List of terms and expressions that represent the field of study of Special Care Counselling.
A multidisciplinary team (MDT) in healthcare
Phrase
A Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) in healthcare is a collaborative group of professionals from diverse clinical specialties—such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and therapists—who work together to provide comprehensive, integrated, and patient-centered care.
Example: Zero Hits
en: Équipe multidisciplinaire
Act respecting health services and social services
Phrase
The Act respecting health services and social services information (often referred to as Law 5, in force July 1, 2024, in Quebec) establishes a legal framework to protect, manage, and share health and social services data (HSSI).
Example: Zero Hits
en: La Loi sur les services de santé et les services sociaux (LSSSS)
Act respecting the protection of persons whose mental state presents a danger to themselves or others
Phrase
The Act respecting the protection of persons whose mental state presents a danger to themselves or to others (often referred to as the P-38 law in Quebec) is legislation allowing for the involuntary, temporary, and emergency psychiatric evaluation or confinement of an individual.
Example: Zero Hits
en: Loi P38
Art therapy
Noun
A form of psychotherapy involving the encouragement of free self-expression through painting, drawing, or modeling, used as a remedial activity or an aid to diagnosis.
Example: No sentence exemple with these words exist on this site.
en: Art thérapie
awareness
Noun
Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
Example: Inconsistent and unreliable public pressure to 'alleviate chronic human suffering' for example reveals sentiments of "us" and "them" which failed to stimulate sufficient desire to intervene in Rwanda in 1994, for example, a stark reminder of 'the paucity of cosmopolitan moral AWARENESS'.
en: Sensibilisation
Counselling
Verb
Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems.
Example: Advice and Prevention - Refer for some addiction COUNSELLING.
en: Conseiller
Integrated Health and Social Services Centre
Nouns
An Integrated Health and Social Services Centre (CISSS in French) is a Quebec-based public institution that amalgamates hospitals, CLSCs (local community service centres), nursing homes (CHSLDs), and rehabilitation centers within a specific territory.
Example: No sentence exist on this site with these words.
en: Les Centres intégrés de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS)
intervention
Noun
The action or process of intervening.
Example: So is there a future for humanitarian INTERVENTION?
en: intervention
Language stimulation
Nouns
Language stimulation is a set of interactive, evidence-based techniques used by caregivers and professionals to foster language development, increase vocabulary, and improve communication skills in children.
Example: Therefore, this investigation suggests that providing an infant is healthy and does not have a LBW or cognitive difficulties, language development should not be affected providing LANGUAGE STIMULATION is frequent.
en: Stimulation du langage
Locus of control
Phrase
Example: If an individual has an external LOCUS OF CONTROL they are likely to believe that the way to get better is by following doctors orders (Banyard, 2002).
en: Locus de contrôle
Mental health
noun and adjective
A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.
Example: Retrieved 11 02 04, from Case study - MENTAL HEALTH nursing throughout adulthood Student number in doc footer.
en: Santé mentale
People with disabilities
Phrase
People with disabilities are individuals with long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments that, in interaction with various barriers, hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
Example: (Brigham, Atkinson, Jackson, Rolph and Walmsley, 2000) The Department of Health White paper 'Valuing People - A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century' issued in March 2001, talks about the general acceptance up until the 1950's that people with learning disabilities were better off living with other PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES in segregated institutions, rather than with their families in the community.
en: Personnes handicapées
Prevention
Noun
The action of stopping something from happening or arising.
Example: The abuse of older people: A training manual for detection and PREVENTION (2nd edition).
en: Prévention
Protection of children and young people
Phrase
Protection of children and young people refers to the policies, procedures, and actions designed to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation, and violence against individuals under 18.
Example: Zero Hits
en: Protection de la jeunesse
psychiatrist
Noun
A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
Example: He is prescribed an atypical antipsychotic medication to help alleviate his condition and is visited on a regular basis by a Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) with less frequent appointments with a consultant PSYCHIATRIST.
en: Psychiatre
Psycho education
Noun
Psychoeducation is a collaborative learning process that provides individuals and their families with information and skills to understand and manage mental or physical health conditions, empowering them to cope better, make informed decisions, and improve treatment outcomes by combining psychological principles with education.
Example: Zero Hits
en: Psychoéducation
psychologist
Noun
An expert or specialist in psychology.
Example: Hillman's (2001) claim addresses this objective subjective divide by questioning PSYCHOLOGIST's assumptions of what constitutes self.
en: Psychologue
Social worker
Noun
A person whose job is to help people in a particular area who have social disadvantages or personal problems.
Example: There are further debates, which show the effectiveness of placing an Education SOCIAL WORKER within the school.
en: Travailleur social
speech therapist
Noun
A person qualified to treat people with conditions that affect the production of speech.
Example: This essay aims to examine the importance of the study of linguistics to a SPEECH THERAPIST, looking specifically at its use in the assessment and treatment of two well known types of aphasia, Broca's Aphasia and Wernicke's Aphasia.
en: Orthophoniste
Street worker
Noun
A street worker is primarily defined as a social worker or outreach specialist who engages directly with vulnerable individuals—often youth, the homeless, or those struggling with addiction—in public spaces to provide support, harm reduction, and resources.
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