WHY LISTENING IS VERY IMPORTANT IN COUNSELING Fundamental to good counseling is the ability to listen to a client with total and undivided attention‚ in a non-judgmental way and absorb and understand what is being said. Clients might have been rarely listened to before‚ as often in the pressures of life and work listening is an undervalued skill. Often perceived as lack of action it is in fact a skill that is basic to communication. One cannot comment or engage in a real two-way dialogue without
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A Paradigm Shift in counseling Philosophy Upon reading the article‚ A Paradigm Shift in Counseling Philosophy‚ I learned that the word culture can take on a different meaning. A culture is normally referred to as a part of a race‚ how individuals within this culture act and what these individuals believe collectively. I found that culture is also a proper term to use for groups of individuals who exude the same interest‚ share commonalities and do not have to be of a particular race. For example
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Multicultural counseling requires an unbiased view of the world and other cultures to give effective results. It is important for counselors to be knowledgeable of clients’ cultures and other factors affecting their behaviors to provide effective counseling. In addition‚ counselors should be aware prejudices regarding other people and cultures. The symptoms of mental disorders are found worldwide‚ although there are some cultural bound disorders. Cultural bound disorders or “Syndrome”‚ tends to manifest
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Running head: A PERSONAL THEORY OF COGNITIVE- 1 A Personal Theory of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Counseling Mary L. Terry Student ID #: 22185762 Liberty University Abstract A counselor’s job is to journey along with their client and to provide insight and support to those who are at risk and those who are hurting and searching for comfort and acceptance. If the counselor is a Christian they will also want to share our Heavenly Father’s love with the counselee and help guide them on a
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Traffic Counseling Social Work can take many different forms. Some Social Workers may work in the field‚ taking children from parents who are abusive or unfit to care for them; Some work in specialized fields working with the elderly‚ disabled‚ or with human trafficking victims. Human trafficking victims go through all kinds of different abuse and knowing how to help them without triggering an anxiety or panic attack involves a lot of training in both sensitivity training and counseling. Counseling
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An article titled Counseling Anytime‚ Anyplace written by Jake New and published on Inside Higher Ed the need for mental health services expansion. Students at Skidmore College were experiencing wait times of up to a week to meet with a counselor if the student didn’t report themselves as suicidal. In response to the need for greater availability for mental health counselors two Skidmore students started an online petition asking for three additions to the Skidmore counseling center’s offerings
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Comprehensive guidance and support services meet the needs of young adolescents. (1) The teacher’s role in a classroom involves being a leader‚ a facilitator‚ and mentor. They alone can not support the needs of developing young adolescents. Young adolescents are changing and growing emotionally and physically. They need outlets and resources available to help them through these times. Middle schools should have multiple guidance counselors whose doors are open to students. Guidance counselors often
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Modifying Traditional Counseling Skills for a Crisis Some of the normal skills a counselor would use with a client are attending‚ open ended questions‚ mirroring body language‚ paraphrasing‚ and summarizing. Those clients who have been involved in a crisis‚ need the same skills‚ but in different ways. According to Cooper (2014) the essential skills are attending‚ listening‚ open-ended questions‚ reflecting and summarizing. The most important difference is letting the client know that they are safe
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and diversity is that the counselor needs to be precautious when providing a psychological assessment and test to the client. The counselor needs to make sure it is appropriate and it will not affect the client in any way. According to American Counseling Associated Code of Ethics states E.8‚ “Multicultural Issues/ Diversity in Assessment Counselors select and use with caution assessment techniques normed on populations other than that of the client. Counselors recognize the effects of age‚ color
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Running head: PHILOSPHY OF COUNSELING Philosophy of Counseling Jordan Gilley January 28‚ 2015 Dalton State College Introduction If you were to look up the definition of Clinical Psychology you would find the definition to be‚ “the field of clinical psychology integrates science‚ theory‚ and practice to understand‚ predict‚ and alleviate maladjustment‚ disability‚ and discomfort as well as to promote human adaptation‚ adjustment‚ and personal development
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