Lastly, I would contact the GP or Nurse in charge of her to get a deeper insight about the client. After these steps I would record everything I have learned on her care plan for the other staff to reference. Case Study Two Leon Quashie live in support housing. He has learning disabilities. You are his support worker.
Legal and ethical issues that must be considered in this case will also be discussed in the paper. Diagnosis, Treatment Options, Referrals, Legal and Ethical Considerations of Mary’s Case Study In order to discuss a proper diagnosis in the case study of Mary, background information must be obtained first. A friend of Mary’s convinced her to go in for some help on issues she is having. Mary came in for an individual evaluation. Mary is a 24 year old single, African American woman who has been living with her boyfriend for the last five years.
The counselor then identifies any ethical or substance abuse concerns and uses educational comments, empowerment/support statements, and reframes as therapeutic interactions with the client. Finally, the counselor identifies the client’s current coping strategies and presents possible coping alternatives such as support groups, long-term therapy, legal referrals or referrals to other medical professionals or agencies. It is important that the counselor take steps to get a client’s commitment to follow-through with recommendations. Some may consider the six-step model a more straightforward and efficient intervention model designed to work as an integrated problem-solving process (James, 2008). All six steps involve an ongoing assessment, which is also a critical component of crisis intervention.
4-MAT Book Review of Dr. H. Norman Wright’s Crisis and Trauma Counseling The Complete Guide Summary Wilsons book “Crisis and Trauma Counseling” (2011) covers a variety of scenarios that a counselor might encounter during a counseling session. The majority of the book relates to crisis of suicides, and death (expected and not expected). Wilson (2011) also covers in limited amounts divorce, depression, stress, scripture, prayer, and referrals (for those with minimal training). The book is aimed at helping everyone surrounding the cause of the trauma including the main person who is affected, such as: friends,
Their goal for any client is to provide optimal mental health. A clinical mental health counselor provides services for those who are addicted to substances such as drugs and alcohol, those who have depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, etc., those who need or ask for family parenting skills, couples therapy for marital problems, those who no longer want to be in this world, those who have self-esteem issues, and for those who are aging and the issues that come along with the aging process (MyPlan.com, 2009; Gladding & Newsome, 2010). Clinical mental health counselors have many different job titles, such as counselor, consultant, case manager, clinical
Your supervisor has told you that you must address with Chad. You have a placement with a bereavement agency. Your 'mature' client Sabrina has recently lost her partner after a long term illness. You see Sabrina in her own home. The agency charge for the counselling sessions, although low cost.
Introduction This paper will discuss the Perceived Stress Scale, Mini-Mental State exam, and the Beck Depression Inventory. It will identify how the test is done, what appropriate age the test can be used, and how these test would help in the nursing process. It also relates to the vulnerable population of psychiatric patients. Assessment Tool Analysis To be able to assist patients with their physical, mental, and psychological health concerns, assessment tools may be used. This allows the medical staff to use the knowledge they obtained in school in order to help the patients in improving their life.
This is a reflective essay based on my attendance at a multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting whilst on my two-week placement at a local mental health day hospital. The aim of this essay is to discuss the importance of the multidisciplinary team within the mental health environment and discuss factors that can influence the success or failure of multidisciplinary teams. Mental health teams generally comprise of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers, but other therapists such as family therapists, psychotherapists and counsellors might also become involved in the care of the patient (Perkins & Repper 1998). Multidiscipline involvement is important within mental health nursing as people with mental health problems have multiple needs, so a variety of expertise is required to meet the needs of these people (Darby et al 1999). Multidisciplinary mental health teams can been defined as: “A group of practitioners with different professional training, employed by more than one agency, who meet regularly to coordinate their work providing services to one or more clients in a defined area” (Ovretveit,1993: 9 cited in Onyett 2003) The advantage of a multidisciplinary team approach is that all professionals work together by collecting the facts and by bringing information together, to obtain as complete a view as possible of the problems of each individual patient.
My Vision for Social Change Walden University Social Change Social change is part of my professional and academic goal because, I have watch patient over the years and seen how patient are affected by their health diagnosis mentally and physically and some patient and there family really don’t know how to handle or cope with their diagnosis. Mental Health help client people understand and help them with different technique on how to accept different life issue. Just thinking that Nursing was the only way of making a different not knowing anything about Psychology until start my journey in nursing school and taking Psychology class then realizing that Nursing is not the only way to help people. So, in this aspect my career change into
Footsteps of a Mental Health Counselor: Week Eleven Application “I believe that the route people take in life depends strongly on the relationships they have with others, the obstacles they may go through, and how they find themselves in the mist of it all.” With this belief, I desire to someday focus my counseling on relationship issues and substance abuse counseling. However, I’ve found myself questioning what the life of a counselor looks like on a daily basis. Therefore this paper will unfold what life is like for a counselor, through the eyes of Marie Francis, an LPC and LCAS. Along with the information gathered, I will also incorporate the material learned throughout this course in order to provide a true reflection of what happens day-to-day for a counselor. Spending the day with Marie Francis really gave me a true insight on what the day-to-day life is like for a mental health counselor.