Mental health counselor

Mental illness can severely impact youth’s ability to undertake school and there is very little help for these students, making adolescent mental illness a heavily minimized topic and creating a myriad of challenges for students with mental disorders. According to the Webster Dictionary, mental illness is defined as “any of a broad range of medical conditions that are marked primarily by sufficient disorganization of personality, mind, or emotions to impair normal psychological functioning and…

Curiosity is an innate aspect of human nature. People are constantly trying to understand, assess, and learn. Every scientific discipline stems from this curiosity, and the field of psychology is no exception. However, psychology is less focused on understanding our external world as other sciences are and more focused on understanding ourselves and the people around us. Clinical psychology is a specific branch of psychology which centers around the diagnosis, assessment, evaluation, and…

dosage for patients. These students study the body including the organs, bones, blood, lymphatic and neurological structures and functions. They are trained in numerous diseases and how injuries or abnormalities affect the whole system, including the mental and emotional states. Students are required to attend college, then medical school with a standard curriculum, and obtain a medical degree (MD) with a full year in medical internship. These students must train in no less than six specialties…

‘Got your six’; a military term used during missions to indicate support for fellow soldiers. However, this term is relevant for service members and civilians alike, and is a term that resonates with me. As a clinical psychologist it is necessary to support your clients, and it is a phrase to symbolize collaboration, a necessity when conducting research. Before and throughout my time at the University of Virginia, my personal history and my combination of volunteer opportunities, classwork, and…

Leadership, Consultation, and Ethics Describe how you would work within a professional treatment team to consult, triage, and treat this case. Include a description of the various members of the professional team with whom you would be likely to interact. Additionally, explain the roles and responsibilities of each member of the treatment team. According to APA Ethics Code (2010), under 4.05 Disclosures, the evaluator can only disclose information by law only for a valid purpose such as to…

My education background currently consists of a High School diploma in June 2012, along with a Bachelor of Science degree from Kutztown University in May 2016. During my undergrad experience at Kutztown University my primary education of study was clinical psychology and sociology. However I was also involved in many activities that contribute to my learning along with additional extracurricular activities I roughly enjoyed throughout not only my college experience, but also throughout my high…

Elizabeth Loftus is a well recognized psychologist. Elizabeth is known for her eyewitness memory, and the different ways it can change (Hockenbury, Nolan, Hockenbury, 2016). Loftus collaborated with several other colleagues on many studies dealing with memory and memory distortion. Loftus then continued on in her research to find that source confusion on memories, lead to false memories. False memories are the distorted or fabricated recollection of something that did not actually happen…

Forensic psychology is one of the newest and largest expanding specialties in psychology and the criminal justice system. Psychology, known as the science of mental processes and behaviors paired with forensic, in its smallest form means different scientific techniques or tests, concludes the profession of forensic psychology. But, in order for professionals in this specialty to evaluate and accurately process based upon evidence, evaluations, and assessments, they must have both the foundation…

Ethical Issues Psychologists are faced with many problems ethically when it comes to using restrictive procedures. Restrictive procedures are misunderstood with not many guidelines or policies to help psychologist know when the procedures are appropriate and ethical. Research by Spreat and Lipinski (1986) searched for answers on restrictive procedures in state policies, guidelines, and federal laws on the use of restrictive procedures (Spreat, 1986). The researchers found very vague and mixed…

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 variety of topics and interventions that will challenge clients…