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Therapeutic Practices

• Roleplaying and acting, along with arts and crafts, utilize props and music to facilitate emotional exploration.
• Experiences can evoke emotions linked to success, disappointment, responsibility, and self-esteem.
• Therapy helps in uncovering and processing repressed negative feelings due to past experiences.
• Beneficial for trauma treatment, handling eating disorders, managing anger, grief recovery, and overcoming addictions.
• Aims to liberate individuals from negative feelings, transforming current and future relationships for personal growth.
• Offered in individual, clinical, and rehabilitative settings, often alongside traditional talk therapy.
• Therapeutic process includes hands-on interventions combined with discussions about emotional experiences.

Anti-Oppression in Child Welfare

• Understanding privilege and oppression dynamics is crucial for effective practice within child welfare.
• Recognizes the impact of social identities on service interactions and teamwork.
• Requires skills to identify and respond to various forms of oppression.
• Commitment to change can reform child welfare structures, enhancing engagement and service delivery.
• Child protection workers play a vital role as allies and change agents against oppression.
• Strategies necessary for creating inclusive workplaces to better deliver anti-oppressive services.

Child Welfare System Impacts

• Child welfare systems may perpetuate oppression, particularly affecting marginalized communities.
• Historical injustices like the 60s Scoop exemplify systemic failings, with lingering negative effects.
• Indicators of oppression include the disproportionate representation of marginalized groups.
• Child & Family Services Act empowers workers to protect children but also relies on collaborations with other agencies.

Contemporary Issues in Mental Health

• Recovery seen as a personal journey influenced by social processes (e.g., employment, education) and societal critiques.
• Variability in the definition and framework of mental health recovery complicates institutional practices.
• Historical psychiatry has been used more for social control rather than genuine patient care.
• Myths surrounding women's mental health often ignore systemic sexism affecting their mental state.
• Improved access to assessments and timely treatments are vital for supporting recovery.

Depressive Disorders in Youth

• Boys have a 4-5% prevalence of depressive disorders; girls are affected twice as often.
• Symptoms include concentration issues, low self-worth, lethargy, social withdrawal, and suicidal thoughts.
• Youth are generally less inclined to seek help; psychotherapy and medication are typically recommended.

Group Therapy Essentials

• Group therapy, involving multiple participants, offers a supportive environment for healing.
• Instills hope through shared recovery experiences and fosters a sense of universality.
• Information sharing among members can provide valuable insights and support.
• Encourages altruism, enabling members to contribute to each other's growth, boosting self-esteem.
• Offers a platform for exploring childhood influences on behavior through interactions.
• Provides socialization opportunities, allowing safe practice of new behaviors and skills.

Group Therapy Principles

• Key principles include hope instillation, universality, corrective family recapitulation, catharsis, and existential factors.
• Group dynamics support interpersonal learning and feedback, enhancing self-understanding.
• Groups typically consist of 3-12 individuals, meeting weekly for 1-2 hours.
• Sessions can be open to new participants or closed to maintain group consistency.
• Meetings are structured to facilitate sharing of experiences and progress, tailored to the group’s goals.