Danielle is a 30 year-old African American woman who presents with a well-maintained appearance. She is an only child who comes from a two-parent household. Danielle is college educated with a degree in English Literature from a well-respected state university. She has been teaching high school English for six years, and is an avid participant in her school’s community outreach program. She has been married to Richard for nine years, and regularly attends a Christian-based community church.…
A. My practical view of the philosophy of the counseling profession is that each session is a journey of self-exploration by the client, meant to increase his/her level of self-understanding and self-awareness.…
Officer Smith did have reasonable suspicion to make the initial vehicle stop. The taillight appeared to have been broken and there was colored tape so there was probable cause to pull the driver over. Police Officers may pull a vehicle over for many reasons like traffic violations, equipment violations and even suspicious activity whenever they have a reasonable articulable suspicion that a public offense is occurring or has occurred.…
Erford, B. T. (2014). Orientation to the counseling Profession: Advocacy, Ethics, and Essential Professional Foundations (Second ed.). Upper Saddle, New Jersey: Pearson Education.…
I like your detailed overview of Dr. Buckley and Dr. Marszalekt’s insight on theoretical orientation. I agree with the two doctors that using a self-assessment and self-reflection as tools will help evaluate aspects of our theoretical approach in practice(Laureate Education, 2012). After several courses, i can fully understand that our theories orientation will most likely continue to develop after our graduate program. I am fully aware that as i progress throughout my counseling career i will grow, and will be exposed to a number of theories, experiences, and situations which will play a part in determining what my theoretical orientation will be. Good post…
My personal philosophy of counseling begins and ends with patience’s and acceptances. One goal that I have is to enter into a client’s experience beside them being there with them every step of the way to help the client explore their own thoughts and feelings. I entered into the field of counseling because I have a compassion and desire to help people reach and understand their full potential. As a counselor in training, I desire to help a client identify their own problems and concerns while also demonstrating a genuine compassion for the endeavors that they may face. I believe that counseling is a crosswalk for empowerment, self-exploration, healing and growth. Ultimately, I would strive to encourage the client to delineate their own solutions. Overall, my philosophy as a counselor in training is to respect and treat each client the way that they should be treated, providing them with respect, courtesy and acceptance no matter their personal circumstance.…
Abraham has an alcohol addiction. His addiction started when he was 12 years old as he was drinking his father’s whisky and had difficulty attending school. Abraham states that drinking makes him feel like a ‘big man. If Abraham does not have an alcoholic drink, he becomes quiet and unhappy. His family are all big drinkers and at family parties they drink excessively.…
When one thinks of a counselor, what ideas come to mind? To advise, to instruct, to counsel? My reaction to counseling in my early days in the profession was to receive guidance from a professional when I did not have the answers myself or when I felt “stuck” with a problem in my personal life that I felt I could not solve. What did I wish to get from seeing a counselor? The question depends on what aspect you are seeking guidance or counsel in your life. The question changed when I began to pursue a career in counseling. The question became “Why do I want to be a counselor? Who do I want to serve? What is it about me that feels that I can be effective at helping people change their lives? The questions continue and Im still seeking my “identity” in terms of this profession. What are the characteristics of a counselor/ What are their varied roles? . This paper will explore the domains of the counselor and the paths I have chosen to pursue to further my interest in this dynamic field.…
One of the various definitions of an effective counselor includes being well-versed and educated within a theoretical approach. However, most importantly having a working knowledge and practice of specific skills related to the theory. Therefore, defining your theoretical approach and beginning to put those skills into practice is essential to providing effective therapy to prospective clients.…
Murdock, N. (2009). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: A case approach (Second ed., p. 334). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson…
This assignment requires you formulate and write a reflection essay that incorporates an analysis and synthesis of information that you have received from class discussion, presentations, required and independent readings, and personal experience and exposure. This essay should be a reflection on your journey to discover a personal theoretical orientation toward counseling. What does it look like? What theorist's do you see yourself aligned with? In disagreement with? How have your personal life experiences impacted your thoughts and beliefs as they relate to counseling others?…
Today’s psychology is assembled with a huge variety of techniques, therapies, and approaches based on different models and theories of development and human behavior. When it comes to counseling, it is great to have the proper knowledge of various tools, so that a counselor’s professional behavior allows him or her to be flexible and to apply different techniques based on the individual’s problems and situational needs of every client who is seen. With there being a variety of different techniques, there are two counseling theories that are different, and their effectiveness comes from opposite sides of counseling, but they are very similar in the same way. These approaches are known as the Client-Centered Approach and the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It is important that good therapists are properly equipped with both concepts and are readily aware on how both of these concepts are used so they can help the client in the best possible way needed.…
Murdock, N.L. (2013). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: A case approach. (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.…
Application of the Self-Care Deficit Theory The Chosen Case Study and Applicable Theorist In the following paper, Dorothea Orem’s nursing theory of “Self-Care Deficit”, is going to be applied to a case study involving a patient who has obtained a left radial fracture. In the case study, the patient, whose name is Chad, reports to the emergency department after falling off of a ladder at work. While performing an assessment on Chad, he reports that he has been exhausted after working ten hour days for the last three consecutive days.…
As someone who is considering entering counseling, you deserve to know about your therapist's approach, my thoughts and beliefs about the counseling process. There are several aspects of an effective counselor. Three of those aspects are thorough knowledge of a specific theoretical orientation, excellent use of counseling skills and personal history. What is my theory of counseling, what helps or hinders effective therapy, and what influences in my life have led me to a career in counseling?…