My view of group counseling has changed tremendously. Prior to this course I thought group counseling just consisted of a counselor gather a group of people with similar issues and assisting them through their troubles so they are able to lead a happy and healthy life. Now I know group counseling consists of way more than that. For example‚ I have knowledge of the stages of an addictions group and the roles of both counselors and group members. I also look at the group process in a different way
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Multicultural Awareness Multicultural Awareness The purpose of this paper is to analyze oneself by taking the Multicultural-Self Assessment and learn about the “Other” of one self. This will help one to associate with clients from different cultures. Multicultural Self-Assessment Summary The results of the Multicultural Self-Assessment were not surprising to me. Thirteen of the answers were five (5)‚ which is not surprising to me because I was taught by my family and I to accept
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Counseling Theory and Techniques Counseling Theory and Techniques was my first class at LMU as well as among other things my first exposure to the various counseling theories‚ skills‚ and importance of self-discovery and disclosure. Being exposed to the different theories‚ and the thoughts behind them really opened my eyes and made me aware of the different ways that counselors are able to work with clients. I personally enjoyed reading about different theories and their development it really
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Multicultural Counseling After reading the many articles on the notion of diagnosis and counseling with multicultural/ethnic patients‚ it has come to my attention that this focus is solely based on stereotypical attitudes. Sure‚ it can be said that it is important for a therapist to have a background of the patient’s heritage and culture‚ but doesn’t this necessarily mean that the outlook of the therapist will be put in a box by doing so? I think multicultural competency is a ridiculous way to
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Adolescents in Group Counseling Many children and adolescents face developmental or situational difficulties in areas where they live most of their meaningful experiences—at home‚ at school‚ and in the community. While adults who struggle with life events and stressors may look to professional help‚ young individuals are quite alone in coping with these situations. Perhaps unsurprisingly‚ most children and adolescents typically do not seek such help‚ and often resist it when offered. (Shectman‚
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Relationship‚ Process and Skills. (8th edn) Boston‚ Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon. Cavanagh‚ M.E. (1982). The Counseling Experience: A Theoretical and Practical Approach. Illinois: Wavelend Press‚ Inc. Egan‚ G. (2007). The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping. (8th edn) Pacific Grove‚ CA: Brooks/Cole. Geldard‚ K. & Geldard‚ D. (2005). Practical Counseling Skills: An Integrative Approach. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Hackney‚ H. L.‚ & Cormier‚ L. S. (2009)
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The Boundary less Organization General Electric’s former chairman‚ Jack Welch‚ PROBABLY coined the term boundary less organization to describe his idea of what he wanted GE to become. He wanted to turn his company into a family grocery store. That is‚ to eliminate vertical and horizontal boundaries within GE and break down eternal barriers between the company and its customers and suppliers. The boundary less organization seeks to eliminate the chain of command have limitless spans of control
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The Hidden Minority Upon hearing multicultural counseling‚ culturally diverse counseling‚ or counseling of diverse populations most people may think of groups that differ from the dominant culture in our society‚ such as‚ race‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ etc. Many people do not think beyond these categories to consider a second tier of diversity‚ for instance‚ age‚ disability‚ sexual orientation‚ etc. What is the dominant culture? In most references the comparison is associated with the White Euro-American
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Chapter 3: The Counseling Process 1. State the categories that counseling theories can be classified in and what category‚ (category 1 or 2) do you feel is the most effective intervention. The categories that counseling theories can be classified are: Affective (feeling) Person-centered counseling Gestalt therapy Behavior (behaving) Reality therapy Brief counseling Individual psychology Cognitive (thinking) Rational-emotive behavioral therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Psychoanalytic
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PERSONAL COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY “…Counseling children is like working with an array of different gems and stones. Some are perfect as they are. Others need a little polish to shine‚ and still others need to be examined for preparation before they are shaped to be the most beautiful and functional…Each is different‚ each is beautiful in its own right and‚ most important‚ each has value.” ASCA President’s statement‚ Janice Gallagher‚ summarizes the foundation of my personal counseling philosophy
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