the division of mental health at the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health. While working at the Department of Health I was exposed to the fragilities of the human mind and worked with patients with various disorders from bipolar disorder to schizophrenia. I gained an understanding of the importance of adequate mental health care in my community and the social‚ financial‚ and emotional difficulties faced by those in need of obtaining such care. Like physical dysfunctions‚ mental disorders can deteriorate
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1. Define/describe the 4 personality types of Freud/Fromm. Which of these personality types do you feel best describes your own personality? Describe a productive and unproductive version of your personality type. Do you know someone who is a productive narcissist? What characteristics do you find most beneficial in this type? There are three personality types according to Sigmund Freud: erotic‚ obsessive‚ and narcissistic. Erich Fromm added a fourth type‚ marketing. The erotic personality is one
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The population of Latinos in the U.S. continues to increase. In 2014‚ Latinos accounted for 17.4% of the population (U.S. Census Bureau‚ 2015). Many Latinos are dealing with mental health disorders‚ such as depression. To help the well-beings of Latinos‚ counselors need to understand treatments based on depression. Additionally‚ one has to understand the cultural factors within the population of Latinos. Recently‚ Kanter et al. (2015) depicts a need for more research in order to improve treatment
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Among the many issues that may impact my future moving into the Mental Health Counseling field‚ one area is more evident to me than others are the diverse populations where multiculturalism is growing broadly and is necessary to the furthering of communities here and abroad. According to Sue & Sue‚ (2015) when it comes to multiculturalism‚ diverse‚ and multicultural counseling competence‚ these words encompass broad topics: race‚ gender‚ socioeconomics‚ sexual orientation‚ just to name a few (p
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admitted to my second year as a Master of Science (M.S.) in Clinical Mental Health Counseling student‚ which prepares professional counselors to work in community agencies‚ educational settings‚ as well as private practice. As it is a CACREP accredited program‚ I will eventually be eligible to take the National Counselor Examination (NCE) leading to certification as a National Certified Counselors (NCC). The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program also prepares me to seek licensure as a Clinical
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characteristics that are commonly associated with the mentally ill‚ despite the fact they are inaccurate‚ unfair and help to perpetuate negative stereotypes. The mentally ill continue to be marginalised through stereotypes which is wrong. Mental illness does not equate to insanity. Everything we are now is the product of what we have seen‚ smelt‚ heard‚ tasted and experienced. We are not born with the damaged perception that mental illness equals insanity‚ we are taught it. This stigma originated
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Assessment of Mental Health Facility: PORT Human Services (Kinston Outpatient Clinic) Tonya Robinson COUN 5336 Substance abuse seems to be one of the rising epidemics in Eastern North Carolina. There have been an increased number of arrests being made as a result of drug and substance abuse. With limited resources‚ PORT Human Services is one of the very few and one of the most successful organizations to provide mental health and substance abuse services in eastern North Carolina. PORT
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also suffering from mental health issues. When that isn’t true at all‚ because you can be addicted to anything; including
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studies have been inconclusive in their findings of such ill-effects. However‚ the agency did report that there would be a significantly high number of cases of Malathion related illnesses with only four of those that might become fatal. In addition‚ because of Malathion is toxic to organisms on water‚ applications directly to bodies of water is avoided at all costs. The fact that Malathion degrades so rapidly makes its application a low health risk to citizens and wildlife. Of course with any pesticide
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Positive mental health in children & adolescent Positive mental health is a state of wellbeing in which we realize our abilities‚ can cope with life’s normal stresses & uncertainties and can work regularly & productively. It’s the foundation for person’s effective functioning‚ learning‚ emotional expression‚ forming good relationship with others‚ and not merely the absence of diagnosable psychiatric disorders. Child & adolescents are future of our society. But they are also considered weaker both
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