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Porscha Price

Mental Health and Wellness Counseling

One personal goal I have for myself is to buy a home by the end of the year. My professional goal is to start in the new program at ASU or gain employment as a Social-Emotional Learning Specialist for a school district.

I hope to gain more knowledge on traumas that impact students and ways to help students deal with their traumatic experiences.

This is my final semester of grad school! I also have a 5 year daughter who is a mini me. She also keeps me on my toes!

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Although I plan to be a Social-Emotional Learning Specialist, they are still required to follow the ethical codes as school counselors.

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Prior to starting the course I had brief knowledge in regards to mental health statistics for adults. Since I work in a Title 1 middle school, all of my research for previous classes had focused on that age group.

Being able to take the quizzes to see how many myths I knew about mental health showed me I did not know as much as I thought. According to the infographic by Nami, "one-half of all chronic mental illness begins by the age of 14; three-quarters by the age of 24." This information was shocking since I work with 12-15 year students. I did not know that this age group is when students start to being diagnosed with mental illnesses.

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Even though everyone experiences trauma, it is never truly discussed how much on an impact this has on other family members. During this unit I have learned that if trauma is not handled properly it can easily be passed on from one generation to the next.

My biggest take away from this unit is how influential counselors can be. In my future role as a Social-Emotional Learning Specialist, I have to be very well informed on the different traumas and how they manifest themselves in students. I would also need to be able to provide different resources to teachers.

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PFA has 4 components in order to help those who are in a crisis. It is very important to ensure the safety of those deeply effected as well as myself. I can see how the tool boxes we have created in other classes would be beneficial in this case. Knowing the resources in surrounding areas allows for me to give those who are suffering the best treatment option.

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Depression is something that is not talked about in the black community. It is considered a stigma to even mention going to therapy. Being a future SEL counselor I will ensure that I promote therapy in a positive light for the black community.

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There has been an increase in school violence. Even though there is no one size fits all for school shooters, each campus has their own way of determining the best way to identify potential threats.

Currently on my campus I serve on the Threat Assessment Team. This team is made up of different professionals on campus. We all meet when there has been a threat made and determine the severity of the threat and then create an action plan. Being on this team has allowed for me to see how much truly goes into taking each campus threat seriously.

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When getting a new client/student is very important to establish a rapport. Most clients/students will respond better if they feel that they are being heard and feel that you are not judging them. Having resources handy will help in ensuring that the clients/students receive the best service

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Cultural Competence is knowing that even though the client/student may have a different religious or ethnic background from you, it is still important that you are providing a service.

There has been a push from the American Counseling Association to have more research conducted on Cultural Competence. The current research has proven that people of color respond better to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when the counselor understands their cultural and is able to provide services that align.

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In my future role of being a Social-Emotional Learning Counselor there will be several ways a student can be referred to me.

The first way a student can be referred to my is by a teacher. This teacher will fill out a form noting a behavior that they have noticed in the student and then provide a day and or time that they would like for me to come in and observe the student.

Another way a student can be referred to me is if they fill out the Counselor Corner form asking to speak to me. They will indicate on their form what exactly they would like to discuss in our meeting and they will also be required to read over the consent form  prior to our first meeting.

The last way a student can be referred to my office is by a parent. The parent will be able to email, and or go to my website and request a meeting between me and the student. They will also be provided the consent form. I will also explain to them that the students comments are confidently unless they are threating to harm themselves or others.

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Helpful Numbers

Adult Protective Services

1-800-252-5400

Alcoholic Recovery

214-823-3200

Austin Street Shelter

214-428-4242

Child and Family Guidance Centers

214-351-3490

City Attorney

214-670-4439

Other City Services

3-1-1

Contact Counseling and Crisis Line

972-233-2233

Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center

972-641-7273

Dallas Police Crisis Intervention/Social Services

214-671-3498

Dallas Police Department Domestic Violence Counselors

214-671-4307 (Spanish)
214-671-4325

Dallas Police Department Domestic Violence Squad

214-671-4304

Dallas Police Department Victim Services

214-671-3587 (Spanish)
214-671-3588 (Vietnamese)

Out of City/Out of State For Dallas

214-744-4444

Non-emergency calls - to make report

214-744-4444

Department of Protective and Regulatory Services

1-800-252-5400

Dispute Mediation Service

214-754-0022

District Attorney

214-653-3528

Family Place

214-941-1991

Genesis Women's Shelter

214-942-2998

Lawyers Against Domestic Violence

214-748-1234 ext.3012

MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving

1-800-382-6233

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-SAFE

New Beginning Center

972-276-0057

North Texas Poison Center

1-800-222-1222

Parkland Violence Intervention Prevention Center

214-590-2926

Protective Order Information

214-653-3528

Rape Crisis Center

214-590-0430

Records Section

214-671-3345

Run Away Hotline

1-800-786-2929 / 1-800-RUN-AWAY

Salvation Army F/V Shelter

214-424-7208

Suicide Crisis Center

214-828-1000

The Turning Point (Rape Crisis Center, Dallas & Collin County

972-985-0951

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Adult Protective Services 1-800-252-5400 Alcoholic Recovery 214-823-3200 Austin Street Shelter 214-428-4242 Child and Family Guidance Centers 214-351-3490 City Attorney 214-670-4439 Other City Services 3-1-1 Contact Counseling and Crisis Line 972-233-2233 Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center 972-641-7273 Dallas Police Crisis Intervention/Social Services 214-671-3498 Dallas Police Department Domestic Violence Counselors 214-671-4307 (Spanish)214-671-4325