Exordium On an average day in march, one middle school student sat quietly in study hall. He was informed that he had to go and see the school nurse. Initially, he was confused but went anyways to avoid trouble. When he arrived the nurse took him to see one of the guidance counselors. He learned that the counselor had been notified by a faculty member or fellow student that he was at risk of commiting suicide however this students was not at risk of commiting suicide and in fact was not even
addiction recovery because when someone is addicted, they are dependent on an object that keeps them motivated. Throughout history spirituality and addiction has been an ongoing topic, but more recently has been brought into the spotlight among counselors to serve as a link in therapy because it has a beneficial outcome. The term spirituality has become a prevalent topic in society today. Spirituality at its core is Latin for "spirit-sarch-ualice" meaning an actualization or awakening (DiPasquale)
to recover and turned my family life upside down. This experience forced me to deal with circumstances beyond my control as a five-year-old. As a result of these complex situations and the dramatic change in our family dynamics, I began to see a counselor to help me gain an understanding of life’s challenges. This experience had a significant, lasting impact, defining who I am today and inspiring me at a young age to help others who struggle with their emotional and psychological well-being.
After listening to the presentation by the Kelly Center Representative, Will Stutterheim, I found myself feeling a mix of both positive and negative emotions. I felt saddened from learning that severe mental health issues affect 6 in 10 women and 4 in ten men, though these numbers could be more equal since men are less likely to admit their emotional ailments. I also felt disappointed because our society has made it that way. Often these issues are over looked, down-played, or even laughed at. But
years is mental health courts (MHCs). Hemmens, Brody, and Spohn (2017) defined mental health courts as “a specialized court that involves collaboration between the criminal justice system and mental health agencies with the goal of providing needed services to mentally ill offenders”. This type of court targets defendants who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and need treatment rather than incarceration. Mental health courts are an effort to reduce the amount of people with mental illnesses
continually help individuals and families with mental and behavioral health concerns (American Psychological Association, n.d.). The development within the field has called for separation amongst clinical focus. Professional psychologist may specialize in various focuses, such as school psychology, clinical psychology, and counseling psychology. School psychology is said to have started when Lightner Witmer began studying and evaluating psychological cases in a laboratory (Benjamin, 2005, p. 4). More
What could be worse than being diagnose with early stages of dementia at the end of retirement? Dementia is considered a decline in the mental ability that results in a poor quality daily life. About nine million American suffer from the progressive disease of dementia. Furthermore, half of the people diagnosed with dementia suffers from Alzheimer’s disease which is the most common type of dementia (Dementia Society of America, 2018). People who are suffering from dementia cannot make decisions
starts snoring after being exposed to a snorer. The snoring may be because of a clinical problem, which includes enlarged adenoids, that has decided to miraculously gift itself. Sorry, you can’t blame all of the noise in your mattress friend anymore! in case you are suffering from loud night breathing yourself, or the noise of any other snorer (that's infinitely worse), there are a few matters which you and your loved ones can do to stop the rattle. Berkeley wellness recommends warding off heavy food and
Completing homework is like making a shopping list. Many people find list making helpful, and therefore write lists, and others find this practice unnecessary. Those who do write would feel stress if it began to consume large portions of time and is something that they felt was in some ways unneeded. Although true, putting in too much time only causes stress. Making lists should be a task that is not fun, but still helpful to the individual. Homework should be the same. Even though necessary in small
A survey by Touch Cyber Wellness done in 2013 showed that 1 in 3 of the 3000 secondary students surveyed admitted to having been bullied online. (Baig, 2014) A study by Microsoft also sees Singapore coming in second for the highest rates of cyber-bullying globally. But what really urged me to focus on this topic was the recent bullying case in the news involving a student from Shuqun Secondary School as stated in article . The student was clearly physically bullied by his classmates in the video