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Shallcross, L. (2011). Taking Care of Yourself as a Counselor. Counseling Today. Retrieved from
It is important for Christian counselor to have some form of training of theology and psychology so that they will be able to effective in their sessions. The importance of training whether it is formal or informal would allow the counselor to cover all issues that the client may present. If a counselor lacks knowledge and understanding in theology or psychology this could hinder the process of being able to integrate theology and psychology within the session. McMinn suggested that there is an important element that must be presented when one is seeking to be Christian counselor (McMinn, 2011). That element consists of understanding spirituality and the formation of spirituality (McMinn, 2011). If a Christian counselor lacks the knowledge of spirituality and the formation of spiritualty they would not be able to perform and handle the client’s needs when it comes to spiritual needs. ‘…
The Hope video proved to viewers that God is the Creator and Sustainer of all things who sent His only son to save us from our sins and to show the world His love for us.…
I found your Discussion Board Forum 4 post quite interesting. I didn’t agree with the post in its entirety. Opening a new business is hard work. Anyone looking into opening a business should thoroughly do their research. Betty has done some great ground work by researching a few franchises. The franchise concept is a great option for someone new to the business world. The franchisor usually continues to support the operation of the franchisee 's business by providing advertising, accounting, training, related services, and in many instances, products needed by the franchisee. (Satterlee, 2009). Betty would not be in business by herself. She would have professional advice throughout this journey. If Betty chose a sole proprietorship she would solely be responsible. Franchising means using a tried and tested formula to benefit from the experience and support of the franchisor (Schizas, 2013).I don’t agree that she shouldn’t employ Emma solely because of beliefs. Emma would be an employee not a partner. Emma is fully aware that Betty wants to run a Christian coffee shop. I would not choose Alice to partner, because of her husband’s firm beliefs that his wife should be at home. I would not want to start any family problems. However, I do believe that Betty’s husband could be her business partner. The financial contributions will assist greatly with Betty’s goals. I agree that Betty needs to consider other names for her business, because “The Gathering Place” was taken”. I think it is a great idea for her to name her business something that lets customers now that it is a coffee shop. Betty should look at the pros and cons of all the business types and go from there. Regardless of what decision Betty makes she needs to look to God for guidance to make the right decisions.…
Running Head: COUNSELOR INTERVIEW 1 Professional Counselor Interview: Thomas Waterhouse, LMHC, PA Jennifer Mongelluzzi Northwestern University COUNSELOR INTERVIEW 2 Professional Counselor Interview: Thomas Waterhouse, LMHC, PA Thomas Waterhouse is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Palm Harbor, Florida. He operates a private practice and provides services in nearly all areas of treatment. What was so impressive to me about Tom is his passion for his profession after being a counselor for 40 years. He is still practicing full time and instead of feeling fatigue or burnout the client interaction actually energizes him (T. Waterhouse, personal communication, January 16, 2018).…
Another important skill a counselor must possess is the ability of how to appropriately ask questions. Most often in this model, it is important to use open-ended questions in order to understand the most information about the precipitating event. Questions beginning with “what” or “how” are most effective in this case. The counselors ability to restate what the clients answer to the questions are.…
1. If you were representing the Company in this case, what argument (facts and reasons) could you make that the confidentiality agreement had a legitimate business purpose and was applied appropriately to Martinez?…
association for a newly emerging group of counselors who said that their practice was “mental…
In this article the counselor states: “I found that when working with such clients, my role as counselor is more akin to a special type of travel companion who is willing to understand and respect the process of walking along a sacred life path. This is the only way I can effectively help a client explore the deeper dimensions of the self that are being challenged. As the hero's companion I must be willing to share in the client's pain as well as new, and oftentimes unexpected, discoveries.” (Halstead, 2000) The counselor learned that he needed to be a companion not a guide. He also learned that no matter how hard a situation is or no matter how many times someone tells you that you cannot do something, if you have the willpower and want to, you can overcome anything you encounter on life’s journey.…
There are many non-believers that are discouraged by its local churches. Many members of a church act one way when inside of the church building and another as soon as they walk out of the door. For a non-believer, this is just confirmation that they do not want any part of a religion that is hypocritical. Also, many leaders of the church live a lavish lifestyle while citizens of its community struggles to provide food for their families. Why would I want to join an organization that takes my money every week so that they can drive nice cars and live in big houses while I can’t even pay my rent? These are common circumstances that we see and as Christians, it’s our job to eliminate this type of view of our faith.…
DB # 5 Explain how profits, piety, and politics affected American foreign policy in the late 19th century.…
When entering the field of counselling the first thing that becomes evident is how much there is written and theorised upon. A great deal of research has been carried out into counselling particularly in the last 40 years. It is interesting the dynamics of this as the relationship between the client and counsellor is a confidential safe space yet the research is in the public domain for all to see. It can be overwhelming to know where to begin in terms of looking into the reams of material and what is relevant to your work as the counsellor.…
The methods of practice differ in each situation, but they are similar in preparation. Practitioners must first make an evaluation or assessment of their client. This process take’s patience and practitioners must be able to listen actively to their client with no distractions and without any preconceived notions of what the speaker is saying (Martin, 2007, p. 47). After a practitioner makes a clinical assessment, they can decide on what intervention strategy to use with a client. The Task-Centered Approach is an example of one intervention strategy that a counselor may use. This strategy helps clients who think they are powerless over simple challenges caused by psychosocial problems and allows counselors help define these challenges and set small, agreed upon goals with clients to help them increase self-esteem (Martin, 2007, p. 55). Reframing is another intervention strategy. This strategy helps clients look at the different perspectives of a situation instead of only the negative. Sometimes people hesitate to act on a situation because of the viewpoint that it will always result in a negative outcome. An opposite approach to this strategy would be emotional regulation. Some people do not…
I will address what I have learned about my personal and professional assumptions about clinical helping and their relationship to my own beliefs, values, past experiences, familiar and cultural background, the larger societal and systems contexts of my life, and the types of clients I may have to work with. Also, I will give insights I have gained about the strengths I have and any areas that I have determined are in need of work in the future which will aid me to becoming a better clinician. I will also discuss the exercises and journal entries completed these last few weeks.…
According to Fruth (2014), “the initial patient interview, also known as the health history or the subjective history, is undeniably the most important component of the patient examination” (p.12). This initial interview acts as a base on which the therapist can perform physical examination and subsequently plan the intervention (Fruth, 2014, p.12). Being a novice, it is important to perform a self-appraisal after completing patient interview. This self-reflection can help to improve patient examination skills and may take the therapist to the expert level (Fruth, 2014, p.5).…
Baroness Susan Greenfield begins her feature by asking a, to her, relevant question;” Can you imagine a world without long-term relationships […]?” This might seem as an exaggeration of the possible outcome, considering the topic in hand; children’s use of Facebook. It is however the rhetoric used throughout the feature from 2009, but don’t let it scare you from reading a different view on the common household item.…