Mental Health Counseling

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Mental Health Counseling

• Md. Azharul Islam
• Trainee Counseling Psychologist
• Dept. of Psychology
• University of Dhaka

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Todays purposes

• Identifying the need of mental health
• Raising awareness of mental health
• Counseling Mental health
• Identifying counseling related stigma
• Distinguishing professional mental health
  counselors
• My role as a professional counselor

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Mental Health

• Is the balance between all aspect of life
  
• Social
• Physical
• Spiritual and
• Emotional
• Has to do with many aspect of our lives
  including
• How we feel about ourselves
• How we feel about others
• How we are able to meet the demand of life
• Its a integral part of our overall life.
• WHO defines A state of well-being in which the
  individual realizes his/her own abilities, can
  cop with the normal stresses of life, can work
  productively and fruitfully, and is able to make
  a contribution to his/her community.

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The importance of mental health

• Mental health has a huge impact on every aspect
  of our life.
• Self image
• Education
• Relationships
• Sleep
• Eating
• Physical health

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How mental health affects Our health

• Mental health improve the quality of life
• When we are free of depression, anxiety,
  excessive stress, worry, addiction and other
  psychological problems we are more able to live
  our lives to the fullest.
• Peace of mind is natural and its can available to
  everyone by ensuring mental health

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Mental health strengthens and support our ability
to

• Have healthy relationships
• Make good life choices
• Maintain physical health and well-being
• Deal with your emotion
• Handle the natural ups and downs of life
• Discover and grow toward our potential

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Mental Health Scenario of Bangladesh

• Geographical area 147570 square km.
• Total population 141.8 million.
• 39 of the population under the age 15.
• 6 population over the age 60.
• 74 population is rural.
• 16.05 of the adult are suffering from Mental
  Disorder.
• 1 Mental hospital of 500 bed(70 schizophrenia,
  30 mood disorder).
• 10 NGOs involved in Mental Health Service
• 4 trained medical Doctors are in the Mental
  Health field.

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Mental Health Scenario of Bangladesh

• 2 trained nurses are in the Mental Health field.
• O.49 of total number of human resource are
  working in Mental Health per 100,000.
• Mental Health for prisoners is insufficient.
• No Mental Disorder is covered in social insurance
  schemes
• No human rights review body exists
• No specific Mental Health Authority.
• 31 community based psychiatric inpatient unit for
  a total 0.58 bed per 100,000.
• 2 Institutes for Juvenile delinquent.

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Mental Health Counseling

• Counseling is an art and science
• Its a short term, interpersonal, theory based,
  helping profession.
• Aim to resolves developmental and situational
  difficulties.

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Mental Health Counseling

• Target to basically well functioning,
  psychologically healthy person.
• Counseling helps to bring change in life
• Change in thought
• Change in emotion
• Change in behavior

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What is not counseling

• Counseling is NOT advising
• Is NOT Deciding for others
• Is NOT solving others problem
• Is NOT just suggestion
• IS NOT selling
• Is NOT compelling
• IS NOT directing
• Is NOT giving quick answer

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Availing Counseling

• Does not mean that person is mentally ill!
• In fact, counseling is for those people who has
  not any psychotic symptoms

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Goals of counseling

• Facilitating behavioral change
• Enhancing one's coping skill
• Promoting decision making
• Improving relationships
• Facilitating ones potentials

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Special Areas

• Career counseling
• HIV/AIDS counseling
• Industrial/Organizational counseling
• School counseling
• Drug Addiction counseling
• Family marriage counseling
• Feminist counseling

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Forms of Counseling
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Ethical consideration

• Counselors responsibility
• Counselors competence, education training
• Supervision
• Consultation
• Continued education
• Confidentiality
• Social personal relationship
• Touching
• Erotic sexual contact

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My Job

• Conducting individual counseling
• Conducting group counseling
• Conducting workshops
• Conducting Focus Group Discussion

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• Questions?

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• Thats all for the time being
• Thank you