Understand it and get Rid of it.

Counseling what is it? There are lots of things that go in to it people say. There is that stigma that people say it is only for the mentally ill. Sorry, for people who are reading this. That is not true and anyone can go to it. Although, there are studies out there that show mostly white women go to counseling than anybody else who goes to it. Remember that counseling will fit the needs of anybody who goes to it and is willing. To know that a counselor or a therapist is highly qualified is they go through this program called called council for Accreditation . The program is for two academic years. As an undergraduate many people do major programs like Sociology,  Psychology, Human development and Family Studies. Also, Like what I am doing or Social Work. I even heard Pre-medical major program also works.  There is more out but those are the most popular that I have come across doing. To truly get  certified you need a master's degree and to go this through that program.

Here are some programs here at The Pennsylvania State University who are followers of my Blog. They are offered here at University Park. They are through the University Health Services. They offer many support groups for Men and Women. To even Loss groups and eating disorders groups. There is no charge or extra charge. It is all paid through your tuition. Later, on this blog I will take about group counseling is and why it does not work for everybody.

The Great Theorist Stephen Hawkins

Born: January 8, 1942

Died: March 14, 2018

Many of you heard and many of you did not. I will be going back to my regular schedule post next week that I was going to write about. This week was the passing of the Great Stephen Hawkins. 

He was a good man and really smart. He was a great example and always will be a person who has over come his disability. Many of you might not know he had a disability called motor neuron disease. In a summary that means his motor are delayed or can be involuntary. At times he could not control his motor movements. This disability is also called Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis or ALS as many people know it by.  Despite his disability he able to achieve his PHD in Physics specializing in the great black holes from the University of Cambridge.  He did his undergraduate work at University of Oxford with Honors in Natural Science. He was also able to start a family of his own and teach at the university were gotten his PHD from. 

He had big interest in the great outer space with black holes and a passion for disabilities until the day he died. Even, though people thought it was risky, he flew on a zero gravity space. From the things I read he loved and enjoyed that experience. He basically, helped gain a lot of rights for people who are disabled. Because of his accomplishments they made a biological documentary about his life featuring himself. Finally, the former president Obama awarded him the medal of Freedom. 

What is coming next?

Since you learned a lot about different things. Moving on from the ideas on disability culture and keys of suicide. You are going to learn about different people who work and help in this kind of field. Understand what kind of what education these people and what kinds of professionals work with what populations. Finally, understanding how these people really work within choosen jobs.  All this has to do with Human Services. Here are videos posted to preview what will be coming in the future.

Keys of Suicide

My Blog is also about mental health and what that is all about. Todays post will be about Human Services topic about Adolescents and the challenges they might go through. I will be focusing in one one thing in that is scary that needs to be talked about more than less.  

During Adolescents is a time period were many kids go through a transitional phase. Understanding what they want to do in life Many kids decide to go to some kind of college or university. Then their are those some who want to go to a certain branch of the military. Basically, the adolescent stage is very developmental. With being a Adolescent again there are some challenges they can go through.  

Suicide ( second leading cause of death.) 

This is a model called the pimp model. A model that most people follow who are considering suicide. 

Plan

Intent

Mean 

Pros ( meaning what is good about there plan.) 

- Teenage girls are more likely to attempt. Most teenage boys complete suicide.  

- sometimes though people talk openly about wanting to die. 

Psycho-social factors and Risk Factors 

- hopless

- Gun

- or knowing someone who did complete suicide  

- As a key watch for the markers of suicide or the lack of sometimes. 

Then a dear friend of my mind also writes a blog that I want you to check out. He wrote about this very topic but in a whole different way. Go and Check it out. Here is the link to the blog post.

https://blindinjusticeblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/chester-benningtons-death-needs-to-be-a-call-to-help-not-demonize/

Laws and Protection

Today, I am going to write about some laws that protect people who might have mental health or special needs. When You are hired for a job you can voluntarily give that you have a disability.  You have to disclose if you have a record as if you were ever arrested. Then there some states that require you to disclose your sexual orientation such as if you are gay or straight. Today, I will be focusing in on the laws that protect a lot with people who have a disability or some kind of mental health. I will be focusing on a brief summary of only three laws. 

The first law is about  (HIPPA) Health insurance portability and accountability Act of 1996. That is were health professional of any sorts can not tell anyone one about your health care or mental status at all. The exception to that if you give them permission to tell certain other people. Usually it needs to be written consent. Then they need to be even more on the alert with files on the computers.

The second law is about (FERPA) Family Education Rights and Privacy Act. That is were your school records are sealed. If your in college and mom asks if your grades and you do not have to give them to her because of this law.

The next law is called (IDEA) Individuals with Disability Education improvement ACT. Under this law everyone has an equal opportunity to get education. Under this law I am able to get extended test or quiz time when I need it. Sometimes I accept or sometimes I do not.

Do not Hide.

Today I went to a training offered by my school called Diversity in Education. I was in one session today. A women was speaking about how she has schizophrenia. There is no cure for it. She said that "I am not a monster." Just someone who can not turn off their nightmares even when I am awake.  I am student here who just needs a little extra help through life.

She said that she is a student here at The Pennsylvania State University. Who decided to start a student group called Students with Schizophrenia. She researched to see if their was anything across the country but their was not anything. She starting here own organization and told her I would love to join her. She told me it is going to start in the fall semester. I will be looking out for that when the time comes. One thing that stood out that she said not every person who has schizophrenia is the same who experience it.

for people who do not know what Schizophrenia here the signs and symptoms. This is just a guide and their not just one guide to it. Again, remember their is no cure for it.

Schizophrenia 

1. Delusions 
2. Hallucinations
3. disorganized speech  
4. Disorganized Speech 
5. Negative symptoms ( Such as extreme upsetting  moods)

Why in the world do we have to be silent about who we are as people. We have to be understanding, learn and educate people. People who have disabilities are just like you and me. We are not monsters but just like you and me.

Watch the video I posted about this women. she is true and powerful.

Identity

I am back and ready to blog again. I was of for awhile because of semester break and going on starting a new semester. I was dealing with somethings but ready to get back into action. I am ready to get back to into action. This time a around I will be blogging actually every Saturday instead of every Sunday. I am still counting my series in culture of disability everything here goes well with the series.

In school this semester I am taking a class called Introduction to Rehabilitation and Human Services. It is basically a class were I learn what I can do in the Human Service filed. This past Tuesday we talked about identity, multiculturalism and acceptance.  First we have to understand some basic concepts. 

Multiculturalism: 

• individual, group and universal dimension of existence
• Universal and culture - specific strategies 
• Individualism and collectivism 

Etic or Universal Approach:

counseling approach that holds that all loci of identity or shared circumstance are essential to the formation of cultural identity. 

Since knowing these things think to you do this activity by yourself. Think about the strongest identity you have as person. I am doing this activity giving examples through my own life. 

1. Race - White 
2. Gender - Male 
3. Sexual orientation -  Gay 
4. Social Economic status - Working class 
5. Nationality -    United States of America 
6. Ability/Disability - Learning disability and hard of hearing 
7. Religion - Christian 
8. Age - 21 
9. Body Type - fair 
10. Job - Wage worker and Full Time undergraduate college student    
11. Location - Northeast Philadelphia 
12. Individualism/ collectivism - Individualism 
13. Rural/ urban - Urban