Philosophy of Counseling 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. Part of finding the most
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Multicultural Counseling After reading the many articles on the notion of diagnosis and counseling with multicultural/ethnic patients‚ it has come to my attention that this focus is solely based on stereotypical attitudes. Sure‚ it can be said that it is important for a therapist to have a background of the patient’s heritage and culture‚ but doesn’t this necessarily mean that the outlook of the therapist will be put in a box by doing so? I think multicultural competency is a ridiculous way to
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The Hidden Minority Upon hearing multicultural counseling‚ culturally diverse counseling‚ or counseling of diverse populations most people may think of groups that differ from the dominant culture in our society‚ such as‚ race‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ etc. Many people do not think beyond these categories to consider a second tier of diversity‚ for instance‚ age‚ disability‚ sexual orientation‚ etc. What is the dominant culture? In most references the comparison is associated with the White Euro-American
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school counselors are responsible to help all multicultural student. Thus‚ school counselors are ethical obligated to have awareness‚ knowledge‚ and skills to assist the multicultural student population. As a minority‚ I believe that multicultural counseling can greatly impact students to gain a better understanding of others‚ themselves‚ and shape their experiences and interconnection with other cultures. Although I was born and raised in Fresno‚ California‚ which is “one of the largest‚ fastest growing
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Genetic Counseling Decision-Making In my opinion‚ I think that Jenny and Bob Miller should take the necessary risks in order to make their sons life more comfortable and possibly cure them of their disease in the near future due to gene therapy. The gene therapy is not far from being a reality in medicine that can cure muscular dystrophy‚ and the injections of normal muscle cells from healthy individuals can relieve some of the pain they are experiencing until a cure is generated. Muscular
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Gender-Based Violence: An advocacy guide for grassroots activists in Uganda Acknowledgments This guide was produced as part of CARE’s Great Lakes Advocacy Initiative (GLAI)‚ which seeks to address gender-based violence in Uganda‚ Burundi and Rwanda. GLAI is funded by CARE Norway. Thanks to CARE staff‚ community-based facilitators‚ sub-county coordinators and partner organizations in northern Uganda who shared their experiences‚ ideas and passion for preventing gender-based violence in their communities
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Gabriella Henson’s Ambition to Personal Development Shavon R. Bashir Northern Illinois University Counseling Children Semester Project Client Background Information Gabriella Henson is an 11-year-old Italian/Polish American female. She is 4’9” and weighs 80 pounds‚ with light blonde hair. Gabriella is a family oriented individual. Gabriella is one of two children in her immediate family; she has one older brother‚ Richard‚ who is 17 years old with whom she has a close relationship even though
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“ Why the initial consultation is so important? What factors will an ethical therapist cover at this time?” Word count - 2236 A consultation normally consist of a meeting between the practitioner and a new client and will involve the filling in of a consultation form. A consultation will last for around 30mins. Some practitioners may charge for an initial consultation others choose not to. It is a really good way of getting to know more about a potential client. It is an opportunity
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Career Counseling with Students Outline VALUES Your values are those aspects of work which you believe to be the most important and often the most rewarding. Therefore‚ looking at your values will help you identify those job characteristics that are most important to you. For example‚ do you prefer to work alone or on a team? Do you want to earn a great deal of money? Is helping others of primary importance for you? These are just some of the questions you will need to ask yourself. You will most
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CHAPTER ONE SITUATION ANALYIS To be able to come up with a good child welfare advocacy‚ the group assessed the external and internal situation. This chapter evaluates the situations and trends in a particular advocacy. It provides the information needed for planning. Background of Child Welfare Child welfare is a government- run service for protecting children and young people who are underage which are still vulnerable to abuses like commercial sexual exploitation‚ trafficking‚ child labor
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