Mental health professionals

Many who seek mental health professionals are looking to deal with emotions that have reaching a breaking point, often inhibiting normal daily life. At the root panic disorders, anxiety, depression, or even suicidal thoughts, is often the painful seed of emotions such as guilt, remorse, and regret. These feelings may sprout from a sense of responsibility that one did not previously own up to, in which your feel bad about something you did or did not do, or maybe falsely believe you did. Remorse,…

When beginning to tackle the question of whether psychologists should be granted the ability to prescribe drugs, one could imagine the answer would be simple to find. However, upon closer examination and consideration, the answer and support in either direction is not clear cut. Though both sides present equally compelling arguments, allowing psychologists prescription privileges emerges as the most convincing. This conclusion comes about mainly because of the belief that psychologists would be…

within a professional treatment team to consult, triage, and treat this case. Include a description of the various members of the professional team with whom you would be likely to interact. Additionally, explain the roles and responsibilities of each member of the treatment team. According to APA Ethics Code (2010), under 4.05 Disclosures, the evaluator can only disclose information by law only for a valid purpose such as to provide needed services, to obtain appropriate professional…

My client, 22 year old Emily Spencer, who is a single female, employed as a waitress, walked into the agency seeking help from her ex-boyfriend verbal threats on her life after she left him and fled to her parent’s home. After explaining to Emily her rights and our confidentiality policy as well as any immediate medical needs she may have, I proceeded to assess the level of danger by using a 15-item evaluation known as the Danger Assessment which will evaluate her risk of homicide. Before,…

Clinical assessments by psychologists can trace their roots to Sir Francis Galton, who was the first to concentrate studies on individual differences. This gradually influenced other psychologists, and the measuring of mental ability took shape. In 1896 Witmer was credited with opening the first psychological clinic, and coining the term "clinical psychology” (Cook, 2011). The general public’s notion of a psychologist is typically the clinical psychologist, yet not all psychologists are involved…

highly regarded and well-paying job there. Although there are clinical psychologists in my home country, the career is undervalued because people refrain from going to therapy. Unfortunately, seeing a psychologist is equated with weakness or severe mental illness. The stigma surrounding the field did not allow me to consider clinical psychology as a viable option. My parents wanted me to either become a lawyer or a doctor because those two career options have the most prestige in our culture.…

Being a psychiatrist is more than just diagnosing people with their personal turmoils, such as “crazy” or “disturbed “, and handing them a pill for a “quick fix”. Psychiatrists need to know how to treat different patients, whether that be handing them a certain pill for maybe depression or anxiety along with some counseling, or just being someone for them to confide in and trust. A psychiatrist has to be able to put a lot of time into their job due to having a lot of responsibilities, and being…

I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Pamela Dengrove. She is a clinical psychologist and specializes in forensic psychology as well. She graduated in 2012 from Widener University. The interview instead of being in person was through the phone. Dr. Dengrove was kind enough to answer my questions while she was driving, I assume to her job. She even stopped at the gas station to get gas. I think this was an unexpected interview for her, but I am grateful for her time and words. During the…

According to the counseling website , grief is considered a normal reaction to a loss. The loss can be either someone or something you loved and cared about deeply. For example, pets owners often suffer the same amount of grief over losing their pet as they would losing a loved one. Grief can impact a person in a variety of ways. Alon with emotional problems, the patient can experience physical, social and behavioral complications. Grief therapy recognizes that each person experiences a loss…

Leadership, Consultation, and Ethics The professional team that I will work with to consult, triage, and treat Mr. Martin will consist of a Psychiatrist, a Clinical Psychologist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Clinical Social Worker, Nursing Staff, a Recreational Therapist, and a Treatment Team Coordinator. We will be the team that will contribute to the individualized care of Mr. Martin while focusing on empathy and quality to make his treatment successful. The Psychiatrist has the…