Analyse the principal functions of a Mental Health Worker. Principal functions of a mental health worker are: * Face to face client work - supporting the delivery of brief interventions and self help for people with common mental disorders of all ages. For example‚ working with clients with panic disorder and major depression using cognitive behavioural approaches. * Promoting positive mental health and awareness of the importance of addressing mental health issues. * Strengthening the
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Stigma Mental illness can be considered one of the most apprehensive health issues in Australia as it has becoming increasingly obvious and deteriorated (Australian Institution of Health and Welfare 2010). According to Australian Bureau of Statistics (2008)‚ in 2007‚ approximately 45.5% of total Australian people experienced a mental health problem over their lifetime‚ whereas 20% suffered symptoms of a mental health problem over one year. People who have been diagnosed with mental illness are
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Care Act and the Rural American The United States in the past month has gone through a rollercoaster ride of events‚ from government shutdown to fiscal cliff deadline. All of these fall short to the main focus of this paper. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will affect every person in the United States however; I will focus on the benefits of the ACA on the rural American. The ACA was passed in 2010. On October 1st‚ 2013 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act began
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the division of mental health at the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. While working at the Department of Health I was exposed to the fragilities of the human mind and worked with patients with various disorders from bipolar disorder to schizophrenia. I gained an understanding of the importance of adequate mental health care in my community and the social‚ financial‚ and emotional difficulties faced by those in need of obtaining such care. Like physical dysfunctions‚ mental disorders can deteriorate
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Assignment: Case Study {text:bookmark-end} Mental illness is any of various conditions characterized by impairment of an individual’s normal cognitive‚ emotional‚ or behavioral functioning‚ and caused by social‚ psychological‚ biochemical‚ genetic or other factors‚ such as infection or head trauma. Also call emotional illness‚ and mental disease. (www.thefreedictioary.com). No mental illness can not be define as a physical illness such as diabetes‚ because mental illness is that it can not be diagnosed
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On March 23‚ 2010‚ President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law‚ putting in place comprehensive reforms that are intended to improve access to affordable health coverage for all U.S. citizens and to help protect consumers from abusive insurance company practices. Changes in the health care reform act will take place between 2010 through 2014; in 2014 the law will be fully implemented. The reform has many factors that can be considered good and bad. One is coverage. By a commonly cited
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Health and Safety Act 1974 The health and safety act provide security for the health‚ safety and well-being of individuals at work‚ this protect them against risks to health or safety in connection with the activities of individuals at work‚ this is for controlling and preventing illegal possession or use of dangerous substances also to make more provision with respect to the employment medical advisor. This act also provides a safe working environment. The health safety act has influenced health
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Policy Analysis Paper: Mental Health December 2nd‚ 2014 Social Policy Radford University Introduction: This paper will discuss the necessity for social policy change in regards to the mental health system (or lack thereof) within the United States as well as internationally. The need for reform is tantamount in order for marginalized groups with mental disabilities to function well-beyond their capacities. An analysis of policy is needed to better understand the challenges that face
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Student Name: Goal: I aspire to eat at least one salad for a meal during at least five of my workouts and make sure I am getting all of the benefits of fresh vegetables no long than July 13‚ 2013. Date Warm-Up Physical Activity Intensity(Light‚ Medium‚ or High) Cool – Down Minutes 07/06/2013 Walking Jogging Medium Calf stretches 50 07/07/2013 Push ups Running Medium Yoga 50 07/08/2013 Curl ups Jogging Medium Arm Stretches 50 07/09/2013 Squats Jogging High Walking
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I recently saw a young 18-year-old female in my clinic who was seeking pain medications for abdominal pain. Her urine pregnancy test was positive. The moment I told her the results‚ the patient was in tears. She broke down and told me that she was addicted to opiate pain medications. She was suffering from severe withdrawal symptoms and did not know what to do. She said that her father left the family when she was 9 and her mother died from an overdose last year. She did not have a job‚ nor had
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