documentation requirements that account for a considerable portion of addictions counselors’ time. The result is that addictions counselors have less time to spend with clients (Alexander & Lemak‚ 1997) and‚ thus‚ may perceive pressure to expedite the counseling process. As a result‚ their interactional style with clients may take on a rather direct‚ "get down to business" tone (Lemak‚ Alexander‚ & D’Aunno‚ 2001; Rohrer‚ Rohland‚ Westermann‚ Knott‚ & Zwick‚ 1999). One critical factor for addictions counselors
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How accredited programs assist professionalization within the counseling field is by helping masters/doctoral students gain a better understanding of the counseling issues through experience. Why students want to attend a program that is Counsel for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) is due to it providing hands on experience in the field‚ students can take the NCE before graduation‚ greater job opportunities‚ and the program teaches the students about the ethical
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Counseling Pairs Dialogue Paper I The client is a 24 year old Caucasian female who has suffered with drug abuse for 7 years. Being that she has been in several rehabilitation facilities and relapsed all those times‚ she was sent to me. I played the role of the counselor. I introduce myself‚ explain what I do and my area of expertise‚ and give the purpose of the session. The client explained to me that she has been in and out of rehab with little success. She wants to overcome her condition but
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What is Career Counseling? Your career development is a lifelong process that‚ whether you know it or not‚ actually started when you were born! There are a number of factors that influence your career development‚ including your interests‚ abilities‚ values‚ personality‚ background‚ and circumstances. Career Counseling is a process that will help you to know and understand yourself and the world of work in order to make career‚ educational‚ and life decisions. Career development is more than just
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Stages of Counseling Stage One: Relationship building During this initial phase of therapy several tasks must be completed including; Laying foundations for trust‚ Establishing the structure and form therapeutic relationship will take‚ and completion and explanation of informed consent process and forms. This stage is crucial to counseling in that it defines the roles of the counselor and client‚ and constructs the foundations and structure of therapy. When this initial stage is executed
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Tessa Inverary Walden University November 13‚ 2011 Supervision involves the meeting together of two counseling professionals‚ one of whom has more experience than the other (Erford‚ B. 2010)‚ to facilitate the development of the supervisee. The main purpose of receiving supervision is to ensure competent practice‚ and is therefore a method of ensuring quality and consistency. In supervision‚ the needs‚ goals and growth of the client are the most important. The supervisor’s role in helping
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Counselor By {Author} {Institution} Abstract This research paper discusses the qualities that are necessary for an effective counseling and as such any counselor considered effective must posses them. The paper has a separate discussion of both personal and professional qualities required for any good counselor. The personal qualities form a larger part of the discussion because
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Christian Clients’ Preferences Regarding Prayer as a Counseling Intervention Journal Article Review Liberty University April 19‚ 2012 Summary In Eriksen and Weld’s journal article‚ the writers contend that spirituality and prayer is being utilized more and more by mental health practitioners and counselors. The concept of prayer within the counseling session is something that was considered for a long time but the actual use of spirituality practices is more frequently being used today
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"Licensed professional counseling" means the application of counseling‚ human development‚ and mental health research‚ principles‚ and procedures to maintain and enhance the mental health‚ development‚ personal and interpersonal effectiveness‚ and adjustment to work and life of individuals and families”‚ and the scope of practice is as follows: “The scope of practice of a licensed professional counselor includes‚ but is not limited to: (1) the implementation of professional counseling treatment interventions
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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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