MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES HSR 416 DEVELOPING YOUR PHILOSPHY OF COUNSELING KAREN YATES DECEMBER 14‚ 2011 When I first read the explanation of the assignment‚ I immediately thought of what my parents had instilled into me at a very early age. They would always say that God put us here on this earth to do a job and that was to help others and love each other. That really
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Comparing and Contrasting Counseling Theories Therapists have been using various methods and techniques developed in order to improve the quality of therapy for individuals seeking professional assistance. Two of these include existential and person-centered therapies. Both of these therapies have different approaches but the ultimate goal of each approach is to treat and help find a cure for an individual’s personal issue. Person-centered and existential therapies both emphasize understanding human
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Substance abuse counseling is a rewarding career for anyone who wants to help people who are battling addiction to drugs or alcohol. Counselors find work in therapeutic facilities‚ hospitals‚ prisons and halfway homes. They have a choice of working with teens or adults. The primary function of substance abuse counseling is to help people manage their addictions so they can return to society and function successfully as productive citizens. Substance abuse counseling can also include family members
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Gareth Golder Digital Books are a Threat to Writers‚ Will Self 1. Will Self introduced the article by complimenting the qualities which books have. He praises books for their portability‚ how functional they are and that they are generally attractive to look at. He then goes on to talk about what he believes makes digital books so useful. He talks about how the technology is flicker-free‚ easy to read and that they have a large capacity. Self then described the bad sides of digital books‚ highlighting
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counsel students a professional school counselor must begin to acquire a counseling style tailored to their own personality by familiarizing themselves with the major approaches to therapeutic practice. As school counselors is very important for us to remain open to incorporating diverse approaches into our own personal synthesis or integrative approach to counseling (Corey‚2013). There are different types of theories of counseling that can be used among children and adolescent. However‚ when we are
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Steps in the Counseling Process 1. Establish a safe‚ trusting environment 2. CLARIFY: Help the person put their concern into words. 3. Active listening: find out the client’s agenda a) paraphrase‚ summarize‚ reflect‚ interpret b) focus on feelings‚ not events 4. Transform problem statements into goal statements. 5. Explore possible approaches to goal 6. Help person choose one way towards goal DEVELOP A PLAN (may involve several steps) 7. Make a contract to fulfill the plan (or to take the
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References: 1. Roberts‚ A.‚ 2008‚ Correctional Counseling and Treatment‚ Pearson Education‚ Prentice Hall.
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Counselor Interview Paper Jessica Peacock I plan on going into the School Counseling field‚ so for my interview I went to a long time family friend Kay Weems. Kay is a school counselor currently at Madison Station Elementary‚ but she has 19 years of experience at different levels of education in counseling and in different environments as well. She also was an elementary teacher for 10 years prior to becoming a school counselor. Kay went to school at Mississippi State and received a bachelor’s
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Developing a Counseling Plan Genna Bovinet Walden University Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories Coun 6722-18 Developing a Counseling Plan This paper focuses on a case study of famous actor/musician‚ Mark Wahlberg. Mark Wahlberg began a life of juvenile crime at age ten that culminated in his attempted murder arrest‚ and subsequent prison sentence‚ at the age of 16. The paper will explore his early life and family issues leading to his delinquent behavior as well as counseling theories and interventions
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Alex Haley‚ the writer of Malcolm X’s biography knew that to succeed in America‚ a person must be educated. Without education it is almost impossible to achieve the self made man ideology (SMMI). In Malcolm’s case he achieved the SMMI without the help of a formal education. Malcolm X’s use of self education‚ coupled with religious inspiration and guidance‚ led him to become one of the greatest civil rights activists in America. It quickly became apparent to Malcolm’s family that white society
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