I’m writing this purpose statement in regards to my application to the educational counseling program here at Cal State Bakersfield‚ where my hope is that I will be able to obtain a masters degree. I’m actually still currently attending Cal State Bakersfield‚ as an undergraduate student‚ where I’m finishing up the last few classes I need to attain my bachelor’s degree in sociology. I knew when I transferred to this university two years ago to work on my undergraduate study that just obtaining my
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Counseling Youth in Times of Crisis “Teenagers can be like elephants. If you’ve spent any time around them‚ this thought has probably crossed your mind‚ but hopefully wasn’t said out loud.” We sometimes think teenagers aren’t able to go far in life‚ or be anything but a problem. Living a carefree life not worried about anything or one around them. Some adults have no idea of all the struggles teenagers have to deal with. Just like adults they deal with stress‚ death‚ peer pressure‚ and
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Substance Abuse Counseling to Be: What is Substance Abuse Counseling? When Do I Counsel Someone? Why Would I Counsel? Due: June 20‚ 2014 WHAT: I am just starting to learn about the dynamics of substance abuse counseling. At this point‚ early on in my learning‚ I understand it to be a practice of advocacy to assist those persons with various levels of addiction in relation to drugs‚ alcohol and chemical dependency to a road of recovery. Substance abuse counseling identifies the
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The Counseling Process The counseling process‚ as described in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Community and Agency Settings textbook‚ (Gladding‚ S. & Newsome‚ D.‚2018)‚ consists of three phases; these phases include initial‚ working‚ and closing. The initial phase is essentially an introduction process towards the helping progression for the counselor as well as the client. This is the time an interview is conducted to collect information about the client’s health‚ family‚ and background
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The counseling/wellness model which focuses on assessment to determine where the best area to focus on to increase wellness. This would include “family relationships‚ friendships‚ other relationship (work/community‚ church‚ etc.)‚ career/job‚ physical health‚ living environment” ( Remley Jr & Herlihy pg. 27). A lot of this information will be disclosed during the evaluation and assessment period. The evaluation and assessment “sole purpose should be to gain information to allow the counselor and
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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 with biblical teaching in order
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total with 22.5 million people living with HIV.1 In an effort to address this epidemic‚ voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) programs have been implemented in many of rural and remote areas. VCT serves as the gateway to HIV prevention‚ treatment‚ care and support by allowing people to learn their HIV status. According to World Health Organization (WHO)‚ knowledge of one’s HIV status benefits the individuals‚ community‚ and population through awareness and education.2 Therefore‚ there have been great
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I would approach the counseling session from a cognitive-behavior approach. It appears that Isabella is suffering from anxiety and the cognitive behavior approach to therapy would be a good match for the student. There are a number of aspects of the therapy that coincide with my belief system. I would expect to maintain a professional relationship with Isabella. While I cannot relate the situation that is currently affecting her‚ I would exert maximum effort in order to see her situation improve
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Biblical Integration and Counseling Practices Abstract The integration of biblical practices and counseling has been discussed for decades. There is an increased interest in spiritual and emotional health‚ among Christian counselors and with secular therapists as well. Understanding the differences between implicit and explicit integration practices in therapy help a therapist to decide which techniques should be used appropriately in therapy. There are critics who claim there is no way to
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Characteristics and Behaviors of Effective Counseling Characteristics and Behaviors of Effective Counseling In order for the counseling process to be effective for the client the characteristics and behaviors of the mental health counselor must be effective. To be an effective mental health counselor the process must include both the art and science of helping clients when they struggle. This paper will address both effective and ineffective characteristics of the given transcript along
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