Mental health professional

amongst people concerning the mental health field is the difference between psychologists and a psychiatrist. Both of these professions have a lot in common as well as several differences. Both professions are concerned with mental health and human behavior, but there are some key differences between the two. Some of the differences between the two professions are the type of interaction with the client, the training, salary, and education. A psychiatrist is a professional who attended medical…

Within integrative practice there are several ways a therapist or any mental health professional could address concerns their client or community could be facing within the therapeutic realm. This writer’s intent of this learning brief is bring awareness to the reported challenges that African American (A/A) men face throughout their daily lives by presenting research on social support, traumatic events, and depressive symptoms among this population. With that, this writer will contrast two…

Prior to starting medical school, I had only thought of being professional in vague terms: being courteous to others, setting a good example, etc. Now that I am approaching the completion of my first term in medical school, I can see that professionalism is much more than I had previously thought. Being a professional requires a continual hunger for knowledge, realizing one’s limits and weaknesses and working to improve them, accepting responsibility for one’s actions, working well with others…

must be addressed when examining the effects of enforced isolation on prison inmates. The first concern is the effect it has on mentally sound, healthy inmates and the second concern is the effect it has on inmates already dealing with some form of mental or physical illness. The manifestation of adverse reactions to isolation for a healthy inmate depend on factors such as the length of confinement, the individual, and the conditions of their confinement. Some of the reactions linked back to…

So what exactly does it mean to be a competent professional? How is competence assessed and maintained in the field of Human Services or others? And what exactly does ethics and the law have to do with competence? As a professional we need to ensure we answer these questions to ourselves so we may fully understand the important role competency plays in our unique job skill. Competence can be found in many shapes and forms and can be gained or lost at different periods of your life even when it's…

depression as a mental illness is not spreading at high rates. Misdiagnosis of depression occur when a person experiences a handful of the symptoms, such as prolonged and intense…

other kind of intervention by mental health services, is associated with a negative stigma in the African American community (Chatters et al., 2011; Dempsey, Butler, & Gaither, 2016; Der Pan et al., 2013). Instead of seeking “outside” help, the African American community may find it more sensible to seek help from within the family or the church community (Allen, Davey, & Davey, 2010). According to Dempsey, Butler, & Gaither (2016), this is due to historical mental health misdiagnoses of African…

from the closest city. For the purpose of this assignment we are going to go by this rural town as Kimba. In recent years the mental health status among families, individuals and communities in rural environments has been a main focus of the media and the government as it has had a great impact on those living in rural communities. Some issues that have impacted the mental health among the individuals in rural communities are increased debt, reduced income, land degradation, natural disasters…

At first I was fixed on becoming a clinical psychologist, yet after more research on mental health and developing a better understanding of the field; I found that a degree in clinical mental health counseling is what I was truly seeking. My primary desire is to work alongside troubled individuals to discover the causes of distress in their lives and to aid them in dealing with their condition…

Human Services. Susie has many medical and mental health issues. Susie…