Mental health counselor

After a scheduled interview, I was offered the internship on the spot. I was ecstatic and beyond thankful. After a month of working as an intern, I was offered a full-time position. I am currently working in the Medical Records Department at a mental health private practice. Once a week, I get the opportunity to meet with Psychologists, LMHC’S, MHC’S AND MSW professionals for an hour in a case conference. I enjoy this very much because it makes me more interested in the field of counseling. It’s…

other kind of intervention by mental health services, is associated with a negative stigma in the African American community (Chatters et al., 2011; Dempsey, Butler, & Gaither, 2016; Der Pan et al., 2013). Instead of seeking “outside” help, the African American community may find it more sensible to seek help from within the family or the church community (Allen, Davey, & Davey, 2010). According to Dempsey, Butler, & Gaither (2016), this is due to historical mental health misdiagnoses of African…

Characteristics and Behaviors of Effective Counseling On the journey to becoming a clinical mental health counselor, students face many challenges. One such challenge is in establishing a relationship/rapport with each client in a manner that is non-judgmental, supportive, and healing directed (Cooper, 2014). The purpose of this paper is to apply the concepts presented in the course textbook (Erford, 2014), as well as those in supplemental readings, to a fictional scenario provided in the…

Ms. Jones, I appreciate your commitment to further understanding my role as a professional school counselor. School counselors play an important role as both an educator and a counselor. As the school counselor I design and implement a comprehensive school counseling program based on standards that supports the academic, social-emotional, and career development of all students (ASCA, 2015). Through this program I provide education, prevention, intervention, and referral services for all…

Role of a school counselor History Beginning our journey, let us explain that the education field, which is closely related to that one of school counseling, has undergone and is still going through several reforms within the last decades. In fact, because the nation feared that the US was falling behind academically and the Nation at Risk Act was initiated, school counselors were sought to be “sociopolitical instruments to achieve national goals” (Erford 2011 as cited in Reiner, S., &…

Kennedy Ms. Ragan 12B English 3rd 28 March 2016 Beating Mental Illness Imagine a normal day, the sun is out, and there is a pedestrian crossing the street. This pedestrian has to walk in front of a car that is waiting for them to cross. They walk quickly across the street in fear that the driver waiting for them thinks that they are taking too long. This pedestrian starts shaking, suddenly she doesn’t have control of her body or mental state. She is overcome with worry and self doubt.…

The terms diagnosis and assessment are different but they tend to overlap in different areas of the mental health field. When discussing a client's initial assessment the two terms can be separate, because the assessment will come before the actual diagnosis. I would define diagnostic assessment: as a set of tools used to acquire information to determine the nature, cause, progression, and prognosis of an individual’s presented medical condition. During the diagnostic assessment, it is…

The role of a Professional School Counselor Brittany Best Walden University The role of a Professional School Counselor Like any career, it is mandatory to understand the responsibilities of the position beforehand so you have an idea of what to expect while on the job. School counseling as a profession can seem like such an easy job to others, but what I’m learning the most is this career is very rewarding but you have to put forth a great deal of effort in order to have a…

Overview of Consultation Per Erchul (2009) Gerald Caplan created a consultation model for use in counseling and mental health. Caplan’s definition of consultation included individual and groups coming together help one another for the greater good of the client. Caplan recognized the need for equality between the two experts: counselor and counselee (Erchul, 2009). Moreover, Caplan envisioned consultation to include teachers, clergy and other community professionals to better serve the…

violence among adolescents in relationships. One in ten teenagers in New York City schools report experiencing physical or sexual violence in a dating relationship within the past year. (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Epiquery: NYC Interactive Health Data System. N.p., n.d. Web.) Each year, approximately 1.5 million high school students nationwide will experience dating abuse. . ("Dating Abuse Statistics –…