comparison and contrast between two types of Code of Ethics: the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). A brief description of the “Code of Ethics” is defined as a standard that differentiates between right and wrong primarily pertaining to the professional counselor‚ while maintaining a mindset of keeping the best interest of the client. Code of Ethic provides guidance to clients without allowing dependency on the professional counselor and without
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Wilson.Session1.Journal As I think about an event or experience that has influenced me in my academics and goals at CCU‚ I first must tell you what my goal is. My ultimate goal is to become a Christian Counselor‚ serving my Father well and able to support my family in that capacity. So Many events and life experiences contribute to my new found goals. Life lessons spring from relationships‚ and there are too many relationships to count. Family and friends‚ classmates‚ teammates and coworkers
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In reading Pray without Ceasing‚ van Deusen Hunsinger believes that one of the key essentials to the personhood of pastoral caregiver is koinonia. When we dedicate ourselves to a Christian life‚ koinonia is the essential element of our Christianity‚ because it combines our fellowship‚ community and communion with God and with others. van Deusen Hunsinger states the koinonia is the telos as well as the indispensable means of all true pastoral care. (van Deusen Hunsinger‚ p1) If we are
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Grief Counseling and Process Intervention Alice TM Green Liberty University HSCO 509-B07 LUO Dr. Smith February 6‚ 2014 Abstract Grief comes in different forms and affects each person differently. Webster’s dictionary describes grief as “deep sadness caused especially by someone ’s death‚ a cause of deep sadness‚ and trouble or annoyance”. Grief is associated with loss; loss of people‚ place‚ or thing. It is a universal experience that happens to all life. In multicultural
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offer the most comprehensive answers. One lense that could be potentially required is that of a Christian counselor. In addition to normal psychological conditions such as anxiety and stress‚ Christians can also be looking for answers and help to questions about their faith. In order to adequately address questions about the bible and the Christian faith a counselor who uses the bible. Christian counseling offers the best solution to questions of faith in Christ because it integrates secular psychology
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Summary of Christian Counseling Ethics Throughout the book‚ Christian Counselling Ethics‚ Sanders espouses the need for a Christian Counsellor to take into consideration the APA counselling ethics. Berryhill and Sabates‚ the authors of this chapter‚ propose that unless a counsellor observes these ethics‚ his attempts to attain the wellbeing of a client will be counterproductive. In the 10th chapter of his book‚ Berryhill and Sabates dwell on the child client and how a Christian counsellor ought
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p Christian Spirituality Essay Question: 1. How significant is prayer to the Christian life? What lessons can we learn from Jesus’ practice of prayer? In beginning this essay‚ I think it is only sensible to get the the root of the question. To start with‚ what exactly do we mean by “prayer”? The Oxford English Dictionary defines “prayer” as: “1) a request for help or an expression of thanks made to God.”[1] Other dictionary definitions follow the spirit of this definition: “a solemn
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HISTORY Asian and American cultures are as different as black (yin) and white (yang)‚ or east and west. While American culture is relatively new‚ in terms of history‚ the Asian culture is one of the world’s oldest‚ with its earliest origins believed to be Sumer‚ located near the Persian Gulf‚ in approximately 3500 B.C. China is believed to be the world’s oldest existing civilization‚ beginning with the Shang Dynasty in around 1500 B.C. (Chan‚ 1991). RELIGION While there are two religions prevalent
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Hypnosis in Healthcare: A Christian Perspective Christopher S. Baker Oral Roberts University Abstract Steven Lafevers‚ a certified counselor and hypnotherapist‚ presents the reader with an array of methods and techniques associated with hypnotherapy. The reading offers detailed step by step methods of induction and foundational principles with little to no jargon or erroneous claims. A full spectrum of life challenges are identified‚ with respective hypnotic prescriptions presented
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Lethal Sex: Conditions of Disclosure in Counseling Sexually Active Clients with HIV Elliot D. Cohen‚ Ph.D. The present HIV pandemic presents challenges for mental health practitioners who‚ in the course of therapy‚ sometimes become privy to confidential information about potentially lethal sexual relationships ongoing between the client and one or more uninformed partner(s). In this lecture I will discuss the current professional/legal status of making disclosure in such cases‚ and
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