Mental health professionals

are to ensure the standard of care for all clients are within standards accepted by the profession (Corey, Corey, Corey, and Callanan, 2015). As a future counselor, I intend on practicing within legal/ethical codes as well as maintain a healthy, professional, and therapeutic relationship with all clients. Malpractice Specifically,…

It is challenging to know what to include in this assignment. The magnitude of things that have happened over the course of my studies – I could go on and on. I never doubted my ability to be a counselor, so that was with me throughout my time at Antioch. My confidence came from previous work I had done, from who I am as a person, and my lived experiences. There is no doubt that my education has improved my ability to be an effective counselor, but my own suffering and resiliency has played a…

feelings which includes: skipping school, fighting, and consuming alcohol; all of which Jasmine has shown. This is why a micro intervention using meso institutions is fundamental since it is still the early stages. Referrals by myself to specialist mental health services, can help Jasmine not only make sense of what is going on but to give her the appropriate support and resources that she needs (Ducharme, 2012). The micro intervention of family therapy would essentially benefit the Leopold…

In mental health counseling collaborative services is important, it enhances the quality of service for a stable and long term recovery. In the recent article by Bachelor, A., Laverdière(2007) in their introduction they have stated that clients and counselors collaborations to be successful first the outcome goal has to be determined. In regards to collaborative services between therapists there has to be fundamental components of the therapeutic alliance, that will indicate the outcome…

My Professional Development Plan Awareness of My Strengths and Limitations My 3 areas of greatest competence are… 1. I am willing to be an active listener for the clients and I am patient. 2. I am open to different opinions and empathic to my clients’ feelings. 3. I am passionate about mental health counseling and am positive to learn knowledge and skills of counseling. Two areas where my skills need improvement are… 1. Culture: As a newcomer to Philadelphia, I need to be educated…

centuries. With the development of research around mental health, so has the need for the development of nurses provided for those with mental health illnesses. This essay will include the history that led to the first mental health institution and the first nurses, what influences social perception of nurses such as media, The clothier report on Beverley Allitt who despite being a general nurse, how her own mental health changed the perception of mental health nurses through association, the…

working in the Medical Records Department at a mental health private practice. Once a week, I get the opportunity to meet with Psychologists, LMHC’S, MHC’S AND MSW professionals for an hour in a case conference. I enjoy this very much because it makes me more interested in the field of counseling. It’s really helpful to me because my questions are answered about cases and my feedback is also taking into consideration. Just the other day, these professionals were showing me an example of a…

Unit 10: Developing Your Professional Identity Samantha Cole Coun5004-Survey of Research in Human Development for Professional Counselors Dr. Fazio-Griffith 4/5/18 Developing your Professional Identity The development of a professional identity of a MHC is important as it is with other specializations as well. The identity of a professional counselor has been conceptualized as integrating training alongside the personal attributes in the professional field. (Nugent & Jones,2009) As with any…

profession can hold both similarities and differences with other health care professionals in fields of psychology, social work, and psychiatry. The major difference between counselors and other health care professionals is the model they use to assist in providing services to Clients. Counselors use the Wellness Model to help treat Clients where as other health care professionals use the medial model. This model tends to examine mental health as an illness. Counselors when servicing Clients…

Merriam-Webster Dictionary, professionalism is: “the skill, good judgement, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well”. In regards to becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor, these elements are key to achieving success. The most important components of acting as a professional and achieving success are: motivation, resilience, teamwork, people skills, high quality work, and self-development. I once read an article on these traits and it has stuck with…