Mental health professionals

the mental health professional to examine the reason the client is seeking help vs. other potential challenges that may be presented within the intake form. For instance, the client may state that they are seeking help for their relationship, but may also put on the form that they are

conditions which represent a person character, view of their society, and culture. Morals and ethics are two principles that are similar in that it includes how decision are made either good or bad (Remley & Herlihy, 2016). As a future, mental health professional, it is essential to have sound judgement when making decisions that will ultimately impact clients. We will review morals, ethics from my perspective. Influence Being raised to have strong faith, courage, honesty and integrity were some

ensure that I had made both my line manager and the Care Co-ordinator aware of the factual information I had been given whilst also seeking a multi-discipline professional judgment on what was the best course of action to take. This would also help me evaluate and analyse 2’s current safeguarding opportunities such as Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) involvement and balance the safeguarding concerns of a vulnerable adult with the probability

The right to prescribe medication for psychologist have been a hot topic in the mental health field and have been a major goal of the American Psychological Association. In fact, the American Psychological Association have established many different training programs and legislations towards achieving this goal. Today, the state of New Mexico, Louisiana, and Illinois are the three states that have approved prescription rights for psychologist, with many other state have already introduced similar

prescription privileges include changes in the ways that physicians and mental health professionals are able to prescribe medications to their patients. According to Brenda Smith of the APA (2012), currently patients receive their medications for psychological conditions by a physician usually without having been evaluated by a mental health practitioner according to the CDC. The trend includes individuals to visit their general health practitioners in order to receive psychotropic medications such as

cornerstone of the counseling relationship. Professionals in many situations deal with issues that have ethical and legal ramifications. The communication amongst the two is to occur freely, the client must have privacy, and the information shared during the session is to be private (Newsome, Gladding, Pg. 66). The ethically and legally job of the counselor is to maintain and respect professional boundaries. Boundaries help provided structure to the professional relationship and the vulnerability of the

Roles and Mission The counselor may play various roles, at several levels, i.e. the counselor may be an educator to the client, the counselor may be a type of mentor offering advice and guidance on specific issues, and also engage in other roles. The counselor may also act as an advocate for a client whose cultural background is significantly different than the environment he or she may currently be in, by ensuring that the client is treated with the same respect and given the same opportunities

development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity”. I interpret this as a wide array of assurances, through continuing education and enlightenment of counselors, and then the quality of services is improved upon by dedication. The ACA started out as the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA), and it originated because so many professional counselors were

substance abuse outpatient treatment. This mental health counselor would treat Paul for his anxiety and any other mental health conditions the client is diagnosed with. Then this counselor would refer the client to the local outpatient substance abuse treatment facility to talk with tone of their counselors about his drinking issues and why he feels he needs to frequently drink. The addictions counselor can focus on the clients drinking, while the mental health counselor will be able to focus on the

ability to experience or anticipate pleasure, and significantly interferes with functioning in daily life. Untreated, symptoms can last for weeks, months, or years; and if inadequately treated, depression can lead to significant impairment, other health-related issues, and in rare cases, suicide. Some of the symptoms include; depressed mood most of the day, nearly every day, markedly diminished interest or pleasure in activities most of the day, nearly every day, changes in appetite that result in