Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis Pigmentosa is medical diagnosed disease that causes an individual’s …show more content…
A counselor provides services to help enhance an individual’s wellbeing and mental health. Millions of people in the world have diseases that are either common, rare, undiagnosed, or even terminal. Diseases/disorders can affect how a person function in life, it can affect their wellness and mental health if the individual does not manage with the condition appropriately. According to Broderick and Blewitt (2015), it is important for counselor to understand both physical and physiological aspects of individuals. The environment may cause genes to react or not react to certain triggers. As a counselor understanding that the environment play a role in an individual physical and mental health increases their competency to provide effective services. This understanding reduces the chances of counselors placing blame on one thing rather than exploring the interconnection of heredity, genes, and the environment. Counselor should avoide attribution, a term in counseling known for “attributing the problem primarily on the client without giving sufficient consideration to the environment” (Hays, 2013, p.