Earning my Bachelors of Science in Psychology and coursework in Clinical Interviewing and Counseling at Central Michigan University showed me my passion for professional counseling and mental health. I want to help people. As simple as that sounds‚ it is the genuine root of why I want to pursue professional counseling as my career. Between having mental illness in my household‚ to watching a lot of my family and friends succumb to addiction‚ I empathize with anyone who may be dealing with these issues
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Contrasting of Ethic Codes Used in Counseling GXXXXX January 26‚ 2013 COUN 501 – B49 LUO Liberty University Abstract Enclosed within this paper is a compendium of the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics (2005) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) Code of Ethics (2004) which are two forms of ethics codes that professional counselors frequently use. It is the aim of this document to not only supply the reader with some basic information about these two
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Accountability and the Use of Data in School Counseling and Educational Systems Melissa Hattaway Lamar University CNDV 5330 Accountability and the Use of Data in School Counseling and Educational Systems Over the years‚ literature has expressed the need for‚ and importance of‚ accountability for student outcomes in order to give school counselors valuable data to assess and improve goals (Dahir & Stone‚ 2009). The ASCA National Model also supports the importance
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The decision to pursue a Master’s in Counseling is one I have come to after years of personal‚ academic‚ and professional exploration. In my early twenties‚ I became a paralegal‚ with the intention of eventually attending law school. After graduating from Cape Fear Community College‚ I began working at Pennington and Smith‚ a family law firm that handled divorce‚ child custody‚ and financial cases. Over the following several years of work as a paralegal‚ I learned a few important things. I found
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Dr. William Roberts LaTonia Watkins Liberty University COUN 501 December 18‚ 2009 Abstract The topic of counseling has been up for discussion for sometime as it relates to the spiritual or biblical aspect versus the worldview or secular concept. There has been some disagreement in regards to whether or not one can be a Christian counselor who have a level of morals and ethics that will allow them to not let their own personal beliefs affect the level of service they provide‚ when faced
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from God as the practitioner of pastoral thanatology‚ the message given to the family and friends must be clear and precise for an effective outcome when counseling for grief and mourning. First‚ I will analyze Worden’s wording of the fourth of his tasks of mourning. Also‚ I will anticipate outcome and purpose for providing support‚ counseling‚ or therapy to the bereaved in their grief and mourning. Finally‚ I will answer the question the bereaved are likely to ask: “what is this (the processing
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RUNNINH HEAD: A COMPARISON OFTWO COUNSELING THEORIES 1 A Comparison of Two Counseling Theories: Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory and Adler’s Theory May 2013 PCMH688/Counseling Theory Instructor: John Evans Student: Leopold Ndayisabye Southern New Hampshire University RUNNINH HEAD: A COMPARISON OFTWO COUNSELING THEORIES This paper is my first step in counseling theories. I’ll be looking at and comparing Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory and Alfred Adler’s theory. It has been hard as a beginner
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in the counseling field by working in various departments in Student Services. She worked in the Financial Aid Office‚ Matriculation‚ and EOP& S. Next‚ she was accepted in CSUN’s Counseling Program and after 3 years she graduated from the program. She worked for eight years as an adjunct counselor‚ but was later laid off from the budget cuts in 2010. This was a challenging time for her since she had just married her husband who is a Marine. Regardless‚ she continued to apply for counseling positions
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3. I explored information online‚ in textbooks‚ and speaking with professionals in the field with regards to my career in counseling and I also continued to refine my decision making even after I had made my decision. 4. I identified my ideal job situation which is at a local community mental health center and wrote my cover letter and resume. ● How comfortable are you with this decision? I am very comfortable with my decision to be a community counselor that attempts to solve widespread community
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Running Head: Culturally Sensitive Counseling for Native Americans Culturally Sensitive Counseling for Native Americans Catherine D. Dunn PSYD 8180 OL‚ SYSTEMS OF PSYCHPTHERAPHY Course Instructor: Denise Scatena‚ Ph.D May 21‚ 2010 ABSTRACT Historical trauma is defined as an aggregate of emotional and psychological wounding over the lifespan and across generations‚ emanating from massive group trauma and continues to impacts the group (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_trauma)
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