Counseling Assessment Paper Janell Brazeal BSHS 321 June 12‚ 2012 Joel Sadowsky Counseling Assessment Paper The life of a counselor is spent by talking with and listening to people. The main point of the counselors’ job is to interact with their patients and advise them on personal‚ family‚ educational‚ mental health and career problems they might be experiencing. Generally‚ counselors specialize in a specific field‚ such as; school counselors; rehabilitation counselors; mental health counselors;
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Counseling psychologists Romario Seaton Stevenson University‚ Psychology 101 Counseling psychology focuses on the emotional‚ social‚ mental and health-related concerns of clients. Therapy and rehabilitation are usually the main treatments for clients seeking psychological aid; however‚ psychologists specializing in counseling generally offer therapeutic treatments to clients with a variety of symptoms. Over the years‚ counseling psychology has helped many to resolve issues involving
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Counseling Abused Women: Factors Contributing to Successful Outcome Table of Contents Introduction Part One: Violence against women The Problem Consequences of violence Origins of violence Part Two: Treatment/Intervention models Service and treatment options Medications Community Treatment/Intervention Part Three: Client/Family participation Client participation Family involvement Part Four: Special needs Abuse of women with disabilities Equity/ Access to treatment Part Five: Parties’
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Theories and Methods in Counseling Genevieve Bogusky Liberty University Abstract This paper will take the reader briefly through the three grand theories of counseling in psychology and then onto the two emergent theories‚ which are based on observation‚ biology‚ sociology or anthropology. From that framework‚ some methods/therapies will be discussed and then a brief look at legal and ethical concerns will be presented in order to prepare the reader for the author’s Biblical perspective‚ which highlights
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Ethics (2005) states “Counselors terminate a counseling relationship when it becomes reasonably apparent that the client no longer needs assistance‚ is not likely to benefit‚ or is being harmed by continued counseling.” The practitioner would be caught in a
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to deal with your children issues and understand yourself and how to deal with your family and certain issues. The area of marriage and family counseling/therapy has had an out break over the past decade. The counselors are expected to work effectively with families experiencing a variety of issues and problems. In marriage and family therapy/counseling there are so many different types of techniques that are out there but should be used and looked upon not a cure‚ but a method to help mobilize
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Cultural Competence in Counseling In today’s society there is a multitude of culturally diverse individuals. As a mental health counselor it is not only in my best interest to make sure that I am aware of my own cultural heritage‚ but it is also my responsibility to insure that I am aware of my client’s cultural heritage. The purpose of this paper is to discuss how culturally different I am from a client in the following case study Jia is a young Asian woman who immigrated
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Person Centered Counseling was created by Carl Rogers. This type of counseling deals with the ways in which people perceive themselves consciously rather than having a counselor try to interpret unconscious thoughts or ideas. There are many different components and tools used in person-centered counseling‚ including active listening and paraphrasing‚ and more. The real point is that the client already has the answers to the problems and the job of the counselor is to listen without making any judgments
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One of the key purposes of assessment in career counseling is to understand the client’s personal background. Counselors use assessment as a part of the counseling procedure considering the client’s personal and social connection (ACA Code of Ethics‚ 2014). It is also supported as cited in Assessment Guide for Career and Guidance Counselling (2011)‚ understanding client’s personal capability‚ aptitudes through work experience‚ social contribution‚ individual action furthermore incorporate instructive
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actions‚ “cognitions‚ images‚ beliefs‚ and emotions”. This theory deals primarily with the present prevailing issues. There is importance placed on examining the client and the client’s present environment. The client must actively participate in counseling sessions and in his or her environment by learning “new and adaptive behaviors to replace old and maladaptive behaviors”. It is believed that changes in behavior can
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