care, cultural competency, and cultural sensitivity. My knowledge, skill- set, and professional experiences as a facilitator at Better Way of Miami along with other previous job functions have given me insight on how to empathetically interact with this population in a therapeutic manner. In addition, I have always had a strong interest in working with clients who suffers with substance abuse as well as mental health issues. My primary goal is to motivate healthy well-being by developing a…
Risk assessment refers to determining the potential threat that an individual as upon their release from custody because of mental illness and/or criminal activity. There are two methods of risk assessments they are actuarial and clinical judgment (Brown & Singh, 2014). Actuarial risk assessment refers to a method of assessment that is based on statistics that estimates the risk level of a particular event to occur for example, how likely is this offender to commit a violent crime. There are…
Summary of the Article In June of 2015, Chris Piotrowski published his article titled On the Decline of Projective Techniques in Professional Psychology Training in the North American Journal of Psychology. Piotrowski identified the Rorschach Ink Blot Test, sentence completion methods, and the Thematic Apperception Test as some examples of projective assessments in the field of Psychology (Piotrowski, 2015). The author shares how projective testing and assessment methods have been an accepted…
It also helps participants gain advanced clinical and supervision skills within the practice of professional counseling. These programs usually take two to three years to complete. An accredited master's degree in counseling, psychology, social work or related field will be required. Program Overview Doctorate in counselor education and supervision programs may be designed for working professionals who are currently licensed counselors, or they may be designed for recent graduates who are…
teach an individual how. Any profession can be considered a “helping profession”: we need dentists, nurses, doctors, accountants, even IRS agents. These professionals can teach proper dental hygiene, adequate health, and the key to financial stability. Social workers…
Once on the job and talking to the patient and seen how scared he was I felt a bit out of my depth is by this point I had received no mental health training within the ambulance service. I knew the patient had to be taken to hospital I felt very concerned that he would run away and commit suicide, I felt that by whatever means I would have to get this patient to hospital. During the job I…
43215). Ohio Guidestone is a diverse organization, dedicated to strengthening children, families and communities through behavioral health treatment and skill building services. Matching with NASW values, it provides a 360o support network like Home and Community Based Counseling and Support, Individual Youth Mentoring, Parent Mentoring, Early Childhood Mental Health Services, Maternal Depression, Residential Treatment Services, Psychiatric Services to create a positive, lasting, measurable…
specialized knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to collaborate a professional relationship with people with disabilities to help them achieve their personal, social, professional, and vocational goals (CRCC,2010; see www.crccertification.com). Rubin and Roesseler (2008) stated that in order to provide effective services to people with disabilities the rehabilitation counselors had to operate as “sophisticated professionals” who possessed multiple skills and understanding of knowledge…
as a professional hero. I took her for some health science classes. I believe that this instructor properly displayed sensitivity, ethical commitment, and ethical courage. She also was the advisor for our school’s local chapter of H.O.S.A, which stands for Health Occupation Students of America. The purpose of the HOSA organization is to develop leadership and technical HOSA skill competencies through a program of motivation, awareness and recognition, which is an integral part of the Health…
a quick period of time. “Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience” (“Clinical Psychologist”). Clinical psychologists needs to write information to their clients in a way they can understand yet is still professional. Reading Comprehension is another skill needed so that clinical psychologists can understand what they are reading in work related documents.Without these skills, clinical psychologists would never be able to help in the desired…