Knowledge about mental health among adolescents is expanding with research over the years. The topic is being researched because society has found increased discussion about mental health. With more knowledge about mental health‚ people can gain understanding on the matter. Mental health issues including depression‚ anxiety‚ anorexia‚ substance use‚ and other problems are commonly experienced by adolescents. Society is beginning to have an understanding of why it is important to research and discuss
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unit 1 review question: 1. what are the qualities associated with HR that help an organizzation gain a sustainable competitive advantage? sustainability of the resources‚ of the labor force. HR is also associated to the issues of strategic management. 2. distinguish between training and development employees Training is a planned effort to help employees to learn about skills and behavior that are related to their job while development is the knowledge and skills acquired by employees that
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Psychiatric Mental Health Chapter 20: Sleep Disorders •Sleep is a major function of daily living and mental health. •The average adult should get 7 to 9 hours of sleep daily. •However‚ many people are in the habit of frequently cutting back on sleep to meet other social needs. •The most common and major consequence of sleep loss is excessive sleepiness. •Sleep deprivation is another consequence of sleep loss that complicates health‚ safety‚ and quality of life for individuals.
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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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SWOK 534- Fall 2012 Mental Health in Texas prisons and jails October 13‚ 2012 University of Southern California A. Introduction: Issue‚ Policy‚ Problem: Texas has approximately 24.3 million residents according to 2010 state statistics from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Close to 833‚000 adults live with a serious mental illness. Within these 24.3 million residents of Texas in 2008‚ approximately 37‚700 adults with a mental illness were incarcerated (NAMI.org). Additionally‚ there
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The Professional Identity of a Mental Health Counselor Trineequa Gilbert Capella University Introduction The professional identity of a mental health counselor is extremely important. When it comes to finding your professional identity‚ it is important to weigh out all options to make sure that the profession that is chosen‚ is what one would see themselves doing for a long time. It is more so of asking oneself if they feel they qualify for the career that they are about to
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Unit 1 Introduction to Communication in Heath‚ Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings. 1. Understand why communication is important in the work setting. 1.1 Identify different reasons why people communicate. Communication is important to share ideas‚ for people to express their needs and feelings. Communication is needed to build relationships and to share experiences. People communicate to ask questions‚ to offer reassurance and help. 1.2 Explain how effective communication affects
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on why I have chosen the path to become Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner over other master’s degree in nursing. Mental illness is one of the major medical concerns in our country today. There is significant shortage of psychiatric mental health practitioners to meet the demand of the mental illness population. I want to be a part of a big change in the health care setting by providing care to those who are not receiving mental health services. I have a passion as a nurse to care for mentally
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Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Tony Lee Merriwether CJHS/410 September 22‚ 2014 April Stewart Running head: SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH 1 SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH 4 Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Domestic violence recently attracted international media attention because of the of high profile status of the victims and abusers (e. g. Ray Rice‚ Nicole Simpson‚ Rihanna‚ and Chris Brown). The remainder of the victims remains nameless
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Ethical and Legal Aspects of Health Services‚ HEA 203 Dr. Christine Connolly December 6‚ 2012 Case Review ii Abstract Being hired as a new administrator for Gotham City Medical Center which mainly focus on mental health issues comes with a host of task. The inpatient and outpatient services are housed in separate buildings on the same campus which caused problems by the center during file recording. After an audit conducted by the New York State Office of Mental Heath several findings
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