Assignment: Community Mental Health Counseling

Please give 1 reference for each question and 2 paragraphs.

4. Do you believe there are parallels between working with military populations and other types of the population? What are the similarities? What are some differences?

5. a. Do you agree with treatment alternatives for people with mental illness who are charged with a crime? Please discuss.

b. Please discuss the process in which you have started to engage in community change as a result of this class. Include your efforts to set up volunteer work.  Please discuss the positives and the negatives you have experienced so far and what you have done to overcome any roadblocks you may have encountered. Also include any potential benefits of your efforts as well.

6. Why is it important for the mental health needs of children to be met through community-based programs wherever possible?