The Roles of a Counselor
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The Roles and Functions of a Clinical Mental Health Counselor
M. Smith
The Roles and Functions of a CMHC
COUN 5004: COUN5223 - Introduction to Mental Health Counseling
Dr.
April 29, 2012
Smith 2
Mental health counseling programs have been designed to prepare individuals to help patients with personal problems, conflicts, or emotional crises. These individuals/students learn to guide patients to improved mental health. They also learn counseling and interviewing skills in addition to observational and testing methods. Mental Health counseling has become a wide area of study that is highly recommended to those who are unbalanced and in need of support. Today, clinical mental health counselors take on many responsibilities when giving services to their clients. Effective clinical mental health counselors acknowledge differences among people and seek to improve their competence with diverse populations (Gladding el at., 2010). This is very important ,specifically for counselors who will work in America, because America is considered to be such a diverse country. With America being such a culturally diverse country, counselors must develop multicultural counseling competencies to treat effectively. According to Gladding and Newsome (2010), community and mental health counselors promote client well-being on multiple levels by providing prevention services and treatment for a wide range of clients. Counselors serve many roles, and are obligated to a great number of responsibilities, and must strive to maintain the professional ethics and moral codes they’ve ascribed to for the advocacy and well-being of their clients (American Counseling Association, 2005).
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The Roles and Functions of a Clinical Mental Health Counselor
M. Smith
The Roles and Functions of a CMHC
COUN 5004: COUN5223 - Introduction to Mental Health Counseling
Dr.
April 29, 2012
Smith 2
Mental health counseling programs have been designed to prepare individuals to help patients with personal problems, conflicts, or emotional crises. These individuals/students learn to guide patients to improved mental health. They also learn counseling and interviewing skills in addition to observational and testing methods. Mental Health counseling has become a wide area of study that is highly recommended to those who are unbalanced and in need of support. Today, clinical mental health counselors take on many responsibilities when giving services to their clients. Effective clinical mental health counselors acknowledge differences among people and seek to improve their competence with diverse populations (Gladding el at., 2010). This is very important ,specifically for counselors who will work in America, because America is considered to be such a diverse country. With America being such a culturally diverse country, counselors must develop multicultural counseling competencies to treat effectively. According to Gladding and Newsome (2010), community and mental health counselors promote client well-being on multiple levels by providing prevention services and treatment for a wide range of clients. Counselors serve many roles, and are obligated to a great number of responsibilities, and must strive to maintain the professional ethics and moral codes they’ve ascribed to for the advocacy and well-being of their clients (American Counseling Association, 2005).
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References: 1. American Counseling Association (2005). ACA Code of Ethics. Alexandria, VA: Author 2. Gladding, S. T. & Newsome, D. W., (2010). Clinical mental health counseling in community and agency settings (3rd ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ. 3. American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA). (2000). Code of Ethics. 4. Huang, B., Appel, H., & Ai, A. L. (2011). The Effects of Discrimination and Acculturation to Service Seeking Satisfaction for Latina and Asian American Women: Implications for Mental Health Professions. Social Work In Public. Retrieved April 21, 2012 from Soc INDEX database. 5. www.gabdhdd.policystat.com 6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. Retrieved from http://www.samhsa.gov/healthreform/parity/