...The Role and Life of a Mental Health Counselor Books, television, and movies are full of stories revealing the day-to-day realities of various professions. These stories provide a behind-the-scenes look at the often unknown stress, joy, and effort involved in being a doctor, law enforcement agent, or even a chef. What do you think the day-to-day life of a mental health counselor is like? What constitutes a typical day for a mental health counselor, or is there no such thing? For the Final Project in this course, you uncover the hidden realities of the daily life of a mental health counselor. The Final Project requires you to interview (in person) a licensed mental health counselor who works with a population in a setting that interests you. For example, if you are interested in working as an in-home counselor with children diagnosed with mood disorders, interview someone who does this work. You then apply the information from this course, as well as in an interview you conduct, to your understanding of what it means to be a mental health counselor. *Please note that it is NOT acceptable to interview a psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, addictions specialist, school counselor, or other mental health provider for this assignment. Although the Final Project includes interview material, this is not the only component of this assignment. Please make sure to review the full project description below. The Final Project is a 7- to 10-page paper that consists of a summation...
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...According to Foxhall (2008) "many children and adolescents are taking psychopharmaceuticals" (p1). With such a high number of psychopharmaceuticals being used in conjunction with counseling, it is imperative that counselors are educated about these medications. Counselors need to understand the medications their clients are taking in order to better serve the client. Counselor's who are educated on phsychopharmaceuticals can assist clients with important information related to the medications they are taking such as possible side effects, interactions with other medications, and general information pertaining to the medication. Counselors may be faced with many dilemma's when it comes to psychopharmeceuticals and their clients. Counselor's do not and cannot prescribe psychopharmeceuticals for their client's thus necessitating the need for the client to see a psychiatrist or other doctor when there is an indication that psychopharmeceuticals would be beneficial in the treatment of the client. Foxhall (2008) points out that most patients spend considerably more time with their counselor than with the prescribing physician (p.1). One ethical delimma a counselor might face would be dealing with a client who is on a medication that the counselor feels is not working or is not the right medication for the client. Due to the nature of psychpharmeceuticals, there are a number of medications that treat a variety of different illnesses. Since the counselor spends...
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...General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination January 2011 Sociology Unit 2 Tuesday 18 January 2011 For this paper you must have: an AQA 12-page answer book. SCLY2 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm Time allowed 2 hours Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is SCLY2. This paper is divided into two sections. Choose one section and answer all questions from that section. Do not answer questions from more than one section. Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information The marks for questions are shown in brackets. The maximum mark for this paper is 90. Questions carrying 12 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose. In these questions you will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. G/T61607/Jan11/SCLY2 6/6/ SCLY2 2 Choose either Section A or Section B and answer all the questions from that section. Section A: Education with Research Methods You are advised to spend approximately 50 minutes on Questions You are advised to spend approximately 40 minutes on Questions 0 0 1 0 6 to to 0 0 4 . 9 . You are advised to spend approximately 30 minutes on Question 5 . Total for this section: 90 marks Education Read Item A below and answer...
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...General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Examination June 2012 Sociology SCLY2 Unit 2 Friday 25 May 2012 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm For this paper you must have: an AQA 12-page answer book. Time allowed 2 hours Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is SCLY2. This paper is divided into two sections. Choose one section and answer all the questions in that section. Do not answer questions from more than one section. Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information The marks for questions are shown in brackets. The maximum mark for this paper is 90. Questions carrying 12 marks or more should be answered in continuous prose. In these questions you will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. G/T80704/Jun12/SCLY2 6/6/6/ SCLY2 2 Choose either Section A or Section B and answer all the questions in that section. Section A: Education with Research Methods You are advised to spend approximately 50 minutes on questions 0 You are advised to spend approximately 30 minutes on question You are advised to spend approximately 40 minutes on questions 0 to 1 0 6 0 4 . 5 . to 0 9 . Total for this section:...
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...Family Assessment and Health Promotion Mary Ann Bennett University of Phoenix NUR/542 Melinda Church August 6, 2012 High-Risk Family Assessment and Health Promotion Assessing health needs is a fundamental nursing skill. Unfortunately, many nurses only associate the assessment process to the individual patient they are caring for and fail to assess and address the needs of the entire family. Performing a family assessment is vital, especially when working with high risk individuals and groups. High risk families can be defined as those families with a higher than expected risk for developing a particular disease or injury in association to their lifestyle, environment, habits, or socio-economic conditions. Post active-duty war veterans are a group that is at high risk for developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which can lead to physical, psychological, and social problems. These problems not only affect the veteran but also strongly alter the health and lifestyle of the entire family. The objective of this paper is to present the health profile and behaviors of PTSD veterans, describe assessment models and theories that are applicable to the patient and family, and identify Healthy People 2020 objectives that relate to this high risk group. In addition, the paper will present nurse intervention strategies based on health promotion and prevention as well as the role of advanced practice nurses as case managers. Health Profile According...
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...The term “mental health care” may mean many things in different peoples perspectives or opinions, it may mean more common treatments such as therapy, family or individual, or it may entail more specific types of treatments for more severe mental illnesses such as Major Depressive disorder(MDD), Bipolar, and Schizophrenia. The way mental health care will be referred to in this paper is the care, treatment, and conditions of any type of mental illness patient. A very small amount of these mental illnesses may include any form of dementia, autism, Major Depressive Disorder(MDD), Schizophrenia, and attention deficit disorders(ADD). This term also refers to the quality of care given to any patient no matter in which situation it is given, inpatient,...
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...Analysis Paper Violet Madrid Psy 435 Maureen Oates Job Analysis Paper Job Analysis Paper Violet Madrid Psy 435 Maureen Oats Job analysis is a very important piece of the building blocks of Industrial Organizational psychology. A process must be done is to identify the attributes—the KSAOs that is needed for performing the tasks required for the job and to perform the worker-oriented behaviors described in the job. The KSAO’s are Skill –a practiced act , Ability -the stable capacity to engage in a specific behavior", other characteristics, Personality variables - interests, training, and experiences. After these KSAOs are identified, tests and other assessment techniques can be done to measure those KSAOs. A variety of personality test can be done before entering college to access which career would fit an individual. Conducting a job analysis provides knowledge of capabilities to the individual interested in the profession and the organization that is interested in hiring the individual. Knowing the capabilities of the individual is key in determining how productive the individual is capable of being in the desired profession. If the desired profession is to be a residential therapist, it would require the right personality and skill set for the job. A residential therapist skill set would need to provide to a broad range of services because the job requires to work directly with individuals, families couples and groups in a variety of settings, such as mental health...
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... The Mentally Ill Mental illness includes many different illness that affect a person’s feelings, thinking, and daily functioning. “Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and borderline personality disorder. Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion, or income. Most people diagnosed with a serious mental illness can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan” (NAMI, 2011). For years, the mentally ill have been the misunderstood population. There was a time when people locked away the mentally ill because they were not accepted and not to be a part of society. Many people did not understand what was going on with the mentally ill and really did not take the time to understand the disease process. For a while the mentally ill were thought of as being just a little different, the severity of their illness was not being recognized. Now that there are several advances in science, medicine, and the human body, mental illness is a little more understood. Many people no longer dismiss the mentally ill and realize that the mentally ill really do have serious issues that need to be addressed and not just swept under the rug. There is no need for the mentally ill to be secluded from society and now more people realize that. Throughout this research paper, there will be statistical...
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...was known at the time. So as the news got worse, Metropolitan Edison had to keep going back to the public and the authorities to say, if effect, “it’s worse than we thought.” Coordination lacked between local, state, and federal regulatory agencies and neither Met Ed nor the Nuclear Regulatory Commission had a “disaster” public information plan. News reports reflected this communication gap with utter confusion and misinformation. The imprecise reports and inaccurate information led to panic, and more than one hundred thousand residents, mostly children and pregnant women, fled the area. It was believed that clear, understandable information was all that was needed to make people see that the risks were lower than many feared. This paper will define risk communication; explain how risk communication methods are developed; and discuss a well-known risk communication campaign. Sound and thoughtful risk communication can assist public officials in preventing ineffective, fear-driven, and potentially damaging public responses to serious crises such as the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident. Historically, risk communication was largely a one-way form of communicating, with the public being told what the experts thought to be important. Today, risk communication is an interactive process of exchange of information and opinion among individuals, groups, and institutions; often involves multiple messages...
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...Personal Interview of Cassandra Garcia Carolyn Brown BSHS/355 04/ 06/ 2015 Dr. Karen Miner Personal Interview of Cassandra Garcia Mrs. Cassandra Garcia is a Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist for Cobb & Douglas Counties Mental Health Department, located at 1650 County Services Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060. Although, Mrs. Garcia has been a Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist for a little more than a year, she has worked for the Department of Mental Health as a Counselor since 2009. I. What populations of clients do you specialize in working within the mental health area? I specialize in working with individuals that have been diagnosis with varies types of mental disorders such as: paranoid schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. Some of my clients are functioning on higher levels, and do not need as much supervision as those who are operating on lower functioning levels. II. What does a typical day of work look like for you? My day usually starts out very busy, I will see a minimum of three to five clients within a day. Sometimes, the appointments I have with clients are follow-up doctor appointments, to assure that they do not miss their medical appointments. The client may have personal business to attend to like locating resources to pay their bills (lights, gas, or rent), they may need to apply for other resources like food stamps, etc...
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...I chose to interview a female, in her thirties, that is from Ghana. She is married with two children and works in the mental health field doing research for the Veterans Association. The interview took place in an office setting and it was just the two of us present. The thing that I feel went well in the interview was that it felt more like a natural conversation than a formal interview. The atmosphere was quiet and we both seemed comfortable talking with each other. I cannot think of anything that went wrong during the interview and I feel power was distributed equally between myself and the person I chose to interview. Going into the interview I do not feel I had any preconceived notions about the person I chose to interview or her culture....
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...Introduction: The first Part of this paper will review the literature to define Classification. Briefly Discuss DSM IV and ICD 10 and list the main categories of clinical disorders. The paper will discuss the main dangers of classification identified as labelling and Stigma which have lifelong implications for those diagnosed with a mental illness. The main advantages of classification such as most appropriate treatment and community education Definition of the Classification system used to Diagnosis Mental illness. As Social workers it important to try and grasp the concepts of how classification of mental illness is arrived at and to have a basic knowledge of the types of mental disorders people can be classified as having so we can understand the basis of a diagnosis. According Mendelson (2001) “Classification refers to ordering of objects into groups on the basis of their relationship. The result is a classificatory system. Nomenclature related to agreed names that have been assigned to disease or syndromes. Taxonomy covers principles and methods underlying the practice of classification. Finally, nosology denotes the conceptual system that supports the strategy of classifying.” ( Mendelson 2001 p. 63) Golightley (2004) text states that classification is an important step towards the diagnosis of a mental disorder. Mental disorder is broken down into various classifications that represent groups or syndromes of symptoms. Thus if a series of symptoms fits into...
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...Assessment Tool is a questionnaire consisting of more than 20 questions. The purpose of this assessment is to help the nurse learn about health and illness beliefs from individuals from different cultures. A heritage assessment was performed on three different persons from different cultural backgrounds. This paper will outline cultural beliefs regarding health maintenance, protection, and restoration as well as any common traits among the three cultures. Mexican The first Interview was with Claudia my neighbor who is from Acapulco, Mexico. She moved to the California about 15 years ago when she was 26. Health is believed to be a balance between hot and cold, having too much of one can interfere with the bodies balance and cause an illness (Smith, 2003). Simple survival is the main focus of health and many Mexicans believe that the ability to get up in the morning and go about daily life is good health (Lipson & Dibble, 2005). Traditionally neither health promotion nor prevention is valued very highly. Therefore, there is a higher amount of chronic diseases such as, diabetes and hypertension that are undiagnosed and untreated. In regards to health maintenance, there is little, problems are dealt with after they arise and not prevented. We also must take into consideration that perceptions of health can vary upon income and educational level. Health protection within the Mexican people begins after they are sick or out of balance. Treatment is not sought after until symptoms are...
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...Scholarly paper on HIV in women Student name: Institution: Introduction Relevant nursing issue Some of the questions that arise from women living with HIV are barrier to social services. It affects the livelihood of women; thus, they are unable to acquire some essential services. Another issue is that they have mental health problem; thus, they are placed at a higher risk for HIV infection. They also face stigmatization that is rooted in discrimination (Peninnah, 2013). Other issues that arise are limitation to children health care, misinformation regarding treatment options, lack of access to transportation, substance abuse in regard to treatment, and unstable housing. There are attempts that have been put to measure and understand one’s health status. The rules also incorporate the physical wellbeing, psychological status, and cognitive functioning (Deanna, 2013). The tests are referred to as Health-related quality of life (HRQoL). It is a way of knowing how individuals feel about their health. It is done from an interactive and interpretive point of view. It enables an empathetic understanding of daily life experience is different life settings. HRQoL also enhances the identification of the different race, gender, class and social positioning. It also considers social cultural and political forces. It has been knotted that, PLHIV...
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