Human Services Professional Pt.2

The most important association is the ___________________________

National Organization for Human Services (NOHS)

Counselors are accredited by the ____________________

American Counseling Association

what are other important human services and related field associations?

American Counseling Association, National Association of Social Workers, American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, American Assoviation of Marriage and Family Therapists, and the American

Which professional association publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and is an important source book for making mental health diagnoses?

American Psychiatric Association

Related Mental Health Professionals include

Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Social Worker, and Counselor

Which professional has characteristics showing high levels of facilitative, nondirective, and insight oriented?

Psychologist

What is the professional association for psychiatrists?

The American Psychiatric Association

What is their accredited/ professional body for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses?

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association

What is the name of the professional association for psychologists?

The American Psychological Association

What is the name of the professional association for social workers?

The National Association of Social Workers

The American association for Marriage and Family therapists is _________________

The Professional Association for Marriage and Family Counselors or Couple and Family counselors

The American Psychological Association was founded by ___________________ , who is often called the Father of Developmental Psychology?

G Stanley Hall

Which professional has characteristics showing high levels of supportive, problem focused, working with conscious (awareness), and focusing on the present?

Human Service Professional

Which professional has characteristics showing low levels of works with unconscious, focused on past, and personality reconstruction in comparison with psychologist who has high levels of these characteristics?

Human Services Professional

Psychiatrist

a physician, has gone to medical school and has a residency in psychiatry. They are board certified and able to diagnose, treat disorders, and prescribe medications.

Other Professionals include

art therapists, music therapists, dance therapists, pastoral counselors, alternative helpers or complimentary helpers

What do The Psychiatric- Mental Health Nurses do?

basic mental health work related to diagnosis and nursing diagnosis, and nursing care

Social worker

can have a bachelor's, master's, or doctorate degree. (mostly see bachelors or masters, but those who have a doctorate tend to be professors in the field of social work, named MSW(Masters in Social Work)

Counselor

could work in a school, college, mental health, or rehab setting. They have a master's degree in counseling and able to offer individual, group, and family counseling as well as may do assessments(educational and psychological).They can do career counseling.

Counselor/ Social worker

focus on helping individuals, families, and groups cope with a wide variety of problems in every day life. They also function at the community level to combat social problems

Professional Associations in Human Services and Related Fields

need to be part of a human service professionals life because they must broaden their professional knowledge and build their network

Psychologists can work in many different ____________, they may specialize in psychology and the specialties may include clinic, counseling, development, organizational, school, social, and so on. You may have a person w/ a PhD in psychology, who can be licensed as a clinical or counseling psychologist

settings

Psychologist

study the human mind behavior, the focus on physical, cognitive, emotional, and social aspects.

Couple and Family Counselors

they may have a masters or doctoral degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy.They are specialized to work with couples and families.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses

trained professionals (medical professionals);can work in hospital settings and community health settings

Who do social workers typically work with?

under-privileged people; they provide counseling support and may engage in career counseling assessment

Psychotherapist

usually have PhD degrees in psychology, social work, or counseling. They provide individual, group or marital counseling