Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos A counselor must understand how one’s own cultural differences and worldviews impact the counseling relationship. This paper will examine how I am culturally different from my client and how I would demonstrate cultural competence. Furthermore‚ I will describe how I can improve my cultural competence with the client. Clients Background Information My client‚ Alberto‚ is a 47-year-old Mexican American who
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As discussed by Winston (1999)‚ the most common types of therapy Asian Indians typically seek when families are in crisis are family/marriage counseling‚ counseling for children and substance abuse counseling. Counseling from a systems perspective is most likely to be accepted by Asian Indians when their traditional family hierarchal roles and religious views are taken into consideration by a professional and competent counselor. Having knowledge of Asian Indian culture is imperative in order to
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Corey‚ G. (1999). Theory and practice of group counseling. (3rd ed.). Belmont‚ CA: Wadsworth Publishing. This text was written for graduate or undergraduate students in any field involving human services but is especially suitable for students enrolled in any course of Theory and Practice of Group Counseling‚ practitioners who are involved in group work‚ and students who are interested in leading various types of groups. This text presents an overview of various theoretical models and describes
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Multicultural issues are an indisputable part of counselling‚ and the counselors need to prepare well to meet the needs of different populations and serve them optimally. Every individual exists in social‚ historical‚ political and economic contexts and this calls for an increased understanding of these contexts on the behavior of the individuals. The Guidelines on Multicultural Education offer Psychologists a guidance on the changing needs of society and continuing evolution of psychology. The specific
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people have with genetic counseling is the possibility of corrupt and immoral procedures that can be performed by genetic counselors. These issues are faced by every field of medicine and with proper education‚ regulation‚ and licensure this problem is no longer an issue. Since genetic sequencing is a relatively new technology the regulations to restrict its abilities have been slow behind it. To combat little federal and state legislation and in order to keep counseling creditable The American Board
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John arrived to CFAR for counseling after his wife asked for space from the relationship and asked him to leave their home. John’s attitude towards counseling seems positive and hopeful. John and the therapist established a good therapeutic relationship early in the treatment. At first‚ John appeared nervous and he had this worried look. However‚ he expresses his feelings freely and he was not afraid to show his emotions. John had an effect on the therapist when he was discussing his relationship
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ETHICAL/LEGAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING PRCATICE ETHICAL STANDARDS The importance of knowing the contents of professional codes of conduct and the purposes and limitations of such codes is essential to the understanding of ethical and legal issues in counseling. school counselors should have at least a basic understanding of their ethical responsibilities ‚ necessarily provide answers to the many specific dilemmas that practitioners will face. When the standards do not
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IN THE FIELD OF COUNSELING Legal Ethical & Professional Issues in the Field of Counseling Legal Ethical and Professional Issues in Consultation What are the legal and ethical issues as it pertains to consultation? Legal issues are relevant in two areas‚ laws governing the practice of your profession and criminal and civil laws that either directly or indirectly impacts the counseling professional practice. Laws governing the practice of counseling professionals are
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Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling Addicts Crystal Ramsey Liberty University Abstract Robin was admitted to an intensive residential facility for drug addiction. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act‚ a federal statute‚ requires counselors to give clients access to their records. Five moral principles are viewed as the foundation of ethics in counseling: autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ justice‚ and fidelity. Ethical decision-making models include the following
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Research Paper Robert Leo Parr Jr. Salem State University: PSY 731 Counseling Theory and Practice I Professor Melissa Kaplowitch April 10‚ 2012 Abstract This paper presents the personal viewpoints of the author concerning human behavior‚ affect‚ and thought. It outlines his understanding of the developmental and change processes of human growth. Therapy and roles and relationships are considered along with treatment. This paper’s topics are numerous as very different questions are addressed
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