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Professional Issues and Mental Health

Week 1 Summary, Connection & Reflection

A summary, connection and learning reflection discussion board post of the week’s readings, Tuesday night class meeting, content and learning activities are due by Tuesday 1/24 class meeting for peer review.

Class meeting: 1/17/23

Readings:

· Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: chapters 1, 2 & 3

· AMHCA Code of Ethics: How is the AMHCA Code of Ethics distinctive for the profession? & Preamble on p. 1 (total = 1.5 pages)

· ACA Code of Ethics Preamble & ACA Code of Ethics Purpose (p. 3)

1. BRIEFLY Summarize readings and class meeting summary (100-200 words), written in your own words, in paragraph form

2. Connect course readings, class activities and/or your personal and/or professional experiences (three connections in total). Underline or bold course reading material. Describe/define the course reading and how it relates to another course reading and/or class activity (-ies) (paragraph form OR bullet points).

Examples: Both the ACA & AMHCA Code of Ethics preambles mention…….

Reading ……reminded me of a time when I saw, felt, did…..

One difference I noticed between____________and ______________.

3. Reflect on your learning experiences. This is an opportunity for you to reflect on your class experiences, readings, written assignments and the course objectives as they are outlined in the syllabus.

a. Review the course objectives on pages 1-2 of the syllabus (including the thinking skills listed under the last objective on the list) as written in the course syllabus.

b. How would you describe your progress in meeting or achieving each applicable course objective? That is, compared to when you began this course, did you make any progress in meeting or achieving each applicable course objective? If yes, which objectives? If not, why not? Briefly describe what changed or stayed the same relative to the applicable course objectives.

Format: submit as an attachment (2-3 pages double spaced).

Points: The summary, connect, reflect and prepare submission is worth 10 points. There are no wrong answers; however, your work should adhere to the guidelines outlined above and reflect resources. In addition, your responses will be evaluated for clarity and comprehension. Grammar and spelling affect clarity.