Word count: 1892 Why is the initial consultation so important? What factors will an ethical therapist cover at this time? In this essay I will be looking at the purpose of the initial consultation‚ what happens during this meeting and why it is such an important time in the client/therapist relationship. I will endeavour to cover as many of these issues as possible in order to illustrate the importance of this initial consultation and the factors that an ethically minded therapist should
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CONSULTATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 06/23/12 Reason for Consult: Previous evaluated stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is a very pleasant 57-year-old female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for evaluation and treatment for sores in her mouth that she had for the last 10 to 12 days. The patient
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be taken lightly by a client in the same way as researching a job role is important. Quite often it is common practice for therapists to offer initial consultations with a client to establish whether both parties are suitable to work together. An ethical therapist will take many factors into account in the initial consultation; these will be discussed alongside the pros and con’s of why an initial consultation is so important. Factors such as a therapists own expertise‚ misconceptions of hypnosis as
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and what ethical issues the therapist faces in relation to initial consultation with the client. What an initial consultation is and why it is so important that one is completed without exception. I will also explore what the process is‚ what happens at the initial consultation‚ and how the therapist will gather the required information. I also aim to explore what benefits and contra indications there are for having an initial consultation. According to a thesaurus the word “Ethics” means: a moral-
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Why is the initial consultation so important? What factors will an ethical therapist cover at this time? There are a multitude of factors that a therapist must consider during the initial consultation. I will describe the actual mechanics of the consultation‚ the ethical considerations facing the therapist and the particular challenges of the actual consultation itself. Before even meeting the client‚ it is vitally important to consider the role of the environment in the therapeutic space
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Consultation and Advocacy COUN5004 Abstract This paper discusses the importance of both social justice and consultation in the field of counseling. The introduction is an explanation of social justice advocacy‚ consultation‚ how it is related to the Marriage and Family counseling‚ and the different strategies and steps counselors take to advocate for their clients. Next‚ I discussed how advocacy is related to myself while I become a professional counselor in the area of specialization and
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Abstract A collaboration of works was examined to answer the following questions. How do you see yourself related to advocacy or consultation as you become a professional within your area of specialization? Within your own definition‚ do you see consultation and advocacy similar or different? How does advocacy benefit the care provided for children‚ adolescents‚ adults‚ couples‚ and families related to the specific specialty area that you plan to practice? Within the context of the examined
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Book Review Process Consultation Revisited – Building the Helping Relationship By Edgar H. Schein The book Process Consultation Revisited - Building the Helping Relationship* by Edgar H. Schein describes how consultants can create a helpful relationship with a client. Edgar Schein is the Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus and senior lecturer at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He is also the editor of Reflections‚ the journal of the Society of Organizational Learning.
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(Baker 2009). Previously‚ consultation was always seen as a role consisting of guidance services only. According to Dougherty (1990)‚ consultation usually involves three parties: a consultant‚ consultee‚ and client. In a school‚ it is natural for the consultee to go to school counselors for assistance. Consultees can be teachers‚ administration‚ parents/guardians‚ or students. In most cases‚ school counselors act as a support for the students in the school setting. Consultation can often be linked with
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Benefits of advocacy directly related to consultations through trained mental health professionals are also examined. Equality and social justice and their need for advocacy are viewed. Although‚ not related by their own definitions‚ together both consultation and advocacy create a strong energy for development in individuals‚ families‚ and communities. Support of both are necessary for effective treatment in the mental health field. Keywords: advocacy‚ consultation‚ equality‚ social justice‚ treatment
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