literature regarding the dynamic process of feedback in relation to three distinct schools of therapy. Due to the limitations set by a master's thesis and the complexity of the subject matter, it was necessary to limit . . .