Clinical Counselling
CLINICAL COUNSELLING REVIEW
Nouthetic Counselling, Christian Psychiatry, Cognitive Therapy, Christian Life Coach, Marriage Counselling, Trauma Counselling and Grief Counselling; are areas of counselling needed to achieve knowledge, skills, and judgment in the clinical counselling spectrum. 1Counselling is more frequently used in the management of primary care settings for common mental disorders including: drug and additions, anxiety, depression, suicide, etc. However, with this increased need for clinical counselling, the need for clinical counsellors have also increased. Clinical counselling is effective when there is a team involved including the following: The general practitioner (GP), Psychotherapist, Mental Health Worker, and Social …show more content…
See WHO1 suicide stats listed below. There has been a marked increase in psychosocial interventions that aim to treat the symptoms or features of each areas of mental illness.2
These areas of counselling discerned by Psychologists some-time ago, of course, has only accelerated in recent years. As counselling from Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Clinical Counselling lines vary in assessment, treatment and intervention; the importance of eminent Clinical Counselling strategies has grown increasingly stronger with the progression of time. Suicide has increased this need.3
International Suicide Statistics
• Over one million people die by suicide worldwide each year.
• The global suicide rate is 16 per 100,000 population.
• On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.
• 1.8% of worldwide deaths are suicides.
• Global suicide rates have increased 60% in the past 45 years.4
Map of International Suicide …show more content…
Christian Psychiatry strives to be practical, focusing on useful ways of recognizing psychological problems, as well as understanding the role physical problems can play in affecting a person’s mental function as well.7 In Christian Psychiatry the supernatural is felt to make a definite difference, whereas in some secular schools it is generally ignored. Prayer, Bible study, and the power of the Holy Spirit within an individual are seen as resources that can be applied frequently to effectively assist the individual in obtaining a more productive and health life. Although the Christian counselor certainly holds the Scriptures to be valid and wholly truthful, he does not treat proven scientific truths as invalid. Thus, Christian Psychiatry is unique for several reasons and it exists as a valuable philosophy for helping individuals suffering from emotional and mental disorders. In the past decade, the field of Christian Psychiary has greatly increased, with many Christians receiving help medically, psychologi1cally, and spiritually.7 The key is to know when to refer a client for professional evaluation and treatment. Referrals may be from a minister to a psychiatrist, psychologist, or an individual in another
Nouthetic Counselling, Christian Psychiatry, Cognitive Therapy, Christian Life Coach, Marriage Counselling, Trauma Counselling and Grief Counselling; are areas of counselling needed to achieve knowledge, skills, and judgment in the clinical counselling spectrum. 1Counselling is more frequently used in the management of primary care settings for common mental disorders including: drug and additions, anxiety, depression, suicide, etc. However, with this increased need for clinical counselling, the need for clinical counsellors have also increased. Clinical counselling is effective when there is a team involved including the following: The general practitioner (GP), Psychotherapist, Mental Health Worker, and Social …show more content…
See WHO1 suicide stats listed below. There has been a marked increase in psychosocial interventions that aim to treat the symptoms or features of each areas of mental illness.2
These areas of counselling discerned by Psychologists some-time ago, of course, has only accelerated in recent years. As counselling from Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Clinical Counselling lines vary in assessment, treatment and intervention; the importance of eminent Clinical Counselling strategies has grown increasingly stronger with the progression of time. Suicide has increased this need.3
International Suicide Statistics
• Over one million people die by suicide worldwide each year.
• The global suicide rate is 16 per 100,000 population.
• On average, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds somewhere in the world.
• 1.8% of worldwide deaths are suicides.
• Global suicide rates have increased 60% in the past 45 years.4
Map of International Suicide …show more content…
Christian Psychiatry strives to be practical, focusing on useful ways of recognizing psychological problems, as well as understanding the role physical problems can play in affecting a person’s mental function as well.7 In Christian Psychiatry the supernatural is felt to make a definite difference, whereas in some secular schools it is generally ignored. Prayer, Bible study, and the power of the Holy Spirit within an individual are seen as resources that can be applied frequently to effectively assist the individual in obtaining a more productive and health life. Although the Christian counselor certainly holds the Scriptures to be valid and wholly truthful, he does not treat proven scientific truths as invalid. Thus, Christian Psychiatry is unique for several reasons and it exists as a valuable philosophy for helping individuals suffering from emotional and mental disorders. In the past decade, the field of Christian Psychiary has greatly increased, with many Christians receiving help medically, psychologi1cally, and spiritually.7 The key is to know when to refer a client for professional evaluation and treatment. Referrals may be from a minister to a psychiatrist, psychologist, or an individual in another