Assessment Of Mental Health Counseling - 1268 Words

Assessment in Mental Health Counseling The day that we come into the world, we start to develop pieces of a personal puzzle that throughout the rest of our lives we attempt to â€Å"fit† into our individual and unique puzzle. As time progresses, we seem to find that some of the pieces may â€Å"fit† very well into place, but we also find that some of the pieces are hard to â€Å"fit† into place, even when we try to force the piece in its place. In fact, some may say that when we try to force pieces into our personal puzzle, it can result in lifelong challenges unless we seek someone who can help us fit them into the right place in the puzzle instead of trying to force them into place by ourselves. Luckily, there is someone who can help. That someone†¦show more content†¦All assessments will differ depending on the personal issues the client may be dealing with. The practice of assessment consists of collecting important information about the client that can help him/her, but the main goal is to have a valuable understanding of all that’s discussed between counselor and client. A counselor must continue to grow in the assessment process whether he/she is just getting into the field, or have been in the field for many years. The assessment process does start right from the first visit with the client, but that does not mean that we ever stop assessing our clients throughout the length of the therapy process with each client. An assessment must be considered an essential process to all parts of the counseling techniques in mental health. Whether the counselor practices in a school environment, a private practice, agency, or any other mental health setting, the assessment needs to play a vital role. Assessment involves knowledge with identifying statements and actions, and collecting what may be needed in order to grasp what will truly help counsel all clients, whether the therapist is counseling an individual, a group setting, couples with marriage issues and other complications within a relationship, and other family issues, understanding assessment will instill a continuous improvement in every counseling setting CITE