Mental health professionals practice active listening and encourage the client to express their feelings. Mental health counselors develop and implement treatment plans based on the client’s physical or mental condition. Client information is collected through interviews, observations or tests which guide counselors in the development of therapeutic information strategies that will help clients deal with their problems by targeting at-risk behaviors which promotes optimum mental and emotional well-being of the client (Erford, 2010). Over the past decade organizations have come to the realization that mental health professionals need to become competent in cross cultural interactions. Competent multicultural mental health professionals play a key role in success of mental health counseling interventions (Connerley & Pederson, 2005).
Different psychological approaches to health practice and social care practice There are many psychological approaches used within health and social care practice. Various settings will use different perspective to work on an individual behaviour. Health care mainly focus on treatment and anticipation from different illnesses, conditions, harms and many physical and mental health issues. Psychological approaches are used by many practitioners such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and many care workers. This means that different psychological approaches support health practice in relation to health behaviour, observation on individuals.
She answered the question differently she answers the question as being a role model for nursing and patients by being an advocate for nursing. I believe the reasons for the different answers are have to do with the fact that each of these nurses work in a different field. One is in a community based setting where she has taken on the role of a manager. The other nurse works in a hospital setting under a manager or charge nurse. The Second question in the interview has to do with working on an interdisciplinary team.
Many times community health nurses are contacted through other agencies or institutions such as physician offices, schools, and hospitals when needs are identified in the community or individual’s life. One might think that to develop an individual care plan or care plan for the community to be difficult, however when looking at the problems through a cause and effect method, it has become
There have been many attempts at defining mental health or illness, each using different terminology depending on the perspectives. The definition by ‘The World Health Organisation’, reads, ‘Mental health is a state of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully and is able to make a contribution to his or her community’. (Unit 1, p.13). The term ‘mental illness’ might be used to describe a broad range of mental and emotional conditions, and in some definitions the term has been changed to ‘mental disorder’, ‘The Mental Health Act’ being one example of this. (Mental Health Act, 1983).
2 December 2012 FN 50_ FUND Professor J. Demarchi Artificial Food Additives and Dyes Affecting ADHD In Robin B. Kanarek’s article “Artificial Food Dyes And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,” she addresses the controversial issue with regards to diet and ADHD and the possible role of food additives/dyes in the development of the disorder. Kanarek is with the Department of Psychology, at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts (385). She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in psychology from Rutgers University. I believe she is qualified to write this article—based on her educational background, her current position at Tufts University, as well as her personal interest in the area of nutrition and behavior.
The Role of Supervision Tina Jones Capella University 17535 Madison Avenue Apt. 214 Lakewood, OH 44107 Telephone: 216-712-7013 Instructor: Thomas Kramer, Ph. D. The Role of Supervision The role of supervision is different in every profession like mental health counseling as well as in the simplest aspects of life. In the profession of counseling, there is one aspect of supervision that is the most widely accepted and it is that supervision is a role that is given by a counselor that has the experience in the field of clinical mental health counseling that can be utilized with an individual that is just starting in the field. The relationship is evaluated over time and shows the many areas that are enhanced in regard to the supervisee.
The article talks about how El Niño affects people, it can cause diseases and food shortages as just two examples. The article goes on to discuss how people can effect El Niño. When El Niño occurs the oceans and the atmosphere shift which causes trade winds and warm water to move from west to east, La Niña is just the opposite. Scientists are unsure what causes El Niño and La Niña but Climatologists fear that rising air and water temperatures due in part to global warming will only increase the already drastic devastative power of El Niño. It is also a possibility that there will be a “permanent” El Niño in the future.
It takes into account not only the physical health of the patient, but also the patient’s perception of self and his or her ability to function in the community. The psychosocial assessment is used to create a comprehensive picture in order to map out treatment and nursing goals and to have accurate data on the patient’s psychosocial and mental status. Usually it takes the form of a series of questions asked by the health care professionals. Examination of Mental Status Objectives: 1) Define: Mental Status ,Orientation, Level of Consciousness, Memory, Lethargic, Stuporous, Comatose, Glasgow Coma Scale, Stressors, and Abstract Reasoning. 2) State the purpose for evaluating mental status.
According to the article, psychotherapy and counseling are terms that are often used interchangeable. It states that even being so similar, there are some elusive differences as well. Technically speaking, a counselor is an advisor working along with another person to solve a problem. The differences or similarities are based on the history of each specialty, and the focus and emphasis of the training they receive. It states that both counseling and clinical psychologists are trained to provide counseling and psychotherapy.