Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
My goal in learning is to become a competent Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) with an intension of supporting and assessing individuals with mental health problems in the community including; depression and anxiety disorders hence enhancing their recovery. It is crucial and fulfilling knowing that I will be able to make a difference in society. However, I have selected a scholarly article that concentrates on different treatment methods fo enhance prevention and fight for mental health problems. It was very frustrating and annoying when I started the search for a full-text scholarly article. Walden Writing Center readdressed me to UIC Research Guides, which led me to various reports in MEDLINE via PubMed@UIC and EMBASE: Excerpta Medica Database. All the efforts were yielding no results since they required signing in, which was a bit difficult since, in the signing in process, they needed payment methods to continue. This would be very expensive, so I opted for other alternatives. I went back to Waden Library for more options, and this time it was successful. Searching was made more accessible because I saw some websites which directed me to an active home page where I found helpful clues to locate the articles I was looking for.
However, using MEDLINE through Ovid (1947 to Present), I was able to find the article I was looking for. I narrowed down all the searching hustle by commanding the output of materials that settled within the last five years for both academic articles and peer-reviewed articles. The process was not that easy since it still brought hundreds of pieces to choose from. In my point of view and through my experiences, I would endorse the use of the EBSCO Discovery Center, which is useful in providing access to numerous resources. Moreover, I used CINAHL Plus with Full Text, where I had to log in to access information. The process was successful; hence I could locate more items. Also, CINAHL Plus with Full Text gave me the option of searching for a specific article one at a time, which remarkably made my work easier. The site has a combination of different options, including; resources books, scholarly journals, and peer-reviewed literature.
“Mental health: early intervention and prevention in children and young people” was the article I selected. Thanks to MAG Online Library for making the journal available in pdf form, which took me a few kilobytes (KBS) to download. The journal gave direct and precise information and guidelines for early prevention and intervention of people with signs of mental disorders. According to Membride (2016), the instructions would enable a Pyschology Well-being Practitioner to combat mental health problems in society.