¶ … clinical mental health setting that you would like to work in when you become licensed. It is okay to choose a setting that you are merely interested in and would like to explore further; you do not need to have already made this decision.
I would like to work in a clinical health setting that supports diverse inner-city communities. The community agency would serve people from different ages, socio-economic, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Identify a licensed counselor who is working in your preferred setting and request an interview. You must interview a licensed counselor, not a social worker or psychologist.
I interviewed Dr. Johnson Craig who is a licensed counselor at Harlem Hospital Center
Prior to the interview, you will develop at least 15 questions for the counselor. Use these questions as guidelines to get started:
Can you please tell me about your field of expertise, and please explain your personal mission?
What is your background and please tell me what led you to this profession?
How does the concept of holistic health apply to your profession as well as your lifestyle?
Please describe your education and training to become a licensed counselor?
What licensure and other professional credentials do you have? Professional memberships?
What drew you to the mental health counseling profession?
What client populations do you serve as a counselor?
What do you like most about your day-to-day professional life? What do you like the least?
How do managed care policies impact your work?
What advocacy activities do you engage in?
What challenges do you face in your professional life?
What refresher course do you intend to take?
Are you culturally competent in your duties?
What is one of your favorite stories on a customer who benefited most from your service?
4. Write a summary of this interview. Do not submit a transcript of the interview.
5. Using the information from your reading, this interview and any journal articles that you find, discuss the impact that public policies have on the roles and responsibilities of clinical mental health counselors working in diverse communities. Be sure to discuss the roles and responsibilities of counselors providing services to clients of diverse ages, backgrounds, and exceptional abilities, including strategies for differentiated interventions. (How do counselors ensure that interventions "fit" for diverse clients?)
6. Discuss how the policies of professional, governmental, and accrediting organizations have impacted the practice of this counselor.
7. Share your impressions of the information that the counselor shared, anything that you found particularly interesting, surprising, or that you expected to hear. Discuss the impact that the interview had on your beliefs, expectations, and goals related to becoming a clinical mental health counselor working in this setting.
Summary of the interview
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