Mental health professional

why it is so useful. Psychology involves scientifically studying both a person’s behavior and their mental processes. It involves a scientific attitude that is interested in asking and answering questions. Next, I would tell my friend that psychology is important because it seeks to understand others. Psychology helps humans to improve as psychologists learn more about humans’ behavior and mental processes. Psychology helps me by furthering my understanding of myself and other people. By…

Therapists are heavily sought out for in today’s generation because they want expert advice. Some people may feel that venting to a friend or family member isn’t enough. People are willing to pay the price to get expert advice. Psychologists have had long training in the social sciences that studies the behavior of people. There are a set of rules and guidelines that these psychologist must follow or else they can expect the consequences if they fail to meet these requirements. Many seek Phil…

I have been diagnosed and counseled by psychologists when I was younger. My first psychologist that I visited was very distant and cold. His office felt too clinical and suffocating. The entire process was very overwhelming and terrifying. I did not feel safe or eager to open up to an adult stranger. I wanted to bury this experience deep inside my memory. But, now that I am looking for a career, this buried memory keeps arising. I realize that this bad experience inspires me to become a…

emotional stress or trauma and mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, dementia etc. School or child psychologists work with children or adolescents mainly in a school setting. They are trained to cater to their needs and may take up employment in research, counselling or making new educational methods and programs that could improve learning. Psychiatrists are medical doctors that are highly specialized and trained in the understanding of mental and psychological disorders.…

I want to explore graduate school programs for clinical psychology. I also want to explore the application process for graduate school because I am not familiar with all the details with the process. I am not sure if a Master’s degree or a Ph.D is appropriate for my interests. I need to decide how I want to work with the population that I want to work with, whether it is directly working with them or studying them. One thing, I noticed when exploring resources, is the advice that is out…

The psychologist should agree to treat the fifteen year old girl without the parents consent. Illinois law allows a psychologist to provide therapy to any minor 12 years of age or older without the consent or prior knowledge of their parents (405 ILCS 5/3-501). The therapy is limited to 5 sessions lasting no longer than 45 minutes per session. However, any additional therapy will require consent by a parent or guardian. The psychologist should agree to treat the girl not only because it is…

important to understand the role(s) of the lay counselor. Nevertheless, in positions that present suicidal intention, mania, clinical depression, personality and/or anxiety disorders and schizophrenia must be consulted immediately to a qualified professional. Counselors have to undergo extensive training and have an understanding of different background behaviors. Counselling requires a sympathetic ear to emotional issues and troubles on countless stages. A lay counselor, therefore, must be…

counselor who works with teens and young adults. For me, it 's more specific than supporting others through the trials of adolescence and adulthood. As a counselor, I want to make sure that no one else has to fight mental illness alone, the same way I had to for many years. My experiences with mental illness started with my first suicidal though at age eight. Back then, I hadn 't developed many close relationships, and I struggled with being an only child. At the time, I thought it was the only…

Before 1973, homosexuality was treated as a mental disorder, a developmental adaptation, or a disease by mental health professionals. Various forms of sexual orientation change efforts(SOCE) therapy or conversion therapy, including "electric shocks," would be used to treat or cure the disorder. However, in 1973, homosexuality was declassified as a disease by the American Psychiatric Association and removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(Vider). Nonetheless,…

ripples”, this statement speaks to my passion for pursuing a counseling doctoral degree. My goal is to change the stigma both externally and internally in the mental health profession. As it takes only one stone to make multiple ripples to create a beautiful change in a body of water, I plan to be another stone for change in the mental health community. Just as a stone has to possess specific qualities to create these ripples, there are specific characteristics that a doctoral student must…