Mental health counselor

self-administered as the difficulty of interpretation of some clinical terms. Once the questions are answered the number is added up and the higher the score the more severe the depression. With the Hamilton score, mental status and history of present and past history, the mental health professional can assess the…

A school counselor represents the affective dimension to an otherwise cognitive-oriented school day. When considered, the average school day is filled with primarily academic pursuits. There are differentiated instructional practices, science projects, metacognitions with texts presented in class, assessments, lectures, homework assignments, and more assessments. Instructional Leader – Affective Education Children go to school to learn and master various levels of mathematics, science,…

In a Ted talk titled “Confessions of a depressed comic,” 19 year-old comedian and mental health activist Kevin Breel states that every 30 seconds, someone commits suicide. This adds up to almost 3,000 deaths every day. According to the CDC’s suicide datasheet, an estimated 9.3 million adults in the US reported having suicidal thoughts in 2013. That’s 3.9% of the entire population of the United States. Now, these numbers can seem so gargantuan, almost unbelievably so, that they fly over the heads…

some adolescents can become depressed. When working with students individually, it is important for the school counselor to be active listeners. One should have an awareness of the student cultural backgrounds and an understanding of their values and beliefs. Per Hackney and Cormier, “Counseling involves responding to the feelings, thoughts, and actions of the client.” School counselors are accountable the achievement of all students and when some students have disadvantages…

them in becoming vital members of our society. The intent is to provide counselors and administrators with a comprehensive program to implement best practices and student success. The three main elements of this program are based on standards written and established by the ASCA National Model. (2003; 2005) These include the academic, career, and the personal/social development of all high school students. All counselors will assist students grades 9th through 12th to acquire the competencies…

I know it wont be easy because this was how I was raised, but because I do want to become a school counselor and help others, I have to do it. It’s going to take some times, but interviewing my good friend for the family case study was already a huge step. Another thing I struggle with is wanting to put aside certain things, such as family concerns because…

makeup that makes them more prone to severe mental illness. They fall…

language barriers are a constant problem when counseling immigrants, therefore, as suggested by Dr. Sue, there should be trained interpreters present, they should be trained in relationship skills, the clients should feel comfortable with both the counselor and the interpreter, and understand that some of the clients are traumatized, which can cause emotional responses in them and to exercise self-care strategies (Sue D.W, Sue, D. 2013). p. 465. In counseling within this population, trust is…

Mental Health Assessment Paper: Dorothea Dixx Psychiatric Center Theresa L. Butler Husson University Community Mental Health Assessment Paper Dorothea Dixx Psychiatric Center Dorothea Dixx Psychiatric Center (DDPC), also previously known as Bangor Mental Health is located in Bangor Maine and is just one of the two State psychiatric hospitals under the Maine State Department of Health and Human Services. Dorothea Dixx is a 51-bed facility that serves almost two-thirds of the…

Boys had less mental health knowledge and experience and higher mental health stigma than girls. In adjusted analyses, girls were twice as likely as boys to report willingness to use mental health services (odds ratio [OR] 2.45, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.20–4.99). Parental disapproval and perceived stigma helped to explain the relationship between gender and willingness to use mental health services (OR 1.65, 95% CI .72–3.77)” (A CHANDRA and C MINKOVITZ…