COUN 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Problem Solving, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Human Services
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The medical model focuses towards the medical provider providing treatment towards an individual who has become impaired with an mental illness/disorder. ~the medical model also states how one is seeking help when they are ill and or sick. Ex: patient has flu so patient goes sees the doctor help. The public health model is the treatment and or diagnosis model that identify individuals that have a certain illness or condition. ~geography, types of problems, and age are used to determine that stats towards a certain illness or condition. ~this model focuses towards groups and not just one individual itself. ~challenges the bridge between the medical model and human services model. ~ex: how obesity effects children from ages 6-12 in west virginia. The human service model focuses towards how an individual interacts with the area and the people around it. ~treatment can be used once we see how the individual is interacting with its environment.
