The Rates Of Abortion

Counselling and psychotherapy are very different areas of speciality than psychiatry or psychology. Yet it is from these two health practices that counselling and psychotherapy practice emerged. The emergence and beginning of this takes us back initially to 1887, when the specialism of psychotherapy emerged in psychiatry. In the nineteenth century there was a general shift towards science and

Abortion continues to make a profound impact on public policies and remains one of the most controversial debate of our time. Though abortion continues to be a debate, it was not always a problematic one. Abortion has been present throughout history dating back to the ancient Egyptians, Greek and Roman. Before abortion became a crime in the 19th century, abortion was a womans choice. “Before abortion became the object of law, it was a subject of everyday life” (Roe v Wade BOOK p. 11). From early civilizations to today, abortion was and may still serve as a form of birth control. It has been observed that through abortion those of upper class avoided “unwanted childbearing and the lower classes used it to limit family size when 1 or more child

123). The role of a mental health counselor is critical when communicating with any prescribing professional since it "maximizes client outcomes where integrative therapies are involved" (Dickinson & Kaut, 2009 p. 218). Because the psychotherapist is in contact with the patient, he or she has the opportunity to join forces with others in the medical profession and be their eyes and ears to the appropriate professionals. As the treatment continues the mental health counselor re-assesses both the effects of treatment. Overall, the focus is on the client’s best interest (Anderson & King, 2004).

Brief Description: Due to the chicken and egg dilemma surrounding co-occurring disorders, for years researchers have faced the challenge of what to treat first, in other words identifying the main issue. Now after twenty years and being given the title of an evidence-based practice, researchers have come up with a holistic approach in treating co-occurring disorders. Researches coined this evidence-based practice as integrated treatment, which is basically a marriage between health and mental health services/treatment/interventions.

The Abortion stigma and healthcare disparities have always existed amongst low income African American adolescent women in the U.S. society. The abortion stigma has been described as a negative attribute associated with women who seek to terminate a pregnancy that marks them, internally or externally, as inferior to ideals of womanhood (Walden, 2011). The experience of stigma can depend on individual characteristics, such as religious beliefs, cultural values, but most importantly, economic status (Dehlendorf, C., Harris, L. H., & Weitz, T. A., 2013). This research paper will specifically examine the disparities and associated stigmas within African-American adolescent women having selective abortion in low income communities. It is important

Indubitably, the topic of abortion has been enveloped with controversy since the 1960s. The divisive topic presents two sides: anti-abortionist and pro-choice. Anti-abortionist believe that it is immoral to abort the fetus. Pro-choice believe that the fetus is not yet a person therefore it is moral to abort the fetus. Nonetheless, Marquis presents an argument that states abortion is immoral; he presents a logical and convincing argument that works to an extent. After scrutinizing Marquis’ argument, it is prevalent that he does not address the wrongness in killing those who are mentally ill or are disabled as they do not have a future like ours. His failure to do so could leads us to the conclusion that it is morally permissible to kill fetuses that show signs of future mental illness or disability.

In an effort to better serve clients in the counseling field, accountability in the form of evidence-based outcome measures has become an important component within the profession. Erford (2014) states that counselors must offer research based interventions that are empirically sound and has the ability to produce desired outcomes in their clients. In an effort to determine an appropriate evidence-based outcome measure, I went to Capella’s library and entered “mental health counseling” and “outcome measure” as search terms. After reviewing the abstracts of a few peer-reviewed journal articles, I selected Making Change Visible: The Possibilities in

The issue of abortion is notoriously controversial. Since the Supreme Court’s 1992 ruling in Casey v. Planned Parenthood, states have enacted different restrictions on the procedure. These restrictions vary from state to state. Nineteen states currently have laws prohibiting partial-birth abortion, and forty-one states strictly prohibit abortions except in cases of life-endangerment. One particularly incendiary area of abortion law is that of public funding. However, as of this year there are only seventeen states that cover abortion procedures through public funding. In this paper we will discuss federal abortion legislation, while describing the laws and political ideologies of the following states: Texas, California, New

The same study also associated the self-medication hypotheses (SMH) to Gender, Race, Previous Diagnosis, and Sexual trauma. It continued to look at people that are non-compliant to Psychiatric drug treatment and it showed how individuals present with different mental disorders but do not seek treatment for their psychiatric condition. These individuals seek forms of self-medication like drugs and alcohol rather than seek regulated psychiatric treatment. The researchers had a hard time completing the study as many of the candidates dropped out to seek self-medication once again. The discussion portion of the study held that the dropout rate for

     Today many people seek professional therapy or counseling for a limited amount of time in order to deal with different life crises. Others seek professional help for the majority of their lives in order to deal with a psychological disorder. After reading this chapter on Therapy, I learned that this was not always the case, and that the way our society views therapy, and the meaning of therapy, has changed dramatically of the years. This chapter not only explains the evolution of therapy, it explores the different therapeutic approaches.

Abortion has always been a controversial topic in the United States for decades. Abortion is like taking the life of someone without their permission so it is technically “murder”. There is no such thing as an unwanted child, millions of families in the United States are always willing to adopt. On the other hand, there are circumstances where a woman can barely care and sustain herself so chances are that she will not be able to take care of her child. Or when a rape occurs, having an abortion is not as bad as when a woman has sex without protection and knows she has the chance to get pregnant.

This application paper will discuss my personal theory of counseling or psychotherapy in a number of different areas. Specifically, I will discuss the seven areas of interest. First, I will discuss and describe

The results display that patients who had been withdrawn from cognitive therapy treatment were less likely to relapse (30.8%) than those who had been withdrawn from medications (76.2%). No significant difference was found between patients

Any effective professional counselor will need to familiarize himself with standard, functional treatment plans as they relate to the disorders they regularly encounter in their patients. Still, it is tantamount that professionals continue their education about newer permutations and modifications that are constantly being discovered and tested. Many times, old ‘tried and true’ methods can become outdated or irrelevant. It is critical not to get trapped into a singular pattern of thinking when it comes to the care of a client. Counselors should want to be informed about cutting edge research to keep their options diverse and

Yet, if managed care begins to dictate what treatments have to be used, then empirically validated treatments will be used against psychologists as a form of restriction that may inhibit the success of the therapeutic process (Scaturo, 2001).However, certain artful tactics involved in psychotherapy will never be completely removed, such as the development of a therapeutic relationship (Allen, 2008). With the rise of EVTs there is a possibility that insurance or managed care may dictate the exact treatment techniques that need to be used for a particular disorder, the art of psychotherapy will not be able to thrive in the future has it once did in the past (Hopko & Hopko, 1999). One way to prevent the complete loss of the art of psychotherapy is to use both the art and science together.