There is no denying that Correctional Counselors play a vital role in the United States criminal justice and prison systems. Though it seems to be a declining field‚ correctional counselors will always be needed regardless of what our leaders in this country may decide. Correctional counselors are also referred to as correctional treatment specialists or case managers. They work with offenders directly in hope of evolving plans and goals to prevent them from being a repeat offender when they are
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Substance abuse counselors work with work with patients who have alcohol or substance abuse issues. They interview patients to assess their substance abuse issues. determine courses of treatment‚ work with patients to complete their treatment plan and provide recovery support. They may work one on one with clients or run group therapy sessions‚ or liaise with patient’s family‚ partners and employers to help facilitate their recovery. Typical Positions Available Substance abuse counselors work in a variety
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Rehabilitation Counselor According to the American Medical Association‚ an estimated 43 million Americans have physical‚ mental‚ or psychological disabilities that restrict their everyday lives and prevent them from obtaining or maintaining jobs (Burns). Rehabilitation counselors recognize this and are paid to fix these problems every day. Before becoming a rehabilitation counselor they must gain specific job skills and requirements needed for the job. A rehabilitation counselor’s job effects
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correlated with counselor burnout. It is hypothesized that counselor burnout‚ measured by the Mental Health Counselor Burnout Assessment (MHCBA) will be associated with greater burnout rates. A positive correlation is expected. In order to gain deeper understanding of counselor burnout and the relationship between caseload sizes it is important to engage counselors in a survey regarding this experience. RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. What is the effect of caseload size on mental health counselor burnout at an
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“The Role and Life of a Mental Health Counselor” “My Friend My Counselor” Component I: Narrative Summation of Interview (Charleston‚ SC) This interview is taking place on Friday‚ October 11th‚ 2013 at City Lights Coffee‚ our favorite coffee shop on Market Street in Downtown Charleston‚ directly off of King Street. Today I am interviewing Mrs. Mary Bolden who has a Masters degree in Social work along with other degrees and certificates‚ from Winthrop College and
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School Counselors- school counselor help students at all levels to understand and cope with social‚ behavioral‚ and personal problems or issues. Schools or education counselors emphasize preventive and developmental counseling to enhance student’s personal‚ social‚ and academic growth and to provide students with the life skills needed to deal with problems before they worsen. School counselors often provide special services‚ including alcohol and drug prevention programs‚ conflict resolution
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Mental Health Counselor Mental Health Counselors are very important in today’s society. Our busy‚ stressful‚ hectic‚ everyday lives can be a little overwhelming at times. Mental Health Counselors are here for people who sometimes can’t handle everyday activities and tasks. The definition given to a Mental Health Counselor is “A mental health counselor helps individuals and families deal with difficult emotions‚ mental health disorders and trauma. A person with this title provides therapy and coaching
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:SCHOOL COUNSELORS AND CHILD ABUSE The objective of this research paper is to determine how well school counselors‚ who are human service providers and mandated reporters of child abuse‚ know how to detect abuse and whether or not this skill has an effect on them actually making a report. As mandated reporters‚ school counselors are not prepared to detect signs of child abuse and their lack of preparedness is a directly correlated with their low levels of reporting
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Being a single mother and having an inner dream of becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor has always seemed to be at war with one another. Having to financially support my family‚ I tucked away my college dream. On March 15th‚ I was laid off of my job after being employed for 5 years. Instead of seeing it as a loss‚ I viewed it as a potential gain. With a positive mindset I set off to apply for FAFSA not wasting anytime‚ but soon after was told I did not qualify. My strong desire is helping
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Ethical Dilemma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Rest’s Four Component Model for Ethical Decision Making. . . .6 Counselor Biases and Values Influence Decisions....7 Duty to Warn in North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . .7 Duty to Warn in Case Study. . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Considering Duty to Warn. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rest’s Four Component Model . .
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