PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Health psychology is a way for us to identify how psychological disorders effect us using scientific evidence/methods
Counseling Psychology
- Collect info, Document patient information
- Counsel individual/group help them cope with a crisis
- Develop treatment plans based on patients needs
- Evaluate the results of counseling methods to determine reliability
- Refer Patients to specialists for non counseling treatment problems
Counseling Examples
Divorce
Family Crisis
Loss of employment
Death of a friend or loved one.
Job loss leads to high Stress
I forecast that counseling psychology will increase in years to come.
Reasons?
High divorce rates in U.S
High rates of unemployment
Average Age:30 Remarriage: 3yrs
Vision
Connect-Listen-Succeed
establish a relationship with your patient
My mission is to help each patient individually overcome any problem that is at hand
If my patient is determined to overcome their problems we will overcome any problem that's at hand.