thOughTs by Jess

Therapeutic relationships are a vital part of the treatment session as a whole. Without trust or interactions and communication from therapist to client, progress and improvement is harder to come by. In order to fully appreciate and understand the best plan of action for each client, the therapist must be empathetic. If you can't understand the situations the individual is going through and how they are going through it, how can you help them return to it or help them get through it? Along with communicating well with the client, it is imperative to be in their corner because in some cases you may be there alone. The overall goal of this profession is to help people attain the greatest quality of life possible for them, so let's cheer them on while they run this race.

Today's presentation brought light to and made several horrors we already knew to be true more of a reality. People with disabilities have always been treated differently and punished for something that they have absolutely no control over. Although this matter is starting to get dealt with and taking strides in the right direction, there are still many things that should be done for equality and the rights of those with disabilities. Decisions are typically made for them and they are not given the right or voice that should be given to every human no matter the intelligence and social participation.  There are still accessibility measures that should be taken on people's behalf. We have come a long way as a society, however, in the last century it was a struggle to have access to wheelchair ramps, handicapped public transportation, or even bathroom stalls large enough for wheelchairs to fit. There were little to no curb cuts in the sidewalks and people who were different a