Pod-casts and Hot Topic Michael Britt’s Podcast spoke about the court of public opinion, and how it: seeks expedient closure out of need for simplicity in the presence of chaos; attach negative bias towards those perceived to have characteristics (such as beauty or wealth) that they will no doubt use to their advantage unjustly; employ role theory in terms of attire, and emotional presentation, without having any real insight of, or psychological ability by which to assess the person; nor taking into account other factors (2011). This really speaks to the public need to place their judgement on others, especially if they are alleged to commit a crime, that to them, is deplorable in measure. I would expect this from the parent or immediate
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What’s wrong with that is there is no way for a 12 year old to have an understanding that one blow could kill a man who was homeless, severe alcoholic and possibly brain damaged. Trust me, sometimes such damage is not visibly clear unless you actually have a conversation or time to observe them. Also, instead of creating big criminals out of smaller addicted juvenile offenders by putting them in juvenile detention for a year or two, remand them for a year or two of substance abuse treatment. I bring up juveniles especially because many are from poor economical, and social environments, and punishing rather than restoring is not the answer. However, societies need to feel safe from any source of crime facilitates the demand to lock ‘em all up, and that is irritating to …show more content…
We must understand the power we have, but also the client before us, and how not admitting the usefulness of our approaches can cause serious side effects for them, as they may not seek further treatment elsewhere in any setting. Tests are not always effective. Selective memory on the client’s or the professional’s part, needs to assessed after each session. Many clients pretend they are okay, specifically when they are not yet ready to confront certain issues. And some confuse insight with improvement; you can be aware of something, but if action is taken towards rectifying it, then the situation for the client can become even more troublesome (Britt, 2015). If you are not helping as a professional, you are hurting, and thus need to make a
What’s wrong with that is there is no way for a 12 year old to have an understanding that one blow could kill a man who was homeless, severe alcoholic and possibly brain damaged. Trust me, sometimes such damage is not visibly clear unless you actually have a conversation or time to observe them. Also, instead of creating big criminals out of smaller addicted juvenile offenders by putting them in juvenile detention for a year or two, remand them for a year or two of substance abuse treatment. I bring up juveniles especially because many are from poor economical, and social environments, and punishing rather than restoring is not the answer. However, societies need to feel safe from any source of crime facilitates the demand to lock ‘em all up, and that is irritating to …show more content…
We must understand the power we have, but also the client before us, and how not admitting the usefulness of our approaches can cause serious side effects for them, as they may not seek further treatment elsewhere in any setting. Tests are not always effective. Selective memory on the client’s or the professional’s part, needs to assessed after each session. Many clients pretend they are okay, specifically when they are not yet ready to confront certain issues. And some confuse insight with improvement; you can be aware of something, but if action is taken towards rectifying it, then the situation for the client can become even more troublesome (Britt, 2015). If you are not helping as a professional, you are hurting, and thus need to make a