Running head: COUNSELING AFRICAN-AMERICANS Counseling African-Americans: Issues/Problems/Solutions Introduction Although African-Americans families have come a long way when it comes to professional counseling‚ the many issues that the families face when seeking professional assistance are more culturally based. Culture can be defined as the attitudes‚ habits‚ norms‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ rituals‚ styles‚ and artifacts that express a group’s adaptation to its environment
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A Paradigm Shift in counseling Philosophy Upon reading the article‚ A Paradigm Shift in Counseling Philosophy‚ I learned that the word culture can take on a different meaning. A culture is normally referred to as a part of a race‚ how individuals within this culture act and what these individuals believe collectively. I found that culture is also a proper term to use for groups of individuals who exude the same interest‚ share commonalities and do not have to be of a particular race. For example
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Name of Technique The technique is called “Me Too” and functions as a counseling game. It is appropriate to use as a counseling intervention for children in middle and high school grades. Summary of Technique This technique can be used as an icebreaker or counseling activity for group counseling. The counselor would write statements on individual index cards or pieces of paper that relate to identified and/or targeted problems. The statements can be read aloud to the group
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A group Counseling Project Proposal - sample INTRODUCTION What is Group Counseling? Purpose of the group counseling varies from group to group. It can be therapeutic‚ educational‚ or helping people to make fundamental changes in their way of thinking‚ feeling and behaving (Corey‚ 2004‚ p. 7). Group counseling/therapy has the advantage of being more effective than individual therapy because‚ it more closely stimulates social interactions and interpersonal communication patterns than does individual
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One counseling theory that we can apply to Steven’s situation is solution-focused therapy. When using solution focused therapy‚ we would view Steven’s problem as him just having a lack of solutions. We‚ as the therapist would put as little personal issues and input as possible to focus on Steven and his struggles. A counselor views the client as the person who can fix the problem and they are only a catalyst to help them realize this. The problems always have a solution and without focusing on the
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Ethics in Group Counseling Abstract This essay provides information about ethics‚ as defined and regulated in the practice of counseling or therapy sessions. Furthermore‚ this essay looks closely at the intricacies of ethical issues in counseling and group therapies and how these compare to the ethical issues in individual therapies. It also touches on the importance of co-leadership in group therapies and the dynamics of the relationship between the leader and the co-leader. This essay
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Traffic Counseling Social Work can take many different forms. Some Social Workers may work in the field‚ taking children from parents who are abusive or unfit to care for them; Some work in specialized fields working with the elderly‚ disabled‚ or with human trafficking victims. Human trafficking victims go through all kinds of different abuse and knowing how to help them without triggering an anxiety or panic attack involves a lot of training in both sensitivity training and counseling. Counseling
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versus nurture debate by allowing for both. Just as our physicals selves are determined by both genetics and lifestyle‚ so are our emotional selves. As a Licensed Professional Counselor‚ I plan to consider life-span development to specialize in counseling a specific type of person with hopes of becoming well-versed‚ and therefore more helpful‚ in the types of experiences that group faces. "Personality can be better understood if it is examined developmentally" (Santrock‚ 2006‚ p. 45). Considering
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An article titled Counseling Anytime‚ Anyplace written by Jake New and published on Inside Higher Ed the need for mental health services expansion. Students at Skidmore College were experiencing wait times of up to a week to meet with a counselor if the student didn’t report themselves as suicidal. In response to the need for greater availability for mental health counselors two Skidmore students started an online petition asking for three additions to the Skidmore counseling center’s offerings
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Savickas’ eclectic approach for counselors to use Holland and Super’s theories in a psychosocial manner is a structured way to analysis client’s story. In their assessment to create a life portrait is more of a holistic approach that using theories in a career maturity perspective. Savicka’s approach brings out subconscious aspirations and the passions clients are not aware exist‚ which prevents them from fully reaching their potential. Brief narrative During my recollection phase of the Career
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