Special care counselling glossary
Special care counselling glossary
20 terms
My field of study is special care counseling. In this field, I have to help people who struggle with some difficulties. I can work with a lot of different clients and a lot of different diagnoses. My job is to improve their quality of life. I can work at schools, for the government, in hospitals and in a lot of other place. I do not know yet which clientele I want to work with, but I have preference for children or teenagers with behavioral problems. I believe that this glossary can help those who work in this field to understand better some of them. What's more, if we work with a clientele that speaks English, this glossary can make it easier to communicate with our customers and, they be able to say the wright word and concepts.
- acquired brain injury (ABI)
- An injury to the brain that was not there at birth.
- adaptation
- A change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
- age norm
- The age when kids most often learn a new skill or behavior.
- anxiety
- An emotional state characterized by heightened feeling of tension and worry, resulting in physical changes.
- autistic spectrum
- A development disordered of variable severity that is characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication ans by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior.
- behavior
- The way in which one act or conduct oneself, especially toward others.
- bipolar disorder
- Diagnosed medical condition that involves intense phases of depression and mania that impair daily functioning.
- cognitive
- Having to do with conscious mental activity.
- comorbidity
- The simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.
- down syndrome
- Diagnosed medical condition, caused by extra genetic material, resulting in impaired development, both mentally and physically.
- dyslexia
- A general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.
- empathy
- The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
- fine motor skills
- Is generally referred to the small movement of the hands, wrists, fingers, feet, toes, lips, and tongue.
- home care
- Health care or assistance given to a person at home through a nurse or home health aide.
- open-minded
- The quality of being willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your own.
- prejudice
- Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
- protection factor
- Protective factors are conditions or attributes in individuals, families, communities or the larger society that help people deal more effectively with stressful events and mitigate or eliminate risk in families ans communities.
- regression
- The loss of learned skills.
- risk factor
- Something that increases a person's chances of developing a disease.
- self-regulation
- It's the ability to monitor and manage your energy states, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that are acceptable and produce positive results such as well-being, loving relationships, and learning.