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Conceptual Relevance to Mental Health Counseling and Professional Practice: As a practicing professional counselor, it is important to be an advocate for the effective reduction of institutional stigmatization as well as for the maximum possible protection of counselor-patient confidentiality.
Antiquated or outdated conceptual approaches to rehabilitation counseling are less effective than those that correspond more closely to the actual needs of patients. As a professional counselor, it is important to understand the specific needs of patients to best assist them achieve the maximum possible reintegration into a fulfilling and productive life after their return from combat with serious injures or long-term disabilities.
Stone, F.P. (1998). Attitudinal and Perceptual Barriers to Accessing Mental
Health Services among Members of the U.S. Air Force. University of Utah.
Summary of Major Findings:
A survey of enlisted members in the U.S. Air Force established that: (1) there is a general perception that seeking mental health counseling is associated with negative stigmas that are detrimental to career goals; (2) the confidentiality of counselor-patient disclosure is no greater than that associated with general social conversations with lay acquaintances; and (3) military psychologists are less well trained and less helpful than chaplains.
Conceptual Relevance to Mental Health Counseling and Professional Practice:
References
Dao, J. And Frosch, D. "Military Rules Said to Hinder Therapy." The New York Times.
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Frain, M.P., Bishop, M., and Bethel, M. "A Roadmap for Rehabilitation Counseling to Serve Military Veterans with Disabilities." Journal of Rehabilitation, Volume 76,
Mental Health, Prisons and Hospitals The two videos -- the news piece on Connecticut's "purple pods" used in Hartford hospital and the Frontline special on prisons and mental health -- both indicate a problem in how society copes with and treats individuals with mental health. They also portray the two extremes of society's response to mental health issues. The Hartford hospital is on the one extreme -- in which the patient's
However, integrated continuum of care networks presents a viable solution to mental health care delivery that properly allocates resources a collaborative and cooperative service delivery system. Needed, according to Mohatt (1997) is "vertical integration' in the "approaches to managed care" in networking a group of healthcare providers, at various levels of primary care and behavioral health, to form an integrated service network. They seek to develop, via cooperation, a coordinated,
Who lives with you in your household? Quien vive con usted en la casa? B. Tell me about your family. Cuenteme acerca de su familia C. What's a typical day like for you? With your Family? With your friends? Como pasa Usted el dia? Con su familia? Con sus amigos? D. Tell me about your friends Cuenteme sobre sus amigos E. Who are the people you can count on the most in time
Abstract:Today, mental health in the U.S. has become the focus of a growing body of scholarship as researchers examine the antecedents to the nation�s current political polarization and increasingly violent responses to the multiple existential threats that confront humanity. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for instance, has not only brought to the forefront the critical importance of public health but has also exposed the vulnerabilities in the nation's mental health infrastructure.
Logic ModelGoal:Improved provision of mental health services for the African American communityMission: To improve the mental health of the African American community via intervention effortsPurpose: the African American community does not receive adequate mental health services due to biases within the health care community, lack of trust within the African American community, historical trauma, and lack of access to care. The purpose is to resolve these issues through education, support,
National Council for Behavioral Health (n.d.) points out, at least thirty percent of active duty military personnel suffer from a serious mental health disorder that requires treatment, but less than half of these individuals receive treatment. However, there are a variety of state and national mental health services specifically for individuals and families affiliated with the military. The state of Washington maintains a list of mental health resources including