In-Home Detention: A Case Study

Coursework may cover contemporary models of couple and family therapy, family systems theories and practices and clinical assessment and psychotherapy for families. Classes may teach students how to conduct assessments and implement interventions based on family dynamics. Students learn about the prevention and resolution of problems arising from unemployment, substance abuse, chronic illness, domestic violence and legal challenges. Case studies illustrate real-world scenarios in hospital, mental health and human service

Gladding, S. T. (2010). Family therapy: History, theory, and practice (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.

I would like to pursue counseling as my career and become a successful leader in the field. I have always had a passion to assist people in emotional distress. As a qualified professional in the counseling field, I would be able to identify their problems as well as offer them the most appropriate solutions that may help them deal with their situations. However, working as a professional counselor requires that I possess the relevant skills and knowledge that would enable me to offer quality services in which I think that I can obtain the skills at Capella University. As a

A doctoral degree combining both supervisory professional mental health counseling skills and counselor education has always been at the forefront of both my personal and professional goals. Being afforded the opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision will allow me the ability to enhance my professional competencies and achieve my set goals. My primary desire is to obtain a position as a college professor that will allow me to nurture the professional growth and maturity of future mental health professionals. Pursuing the doctoral degree will simultaneously assist in developing skillsets that will further prepare me for advanced opportunities in not only teaching but supervision and research. Additionally, I desire to devote time and research to small rural communities to establish prevention based programs that will bridge communities as it relates to mental health challenges. A PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Capella University will afford me the opportunities to positively impact change in future professionals and the communities for which I serve.

Counseling is defined as ”the use of therapeutic strategies to help clients address personal concerns and mental health issues” (Nystul, 2016). Pursuing counseling as a career involves many years of formal study and certification or licensure. After receiving licensure to practice as a professional counselors it is a requirement to maintain involvement and certification in certain associations in order to hold your license. These association often require further education and/or professional practice in order to maintain membership in these associations. It is quite obvious that counseling requires a large amount of commitment and passion in order to pursue it as a career and maintain a title as a counselor. I have conducted an interview with a professional counselor in order to further understand the experience of being a counselor. The interview that I conducted explores the requirements of maintaining and receiving a counselling career, the experience of being a counselor, and what characteristics or skills a professional may have. The Individual who agreed to the interview was a counselor by the name of Susie Facio. Susie Facio, through this interview, will be giving us a look at what influenced her to become a counselor, what her work entails on a day to day basis, and what qualities and skills she has acquired in order to become a successful counselor.

I shared my professional and personal experiences with colleagues. I also partook in health care team activities, where I established and maintained collaborative and productive working contacts with the health care team (Sibiya & Sibiya, 2014). From time to time I consulted with relevant service providers and medical experts identify personal needs as well as strive for improved professional performance

The mental health professional I interviewed was Carol McClelland of Freedom House Recovery Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Carol has worked with Freedom House for a year as the directory of outpatient services and is licensed as a LPC, LPCS, LCAS, CCS, and MA. Carol’s job requires her to be responsible for the direct oversight of all clinical operations and clinical integrity for outpatient services at Freedom House. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm, along with a crisis and detox center that is available for contact 24/7. Carol has plenty of experience in the mental health field, such as working as a dual diagnosis/substance abuse outpatient therapist, working with the severely mentally ill, working as a criminal justice outpatient therapist, and also working in a methadone clinic. She chose this career after her experiences in working with mental health, and her extensive education in psychology and counseling. Carol stated that outpatient services was the most interesting out of her job experiences, so when she was offered the job at Freedom House, she accepted.

Working in partnership with others allows for a consistent continuity of care of the individual. Working with

My first assumption of family therapy was to involve the parents and the individual that had the problem. This book explored further what it

As a result, there must be one person to coordinate the team. Often, this is the case manager (Hood, 2014). The purpose of this interdisciplinary collaboration is to identify the best treatment plan and care to meet the patient’s needs (Fewster-Thuente, 2015). Key in this collaboration is the patient, making sure they approve their plan of care. “Including patients and families in the collaboration is imperative because harmony cannot be achieved and the plan cannot go forward without their consent” (Fewster-Thuente, 2015, p. 359).

(p. 310) “Collaboration is a cooperative effort that focuses on a win win strategy. Collaboration depends on each individual recognizing the perspective of others who are involved and eventually reach a consensus of common goal(s)” (Finkelman & Kenner, 2016, p. 64). In the instance of this case study, team work and collaboration, together will bring the patient and family better quality care as each member of the team can fulfill the complex needs of the patient and family during this difficult experience and ensure all aspects of their care needs are

The past five years, I gained clinical experience in a wide range of psychopathology through my job and training positions. Particularly, during my last job as a psychologist, at the Social Care Agency of Haidari, I was part of a multidisciplinary group composed of psychologists, social workers, speech and occupational therapists. My accountabilities were to deliver low-intensity psychotherapeutic interventions to people with diverse everyday–life

Therefore, this therapy can be used to help families with schizophrenic members, violent temperaments, uncontrolled substance or alcohol abuse, chronic problems (that affect all members), and those who want to improve relationship skills. Its goal is to build a supportive collaboration between counselor and the family and teaches skill-building techniques to help families gain control over their circumstances. Strength and resiliency are taught to families dealing with chronic problems (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2013, p.415). Psychoeducation does follow some of the techniques used by traditional treatments, such as cooperating with the family, acquiring the trust of its members, remaining unbiased, and figuring out the best methods to have positive conclusions. In summary, the program helps families learn problem-solving approaches that will help them have prosperous marital or parent-child relationships (Goldenberg & Goldenberg, 2013, p.416).

My intervention will be to change the view of clients and families of multi-systemic therapy to a more positive one. I will be working with everyone in the family conducting an assessment to “understand the “fit” between the identified problems and their broader systemic context” (The Nine Principles of MST Family Counseling, n.d.). I have noticed a common theme among the majority of them, a lack of motivation and investment in this court ordered therapy process and referrals from schools, Family in need of services, Department of Child and Family Service, Longleaf Behavioral Hospital, Brentwood Hospital, and Eckerd. The 21st century focus of Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST) is to implement Evidence Based Practices (EBP) in Mental Health. “EBP refers to approaches and interventions that have been scientifically tested in controlled studies and proven effective. EBP implies that there is a definable outcome(s)” (Evidence-Based Practice, 2015). EBP is to be used as a method for getting the entire family to shift gears and focus from a negative stance, to a positive one in this process.

Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team. Leads the interdisciplinary healthcare team to solve specific patient care problems to achieve hospital, department and unit goals.