Identify the therapy modality by name. 

Therapy criteria: 

• Identify the therapy modality by name. 
• Identify the originator (creator) of the specific modality. 
• Identify a specific diagnosis or population this modality is especially helpful with. 
• Note specific focus, emphasis, and/or goals of this modality. 

Therapy modalities (define criteria for each modality): 

• Solutions Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) 
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) 

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Therapy Modalities

Therapy Modality Focus Points

Week X

Therapy Modality:

Creator:

Therapy used for what DSM5 Diagnoses:

(support with APA reference)

The emphasis of Therapy Modality:

Goals of Therapy Modality:

Notes:

References

Choose a specific population, examine cultural issues that might impact their choice to access…

Choose a specific population, examine cultural issues that might impact their choice to access, maintain use or engagement in psychotherapy, and create a presentation for your peers. 

Instructions: 

1. Choose your population – Choose the one you are not, necessarily, familiar with but this population would be salient to your practice. 
2. Research what cultural issues have been found to impact access, engagement, and use of psychotherapy. Please utilize mostly scholarly sources. 
3. Create a PowerPoint presentation (4-5 slides – not including title and references). (you are not required to have voice-over) 
4. Include the following slides: 

• Title Slide 
• Why Cultural Issues are Important in Psychotherapy? 
• Factors Impacting Access, Engagement, and the Use of Psychotherapy 
• (Define Your Population) (address social, cultural, spiritual, language, economics, familial traditions, etc…) 
• Addition info 
• References