Project: The Role and Life of a Mental Health Counselor For the Final Project‚ you will apply the information learned in this course‚ as well as in an interview you conduct‚ to your understanding of what it means to be a mental health counselor. Interview (in person) a mental health counselor who works with a population in a setting that interests you. For example‚ if you are interested in working as an in-home therapist with children in need of supervision‚ interview someone who does this work
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Kelley Interview with Benda Cannon 4/4/2014 Description Brenda Cannon is one of my instructors this semester. She teaches Family Stress and Coping‚ which is perfect because she also happens to be a counselor at a private practice counseling center here in Laramie‚ Wyoming. Part of Brenda’s credentials‚ other than being an instructor‚ are that she has her Masters of Science degree in Counseling‚ she is a National Certified Counselor (NCC)‚ and is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
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The Professional Identity of a Mental Health Counselor Trineequa Gilbert Capella University Introduction The professional identity of a mental health counselor is extremely important. When it comes to finding your professional identity‚ it is important to weigh out all options to make sure that the profession that is chosen‚ is what one would see themselves doing for a long time. It is more so of asking oneself if they feel they qualify for the career that they are about to
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Mental Health Worker The field of mental health counseling is evolving‚ growing‚ and changing. The pioneers of this change brought very important enhancements to the field of mental health counseling. Counselors are professionals who assist individuals and groups with their personal problems in order to help them become more self-sufficient. Individuals that specialize in mental health counseling concentrate on promoting optimum mental health through various programs and services. In this paper
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Certification Requirements in the State of Florida for Mental Health Counselors Tisha J Lane COUN5217-Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Counseling 15879 Willoughby Lane Ft. Myers‚ FL 33905 239-694-4205 Tlane12@capellauniversity.eduProfessor: Dr. Darlene DanekerAbstract This paper will discuss the licensure and certification requirements for the state of Florida for mental health counselors. It will discuss whether a mental health counselor needs to; hold a license‚ credential‚ certification
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LEGAL ISSUES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HIV/AIDS (Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) raises challenging ethical and legal dilemmas for mental health professionals. Relevant issues pertaining to these dilemmas are examined in this article. Specifically‚ the authors review the following: professional responsibility‚ competence‚ and confidentiality. Special attention is paid to several court cases that have implications for mental health counselors working with clients
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This author recently completed an interview with a professional counselor. In this authors opinion when you get a chance to ask a fellow counselor questions about being a counselor it is rewarding. Counselors will always need to seek consultation with other professionals‚ weather those professionals be counselors‚ teachers‚ doctors‚ or individuals in the court system. Anytime someone has a chance to go an interview with these professionals‚ it helps with professionalism and knowledge of what these
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Running head: INTERVIEW WITH A SCHOOL COUNSELOR Interview with Mrs. Ross Freeman Abstract Counseling has many components in different fields such as a school counselor‚ marriage and family counseling‚ addiction counseling‚ individual and private practices‚ and many more. For my project‚ I interviewed Mrs. Ross Freeman‚ a school counselor who talks about her journey of becoming an Elementary School Counselor. We discuss what the requirement and cost were to receive a license in the counseling
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The interview I conducted took place during the evening hours on a Thursday night. I was very grateful for the opportunity‚ as not only did I learn helpful information‚ but I also met with the counselor after a busy day for her. I asked her questions that included her experiences as a substance abuse counselor‚ what she believes are the most important qualities are as a substance abuse counselor are‚ what she enjoys the most about the group counseling she offers‚ and suggestions on how to become
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The majority of the professional groups or sub-groups such as the counseling industry have moral codes of conducts‚ procedures and laws. These behavioral principles are geared towards counselors for high efficiency and success rates in therapy sessions (Hill‚ 2004). They help maintain the integrity of the counselor which helps maintain the trust between the therapist and the patient. There are inconsistencies and discrepancies with these moral values or code of conducts (Jennings et al.‚ 2005) .Many
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