Research a mental health agency in your community

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Assignment:

In Part I of this discussion assignment, research a mental health agency in your community, specifically one that fills a specific community need (e.g. outreach for a particular population, specialized services, specific advocacy efforts, etc.). Given that in your final project for this class, you will be designing your own agency, take this time to explore agencies in your area. What do you notice? What information can you locate online? After reviewing several agency websites, select one and address the following:

1. Describe the agency you selected. Include the web address of the agency website.

2. Describe how this agency fits into the historical and philosophical origins of the counseling profession.

3. Describe one aspect of the agency that you would like to incorporate into your own design of an agency.

4. Utilize support from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources to support your critique.

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