By promoting self-advocacy it will help clients to effectively communicate, convey, negotiate and defend their own interest and desires. I believe in the mental health counseling field the decision of a mental health provider engaging in advocacy can vary across the providers and situations. Another important consideration when looking at if a mental health professional should become involved in social justice advocacy could be the size of the community they practice in. If I were to work in a rural community vs. urban community I might come across more issues than if were to be situated in an urban community. In rural areas the combination of a higher rate of mental illness; low rates of protective supports such as insurance, literacy, education, and employment; and limited access to resources place rural residents in a position where advocacy by professionals is highly needed (CITE).
Psychosocial assignment This assignment is going to be looking at an individual’s psychological, social and cultural needs and will be looking at ways in which they could be discriminated against and how this could be affecting them socially and psychologically and how they can be empowered to overcome this. It will also look at other psychological factors that could be affecting them and how this could be impacting on them and look at what types of healthcare professionals may be available to help them. It will assess their different health promotion needs and how these could be met. The character that has been chosen to write about from the scenario is Betty. Anti- discriminatory practice is when a difference in someone is identified
Another way of reducing the potential harm to intravenous drug users is to provide medically controlled drugs as a substitute for street drugs. Drugs such as methadone are less harmful than street heroin, partly because they are free from impurities. An issue with the public health interventions I have discussed is that it may be too early to measure. It is still too early to see the full effect of the smoking ban as it was only introduced fairly recently, which could explain why there have been no significant changes in the number of smokers following the ban. As well as this, harm minimisation programmes are controversial because they appear to condone
* * * * * * * * Examination of Clinical Psychology Paper CC PSY 480 April 8. 2013 Dr. Stephany Lewis History The definition of psychology according to Plante (2011, p. 5) is an effort to take part in the principle and concept of psychology to have a clearer understanding; to “predict, and alleviate intellectual, emotional, biological, psychological, social, and behavioral aspects of human functioning’’. Within the same definition effort Plante also indicated the purpose of clinical psychology refers to “the aspect of psychological science and practice concerned with the analysis, treatment, and prevention of human psychological disabilities and with the enhancing of personal adjustment and effectiveness.” Plante stated these aspects in clinical psychology; many would contradict opinion regard to the actual functioning of clinical psychology, acquiring limited understanding of difficulties individuals experience with an attempt to assist in a clinical environment. When attempting to argue the historic approach to clinical psychology, individuals are encouraged to consider the nature and the evolution process of the human actions. In the beginning, humans gained cognitive skills, were able to correctly physically maneuver, and seek the way to better life for oneself.
They will take credit for the continued absence of disease and blame themselves if they develop symptoms. A NEGATIVE CONCEPT OF HEALTH A negative concept of health is the view that being healthy is the absence of illness for example, not having any symptoms of disease, pain or distress. People with this view are likely to believe that good health is normal and to take it for granted that they are well. They assume they do not need to take any special actions to keep healthy. They are unlikely to think of themselves as ill when they have minor discomfort caused by colds or headaches, or when they feel tired or depressed.
Welfare Recipients have never been required to have drug tests to acquire benefits. Some think that drug testing would decrease the amount of people abusing the system. People who are drug users and refuse to stop or get help will not apply for welfare. Also, drug testing would send a message to society that abusing the system will no longer be tolerated and it would free up extra funds for families who actually need the help. Some also think that drug testing will make people stay clean in order to receive any assistance they would have to stay off drugs.
The digestion and absorption of the nutrients we consume draw the negative materials from the body. The body’s temperature stays at the same level and its acid-base balance will be healthy. When not enough water is consumed, major health problems may arise, such as: Headaches, forgetfulness, inability to concentrate: Ninety percent of the brain is water. For this reason dehydration’s first symptoms appear in brain function. It isn’t necessary to take medicine for every headache that develops: Drinking water is often the cure.
Addiction Counseling Sharon Allen Liberty University Abstract In the latest research on, alcoholism, the American Psychological Association regard it as culturally neutral. So it’s important that when the client is being treated for this disease that the counselor does it without regard for their race or ethnicity. As the population diversity grow, the way the counselor treat this disorder had to change. Different racial background would encountered issues of the treatment. There are so many negative emotions that contribute to this disease such as parental alcoholism, self-esteem, peer pressure, stress, trauma and mental health issues.
To understand what survivor guilt is we must first understand why it is that people develop this condition. There are many theories and ideas behind it, one borrows from Freud's theory about the mind and its three parts, the id, the ego and the superego. It is the superego or the conscience that allows us to maintain control over our behavior and not develop antisocial behavior (Fink, 2009). It is also what can bring about survivor guilt, especially in those who have suffered a traumatic experience. This is because the moral conscience cannot seem to justify why they were allowed to live and their friends and family weren't so they dive into depression and other conditions(Fink, 2009).
Addicts need a lot of good, wholesome support to remain sober and clean. Many agencies offer case management to those with substance abuse issues to keep them in therapy as well as to help with finding living arrangements, employment, and help with food and utilities. The so called “fight on drugs” has focused for far too long on cutting the supply and not the demand. While prevention programs focus on the ill effects of the drugs, the root is still not being addressed. If we work on our children and spot the warning signs and offer therapy and positive role models, we can start to diminish the future demand.