Mental health law

of longing to catch sight of a tree or a bird.” One prisoner related his experience to that of a bird stating, “If you put a parakeet in a cage for years and you take it out, it will die, so I stay in my cage.” (Weir, 2012) These experiences cause mental illnesses due to the fact that these individuals are not able to cope with a normal social life…

Mitigation and Restoration Team is more than just massage chairs and morale dogs though, said Katherine Kline, a staff psychologist at JSMART on JTF-GTMO. JSMART is a behavioral health facility whose mission is to promote mental health awareness, resiliency and prevent other issues. “Our number one goal here is to prevent mental health difficulties before they onset, so that falls under the resiliency,” Kline said. “We get out there and spread the word about how to take care of yourself and not…

The resurfacing of repressed memories has been studied largely in the past twenty plus years when many alleged repressed memories were reported causing many criminal ramifications. Many articles have been published and numerous studies done across cultural paradigms with one common denominator, therapy. Whether it is psychological or counseling therapy it has proven a great influence over the ability of people accessing repressed memories over a long period of time. Most often therapist focus…

how his current prescribed medication (methadone 90 mg) is working well. Primary Counselor asked him if he is having any recovery concerns and whether the he has used any drugs or alcohol since his last AMS therapy session. Pt. denied having any mental health issues at the moment. Pt. reported that the last time he used heroin was with his girlfriend. Pt. identified himself as a 21 year…

As a therapeutic counsellor, the following five skills are important for me to be able to do my job properly and efficiently: Empathy: 1. Empathy is the ability to understand and identify with the client’s experiences, even if he did not describe his thoughts or feelings explicitly to me. As a therapeutic counsellor, I must be emotionally attuned to my clients’ needs, and be able to help him identify and articulate his feelings. 2. Listening Skills: As a therapeutic counsellor, I need active…

doctor and getting diagnosed with a mental disorder such as anxiety or depression or even both can be a hard pill to swallow. The doctor might ask you questions such as, “Have you ever taken medication for anxiety or depression?”. You might be surprised at the question but answer it honestly. You might from then get put on medication along with psychotherapy. If not you can choose what you want to do. There is a lot of people who get misdiagnosed with a mental health issue. Medication isn’t…

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…

As first lady Michelle Obama said, “Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we're scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don't have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list”. Women are especially vulnerable to mental health issues such as depression, and even moreso if they have certain socioeconomic factors such as low income and racial background.In Sandra…

Being a mental health professional in the 21st century, caring for the mentally infirm, the emotionally damaged, and the spiritually afflicted from a Christian perspective can be a daunting endeavor to say the least. This is, in no small part, due to how Western civilization has come to recognize pathology, specifically psychopathology. When the word itself is broken down and viewed from its Greek origin we learn that psyche means soul, pathos means suffering, and logos means the study of.…

experience and struggles with the termination despite their knowledge of why they came to counseling in the first place (Welfel, E.R., & Patterson, L.E. (2005). The Clinical Mental Health Counselor’s characteristics and/or behaviors may influence the session in the case study is several skill hierarchic ways. Clinical Mental Health Counselor can have a major influence on person who is broken, doesn’t have a stable relationship with others, need a friend and find the friendship in their…