1) Technological advance of medicine, show video clip (approximately 45 sec-1 min for video + slide) a. Breakdown of video, go into how this buildup of technology has led to doctors spending less and less time with their patients, and how this means that they dont really consider alternative or complementary treatments that could also improve the patients condition. b. On slides, show evidence from experts, statistics (quoted in introduction) 2) Introduction to humor therapy, definition, examples (1 minute) a. Talk about what a complementary treatment is, and why it could be effective. b. Then introduce humor therapy and the theory behind it. c. Why it is underused and underappreciated, even considered pseudoscience d. On slide, show definition of humor therapy and complementary treatment, maybe a quote from a source and/or an image of a type of humor therapy 3) Personal Interest in the story (1 minute) a. Grandfather, oncologist never talked to us, never met the people calling the shots in his treatment, staff seemed cold and disconnected. Very depressing atmosphere. b. Shadowing at childrens hospital, doctors socializing with the kids, telling jokes, making them laugh. Even saw make-a-wish. Focus on how it was supplementary to the normal course of treatment, not a replacement. c. Show picture of childrens hospital w/ docs interacting on slides d. Could play video from childrens hospital (ex. Make a wish). 4) Humor therapy in psychoanalysis (30-40 seconds) a. Show evidence on slides + relevant image b. Talk about how humor can be used as a defensive mechanism by the pt, doc can use this to expose the root causes of the issue, in this case, the cause of the pts borderline personality disorder c. This proves that humor therapy can be effective for psychoanalysis 5) Humor therapy in physical health (1 minute-1:30)
a. Cardiovascular studyfound that humor therapy can improve health in
cardio patients and even in regular people w/ their blood pressure. b. Dialysis studyfound that certain humor therapy based interventions helped in treatment of dialysis patients. c. These treatments should be implemented on a much wider scale, and while it may not treat the disease directly, many modern treatments are also intended to treat the disease symptoms rather than the disease itself. d. Slide(s)-show pics of the types of humor therapy suggested/used by the studies. Also could show statistical proofs. 6) Counterarguments (1-1:30) a. Not enough research done on the subject i. Small sample size ii. Statistical insignificance iii. Faulty methodology iv. Slides-show complexity of statistical calculations and explain how bias can skew the statistical significance. b. Too difficult and costly to implement i. Sudairy research in Saudi Arabia ii. Da Vinci Surgical System iii. Relative low cost of implementing humor therapy iv. Makes sense to bring humor therapy into hospitals v. Show figures and graphs from Sudiary research 7) Conclusion (1 minute) a. Show Merluzzi research (w/ his slides if he provides them) i. If he gives me the slides, show the really cool figure that shows how humor therapy would fit into the overall treatment plan. (flow chart). ii. Show graphs of psychological distress based on the levels of emotional support and physical debilitation. b. Conclude that more research should be done to investigate humor therapy, and if it is found to be effective, then it should be implemented wide-scale in hospitals across the country as a complementary treatment for chronic disease.
Test Bank For Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice Skills Strategies and Techniques 3rd Edition John Sommers Flanagan Rita Sommers Flanagan