Mental health law

therapist in the first place. For example, divorce, death, and unemployment are some of the difficulties of life that may steer someone to feel like the need help. There are a variety of counseling options for that such as grief counseling and mental health…

Once on the job and talking to the patient and seen how scared he was I felt a bit out of my depth is by this point I had received no mental health training within the ambulance service. I knew the patient had to be taken to hospital I felt very concerned that he would run away and commit suicide, I felt that by whatever means I would have to get this patient to hospital. During the job I…

this interview the I/O answered many questions that cleared up many concerns that I had about this field. After this interview I found out that I/O Psychologist usually work with people in the workforce, they don’t actually deal with people that have mental illnesses. The basic things that I/O Psychologists do include, working with fortune 500 or private corporations, training and development of current and future employees, new employee orientation, and they help to connect the new employees to…

International School Psychology Association (ISPA) goals, in contrast to the School Psychology program at New Jersey City University (NJCU). NASP is a professional organization that represents and supports school psychologist to support the learning and mental health of all children and youth (NASP: Standards for the Credentialing of School Psychologists, 2010, p.1). NASP was founded in 1969 to promote the work of school psychologists as they promote educational and psychologically healthy…

different duties depending on where the Behavioral Analysts works, or there job site. Behavioral Analysts need to be observant in situations to pickup on any leads, have skilled training to gain behavioral experience, and have confidentiality with law enforcement and patients. In this occupation there are many different skills, abilities and education needed to pursue a job as a behavioral analyst. For example the education needed for this occupation is high school education, a masters…

The world in which I know is constantly evolving and this week’s reading reminds me of the diversity of worldviews in which we now encounter. As a counselor, becoming educated with culturally relevant information is vital in the treatment of LGBTQ individuals with addictions. Processing this informative information demands you to question how you feel about working with the LGBTQ community. It has caused me to examine my own biases and reflect on how it would be working with a client whose…

In general, both Maslow and Rogers have strongly contributed to what we know today as the world of psychology. Their theories, although with little differences have provided us with necessary knowledge and different of understanding human beings and their potentials. In addition, their contribution in the field of psychology has allowed us in one way or the other to successfully assess our clients in therapy. In terms of the critiques given to each theories based on their ability to generate…

The American Mental Health Counselors Associations (AMHCA) has their own code of ethics. It is to help mental health counselors to assist them on making the right ethical decision, the support of the association as well educate counselors and future counselors, the ethical standards of mental health counselors. When comparing both the ACA code of ethics and the AMHCA code of ethics there are some similarities. They both educate the counselor and the counselor in training on the ethic views on…

Counseling Profession Philosophies Myers et al. (2000) “defined wellness as a way of life oriented toward optimal health and well-being, in which body, mind, and spirit are integrated by the individual to live life more fully within the human and natural community. Ideally, it is the optimum state of health and well-being that each individual is capable of achieving”, (p. 252). Wellness can also encompass how well a person deals with and process things that may come in their life, things that…

Upon analyzing Dr. Phil’s credentials, I came to find that he is a very credited individual who is reputable within the psychology realm. He is a well known Mental Health Professional who became a household name after Oprah Winfrey recruited him in 1998, to work on her show in the early 90’s. Since then he has broke out into a very well known TV personality who hosts an ossortment of people with different problems. He graduated from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Four years…