Clinical Gestalt Research Paper
My Beliefs, Values, and Clinical Gestalt with Individuals and System's Paper
University of Phoenix
HSBS 321
December 16, 2010
My Beliefs, Values, and Clinical Gestalt with Individuals and System's Paper Introduction Working as a Clinician does not just require education. It requires a thorough look into your own values and beliefs. Working as a clinician also requires dignity, the capability of remaining humble, a good set of ethical standards and a big heart when it comes to helping others in need. One of the most important things about being a clinician is maintaining the capability to be aware of your own feelings. To be an effective clinician, you must be able to set aside your own personal feelings and beliefs and in turn focus on the client instead of your own personal beliefs. In this paper, I am going to talk about personal assumptions of clinical helping, how it relates to my own personal beliefs, values, past experiences. I am also going to talk about the larger societal and systems contexts of my life, and the types of clients I work with. I am also going to add some of …show more content…
I was forced to go to a family therapist when I was going through a divorce. At this particular moment I did not want to be in that office and my now ex-wife and the clinician were taking turns beating up on me. This is the point in my life where I said I would never go through this again, and I thought that the clinician was only out to collect a paycheck from the insurance company. The second time however, I chose to take my present wife and children to see a completely different clinician and she was able to help us work out our problems and show us different ways to talk to our children. Shortly after this, I decided that I wanted to go into the field of helping people. I decided that life was very valuable and that if I could show someone how to better his or her family I was going to do
University of Phoenix
HSBS 321
December 16, 2010
My Beliefs, Values, and Clinical Gestalt with Individuals and System's Paper Introduction Working as a Clinician does not just require education. It requires a thorough look into your own values and beliefs. Working as a clinician also requires dignity, the capability of remaining humble, a good set of ethical standards and a big heart when it comes to helping others in need. One of the most important things about being a clinician is maintaining the capability to be aware of your own feelings. To be an effective clinician, you must be able to set aside your own personal feelings and beliefs and in turn focus on the client instead of your own personal beliefs. In this paper, I am going to talk about personal assumptions of clinical helping, how it relates to my own personal beliefs, values, past experiences. I am also going to talk about the larger societal and systems contexts of my life, and the types of clients I work with. I am also going to add some of …show more content…
I was forced to go to a family therapist when I was going through a divorce. At this particular moment I did not want to be in that office and my now ex-wife and the clinician were taking turns beating up on me. This is the point in my life where I said I would never go through this again, and I thought that the clinician was only out to collect a paycheck from the insurance company. The second time however, I chose to take my present wife and children to see a completely different clinician and she was able to help us work out our problems and show us different ways to talk to our children. Shortly after this, I decided that I wanted to go into the field of helping people. I decided that life was very valuable and that if I could show someone how to better his or her family I was going to do