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).
I would do the Beck’s Depression Inventory with her to determine the severity of the problem. I would do a mental exam on her to determine the severity of the Alzheimer’s. - Clinician Characteristics To be best able to work with Mrs. Sanders I would have to show her that I cared, show empathy, as well as a desire to help her. I would have to be able to motivate her and promote her continued independence. I would need to be structured, creative, and positive to help her find ways to deal with the Alzheimer’s.
Education is important with this form of treatment so clients can recognize how different factors affect the course of the disease and what they can do to manage these factors (Steinkuller and Rheineck 342). Family therapy is also a means of treatment where family members as well as the client see a mental health provider to find solutions and ways to deal with the disorder. Family involvement provides structure and could increase adherence to treatment leading to delays or reductions in relapses (Steinkuller and Rheineck 342). Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy involves stabilizing social and circadian rhythms based on the hypotheses that unstable daily routines result in increased bipolar episodes in individuals prone to them (Steinkuller and Rheineck 349). Social rhythm therapy recognizes the need for regular sleep/wake cycles, regulation of meals, exercise, sleep and plans for keeping rhythms stable when disruptions occur.
This stage is to help the counselor to identify how the client is functioning socially, academically, occupationally, and behaviorally since the crisis. This stage also helps the both the counselor and client to explore meanings, cognitions, and perceptions. Helps identify distress (emotional distress), ethical concerns such as suicide/homicide assessment, and organic or other medical concerns. Also the uses of therapeutic interactions of educational comments, empowerment statements, support statements, and positive reframes. Using the Cognitive Tree, in Figure 5.1 on p. 80, in your own words, how will you identify the precipitating event, recognize the meaning or perception of the event from the client’s perspective, and identify the distress and other impairments in such a way
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1).” (Justice 415 lecture notes). The justice program for which this evaluation plan is about is taken from “Victims’ Experiences With, Expectations and Perceptions of Restorative Justice: A Critical Review of the Literature” This examines programs used in restorative justice. The program addresses the victims’ needs in restorative justice programs. It examines the victims’ experiences with restorative justice programs and also address whether the programs are adequately meeting the victims’ needs. The main audience for this evaluation are the victims and the offenders.
Windy Dryden (2006) says it is basically a person’s desire to rid themself of some kind of personal pain due to life’s adversities, or character traits which may be hindering a fulfilling life (p.5). She also notes that attending counselling as a course requirement should be considered a legitimate reason. (p.5) As a course requirement I attended a counselling session with Annie Rabin, a professional counsellor. McLeod (2003) says clients want to resolve something, learn something or achieve social inclusion. (p.16) My primary aim was to learn but I also achieved a measure of resolve with my problem.
The therapeutic relationship between me as an emerging counsellor and a client who is grieving can only be healthy when I possess a keen level of awareness about my personal experiences with grief and loss. It is inevitable that I will face and experience more losses as I move through life as change and loss are part of the pattern of human existence. How these losses will impact on me I cannot answer for sure! While I am fortunate enough to know and understand many of the theories of grief and loss I firmly believe the essence of my work lies in my humanity. I cannot give meaning to a client’s grief, but I can facilitate the formation of a therapeutic relationship that enables a client to find the meaning for them.
This article, “Helping Abuse Victims”, outlines what we as healthcare professionals can do to help individual’s who may be trapped in an abusive situation with what types of things to look for when you suspect abuse, interviewing tips, and the importance of documentation. “Domestic violence occurs in all socioeconomic groups, although low income is a risk factor, along with
Counseling for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Emotional Abuse by Laurie Hartlein Liberty University Counselor Identity, Function, and Ethics in treating PTSD The role and responsibility of a counselor can be a heavy professional burden. Marini and Stebnicki (p.16, 2008) state that “the primary role of a Counselor is to assist clients in reaching their optimal level of psychosocial functioning through resolving negative patterns, prevention, rehabilitation, and improving quality of life” (Marini, Stebnicki, p. 16, 2008). Counselor Identity is when the professional focuses on the strengthening and wellness of those suffering. However, in dealing with the seriousness of PTSD and emotional abuse, Wilson, Friedman, and