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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“Mental Health with the Focus on Alcohol Behavioral Perspectives” Christin Burnett A mental health system is one that has perpetually plagued society and the one being focusing on will be alcoholism in the mental health. Approximately 64% of Americans drink. Many Americans are exposed to alcoholism in the family and of the over 15 million alcoholics in this country‚500‚000 are youth between the ages of nine and twelve. (National Institutes of Health [NIH] and NIAAA 2007).Psychologist
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AND LEGAL ISSUES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HIV/AIDS (Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) raises challenging ethical and legal dilemmas for mental health professionals. Relevant issues pertaining to these dilemmas are examined in this article. Specifically‚ the authors review the following: professional responsibility‚ competence‚ and confidentiality. Special attention is paid to several court cases that have implications for mental health counselors working with
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biggest barriers to accessing mental health services. The media and Hollywood movies have cultivated stigma by falsely representing people with mental health disorders. For example‚ movies often portray characters with mental health problems in institutions smoking incessantly‚ with volatile outbreaks‚ and a Thorazine shuffle. In addition‚ when a mass shooting occurs the media declares the perpetrator mentally ill. For this reason‚ the misconceptions surrounding mental illness need fixing. The discrimination
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People with mental health issues deserve the right to choose their treatment and should have access to proper treatment. Mental health patients are people‚ meaning they are entitled to the same human rights as anyone else. In order for patients to be protected‚ Mental Health in America (MHA) suggests that‚ “[states create] and enforce laws which permit persons with mental illnesses to designate in writing‚ while competent‚ what treatment they should receive should their decisional capacity be impaired
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Reillo English IV 17 February 2015 Mental Health/Crisis Counseling Section 1 In 1976‚ the AMHCA‚ American Mental Health Counseling Association ‚ committed to promoting and establishing professional mental health counselors. Also‚ in 1976 group of community mental health and private counselors founded the AMHCA as a professional association for a newly emerging group of counselors who said that their practice was “mental health” counseling. By 1979‚ the founders of AMHCA organized four major key mechanisms to
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Mental Health in the African American Community Introduction African Americans‚ can also be referred as the Afro Americans or the Black Americans‚ are the residents and citizen of the Unites States who have their roots linked to at least the partial ancestry of the native population of Sub-Saharan Africa. They are also the direct descendants of enslaved Africans that were within the boundaries of the present day United States. Most of the African Americas are the descendants from West Africa
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I wasn’t sure what to expect from Dr. Piper as my faculty advisor. I had Dr. Piper as a professor for my first Argosy Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) course and was excited to meet with him in a nonacademic environment to discuss different aspects of becoming a mental health counselor. We coordinated convenient time and location for both of us to meet. The meeting was very informative and constructive for me. I was able to discuss my educational future and obtain a better understanding
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Clinical Mental Health Counseling Services and Reaction Afaf Zalata New Jersey City University Clinical Mental Health Resources in New Jersey Acute Care Family Support Jersey City Medical Center 355 Grand Street Jersey City‚ NJ 07302 (201) 915-2268 Early Intervention Support Services (Crisis Intervention Services) Bridgeway‚ Inc. 152 Central Avenue Jersey City‚ NJ 07306 (201) 885-2539 Integrated Case Management Services Jersey City
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