Counseling the Mentally Ill

Paper Summary:

There are two basic categories of mental health disorders that professionals deal with in the criminal justice system: Mood disorders and thought disorders. This paper covers different mental disorders, medications and treatments, and means of counseling offenders with these disorders. The paper focuses on schizophrenia and bi-polar.

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Introduction
Schizophrenia
Positive Symptoms
Negative Symptoms
Medications
Bipolar Disorder
Medications
Counseling the Mentally Ill
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"Counselors must know about psychoactive drugs taken by clients, importance of self-help groups, and using concrete treatment techniques (WICK, 12-11). Counselors must maintain stability in treatment. They need to assess client motivation, characteristics of client, and nature of the client's problems (SELIGMAN, 168). Some ways of dealing with these clients include client-centered counseling, rational-emotive therapy, reality therapy, and behavioral counseling (SELIGMAN, 280). Client-centered counseling provides a safe, open, and honest climate. The idea is to promote self-esteem and helps the client to develop individual resources."

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