Philippe Pinel Theory

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The “moral approach” to treatment of mental illnesses went through many cycles. After World War II during the French Revolution is when psychotherapy and changes to mental health started to advance. The changes in mental illness stemmed from changes in ideas of how hospitals should be ran and the treatment of patients. As stated in our text book by Palmon, Weikel and Borsos (2006) during the 1790s Philippe Pinel started to revolutionize the way his mental hospital was ran in Paris, France. Philippe Pinel’s major adjustments were during the French Revolution, which was a time of inspiration, governmental change and free thinking. This was possibly the motivation and idea shifts which helped change Pinel’s ideas and concern of the approach to …show more content…

From education, the idea on creating a test to identified ones intelligent quotient (IQ) was first created for school systems to identify those who may need assistants in school. Now, the IQ is used to diagnose learning disabilities, cognitive impairments and used to understand how to better counsel certain individuals. Also, the idea of a higher structured day in therapeutic setting (hospital, camp, teen-addiction facility, etc.) came from psychoeducational therapy to keep consistency and also keep the patients busy. This idea was drawn from education and medicine in inmate clinics. Also, there are many things that over lap with medicine and counseling. Furthermore, the idea of vocational guidance came from school setting where social workers and/or school counselors would help students in finding their career choice. A vast amount of normal human development came from studies in medicine and psychology, which in turn has helped in creating many behavioral therapies for counselors. Many individuals, who in todays society, would be diagnosed with any type of disorder were diagnosed and treated by doctors. Not until the 1970s when drug treatment and surgeries started to become popular, did the popularity of psychiatrists …show more content…

This means that you cannot be a practicing counselor with only a NBCC certification but can particiape if you only have a LMHC lincense. Therefore, the NBCC is more of a “bonus” or benefit to your credentials and is voluntary. Meaning, you look more experienced having this certificate because it shows you are dedicated to your line of work and have completed their nationally recognized program. Furthermore, if you have this certificate, it may be easier for one to obtain their license in another states. The purpose of the program, stated by the National Board for Certified Counselors, is to “promote and represent the counseling profession through a national certification program where the standards are set by members of the counseling profession.” The LMHC license on the other hand is different state by state. Therefore, if you move to another state, you will have to reapply to become

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