How Client Needs Influence the Design of a Mental Health Program The targeted populated would be the veterans who suffer with PTSD‚ who are homeless‚ living in poverty‚ and with mental and physical health issues. Among this group will include the veterans of all cultures; Hispanic‚ African-American‚ Whites‚ Asian‚ Native Hawaiian and American Indians. Ethnic minority plays a role in the risk factor for PTSD along with the specific war they were involved in. Race-related stressors need to be addressed
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study of psychotropic medications‚ which are used for mental disorders that have the ability to alter a person’s behavior and mental state of mind. Because of potentially serious side effects of many of these drugs‚ psychotropic medication should only be prescribed by qualified medical professionals who monitor the effects on patients. The purpose of week seven’s application assignment is to explain the boundaries that mental health counselors have in regards to recommending and prescribing medication
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Genetic Counselor; one who determines health risks for hereditary diseases and disorders in patients; is a career I wish to pursue due to salary‚ benefits‚ and the ability to help others. When asked to research a future occupation‚ I immediately knew I wanted to go into a STEM field‚ or Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Mathematics. As I continued to research‚ and after many future occupation quizzes‚ I came across Genetic Counseling. When I first saw this‚ I was a little confused because I did not
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A. Public Health Approach to Mental Health A Public Health Approach to Mental Health contains must focus on a specific group of people‚ stress promotion and prevention‚ and address the determinants of health. A Public Health Approach must also place an emphasis on “assessment‚ policy development‚ and assurance” (Miles et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 40). B. Description of Disorder Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent emotions of sadness and loss of interest‚ it is also called Major Depressive
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(24 points) DAY: 4 AM 1. Temperature:_______ 2. Dew Point:______ 3. Barometric Pressure:_____ 4. Wind Direction - Choose One: N‚ NE‚ E‚ SE‚ S‚ SW‚ NW W 5. Wind Speed: _______ 6. Cloud Cover - Choose One: 0%‚ 25%‚ 50%‚ 75%‚ 100% NIGHT: 4 PM 1. Temperature:_______ 2. Dew Point:______ 3. Barometric Pressure:_____ 4. Wind Direction - Choose One: N‚ NE‚ E‚ SE‚ S‚ SW‚ NW W 5. Wind Speed: _______ 6. Cloud Cover - Choose One: 0%‚ 25%‚ 50%‚ 75%‚ 100% Part III: Creating Graphs (30 Points)
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the ethical and legal responsibility of mental health counselors to protect the right of privacy of clients. In the world of mental health counseling‚ counselors’ commitment to confidentiality is the basis of effective practice. Confidentiality prohibits mental health counselors from disclosing information about the client to third parties (e.g. family members‚ employer). Confidentiality is critical to establish trust between consumer and mental health counselor‚ which is imperative for promoting open
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The Co-occurrence of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: Thomas Burns Springfield College School of Human Services According to the National Institute on Drug Addiction “comorbidity occurs when there are interactions between two disorders or illnesses and the interactions may happen simultaneously or sequentially in the same person” (2008‚ p.1). Europeans turn to the International Classification of Disease (ICD) in order to define comorbidity. This definition
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The career that I chose is Mental Health Specialist. My initial career was becoming a Social Worker. When I graduate college I would only have a Bachelors in Psychology. To do become a Social worker I would need a Master’s degree. I want to become a Mental Health Specialist so that I can help people and be a good influence. “Mental health specialists can be employed at a variety of healthcare facilities to assist patients who have mental illnesses or other problems that might be aided by professional
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Brittany N. McDaniel Mental Health Criminals in Texas Colorado State University Global Campus December 17‚ 2012 Mental Health Criminals in Texas The United States has taken many strides to adequately defend and prosecute mentally ill offenders‚ but some still fall through the cracks of the legal system and do not get the help that they truly need. Mental illness is a serious medical dilemma with severe social implications. Individuals that are mentally ill and
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I remember hearing stories when I was a child of how my mothers’ mind was possessed by demons. In this day of age some people still believe these old folk tales. I also remember a story of how my father would take my mother to a “curandera” where they would perform rituals in order to have the demons leave her mind and soul. The passing of my father when I was 5 years old triggered my mothers’ bipolar disorder to go into full effect. Thanks to medical advances she was diagnosed correctly by a true
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