Define the terms counseling, therapy, and psychotherapy
What will be an ideal response?
Counseling: Professional guidance of individuals, families, or groups to assist them in coping with life challenges through such techniques as problem solving, identifying alternatives, articulating goals, and providing needed information.
Therapy: Therapeutic treatment, especially of bodily, emotional, or behavioral disorders Social workers frequently use this term as a synonym for psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy: Treatment of emotional or behavioral disorders, or of related bodily ills by professional therapists-such as clinical social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Psychotherapists are licensed in all 50 states in the United States.
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Treatment goals should be included in the discharge summary:
a. Only if they were achieved b. Regardless of whether or not they were achieved c. Only in a sensitive manner, if they were not achieved d. Only in a manner that would not bias a future treating professional
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a. True b. False
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