Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
Signs That Adults Need Stress Management Assistance
Signs That Adults Need Stress Management Assistance • Difficulty communicating thoughts • Difficulty sleeping • Difficulty maintaining balance • Easily frustrated • Increased use of drugs/alcohol • Limited attention span • Poor work performance • Headaches/stomach problems • Tunnel vision/muffled hearing • Colds or flu-like symptoms • Disorientation or confusion • Difficulty concentrating • Reluctance […]
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Indicators for Posttraumatic Stress DisorderIndicators for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Indicators for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder • Dissociation • Depersonalization • Arousal of the sympathetic nervous system • Panic or mania • Psychotic processes • Suicidality • Homicidality • Violent inclinations • Inability to function • Event-related belief that the individual was going to die • Negative appraisal of acute symptoms • Severe depression • A […]
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case example mental health consultative approach
A nursing home director contacts you about a resident at her facility who has become more withdrawn and resistant. At your initial meeting with the director, the resident is described as an 80-year-old woman, Ruby, who has been at the nursing home for 2 years. She was previously more involved with others and had a […]
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Foundational Assertions of Mental Health Consultation
Foundational Assertions of Mental Health Consultation • The consultative relationship is triadic between the consultant, consultee(s) and client(s). • The consultant and consultee relate collegially rather than the consultee being subordinate to the consultant. The consultant and the consultee are seen as experts in their own areas. • The content of discussions between the consultant […]
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brief history of consultation
BRIEF HISTORY OF CONSULTATION The impetus for mental health services to move beyond the clinic setting to improve treatment outcomes fueled movements to develop methods of consultation. These early efforts at consulting began as a means of offering an alternate response to meeting the community’s mental health needs when scarce professional resources meant that many […]
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Twelve Easy Steps for Failure as a Mental Health Consultant
Twelve Easy Steps for Failure as a Mental Health Consultant 1. Know it all. 2. Learn nothing about the consultee. 3. Be unaware of your own motives. 4. Be definite, dogmatic, unyielding. 5. Sulk when your advice is not taken. 6. Use ambiguity to your own advantage. 7. Avoid feedback mechanisms. 8. Keep professional status […]
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Benefits to Patient Car
Benefits to Patient Care This example illustrates the importance of seeking consultation with other professionals to effectively meet the needs of people served in therapeutic settings. The psychologist was technically asked to consult with the psychiatrist when asked to offer treatment services and assist in providing more thorough care to the children. The feedback regarding […]
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consultation skill development as a therapist
The purpose is to guide mental health professionals in exploring consultation as an extension of primary treatment efforts as well as an alternative to the traditional therapeutic approach. A main premise being that the additional skills necessary to provide effective consultation are built upon a professional’s solid foundation of clinical knowledge and expertise. As a […]
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A Mental Health Professional Consultant’s Code of Ethics
A Mental Health Professional Consultant’s Code of Ethics Because there is no universally accepted code of ethics for consultants with mental health backgrounds, Gallessich (1982) created a set of principles based on information culled from the consultation literature (American Psychological Association, 1972; Benne, 1969; Division of Managerial Consultation of the Academy of Management, 1978; G. […]
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Ten Characteristics of a Healthy Workplace
Ten Characteristics of a Healthy Workplace A healthy workplace allows employees to have a sense of 1. Meaning in their work, often based on a noble vision the organization is pursuing. 2. Support based on caring and thoughtful relationships with superiors, peers, and subordinates in the organization. 3. Participation in decision making so that input […]
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