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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Strengths for Addiction Counseling In the area of addictions counseling‚ which is the primary area of practice I seek to work professionally‚ my biggest strength is my own personal experience with addiction. When I read things‚ such as the upcoming Week 3 addiction simulation assignment‚ I feel truly blessed to have a thorough and personal understanding of the obsession and compulsion of addiction. While others need to where a bracelet to understand what hiding track marks is like‚ I physically
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Adolescents in Group Counseling Many children and adolescents face developmental or situational difficulties in areas where they live most of their meaningful experiences—at home‚ at school‚ and in the community. While adults who struggle with life events and stressors may look to professional help‚ young individuals are quite alone in coping with these situations. Perhaps unsurprisingly‚ most children and adolescents typically do not seek such help‚ and often resist it when offered. (Shectman‚
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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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Multicultural Awareness Multicultural Awareness The purpose of this paper is to analyze oneself by taking the Multicultural-Self Assessment and learn about the “Other” of one self. This will help one to associate with clients from different cultures. Multicultural Self-Assessment Summary The results of the Multicultural Self-Assessment were not surprising to me. Thirteen of the answers were five (5)‚ which is not surprising to me because I was taught by my family and I to accept
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Chapter 3: The Counseling Process 1. State the categories that counseling theories can be classified in and what category‚ (category 1 or 2) do you feel is the most effective intervention. The categories that counseling theories can be classified are: Affective (feeling) Person-centered counseling Gestalt therapy Behavior (behaving) Reality therapy Brief counseling Individual psychology Cognitive (thinking) Rational-emotive behavioral therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Psychoanalytic
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tasks. They‚ too‚ must be praised for their contributions to the overall success of the unit. Praise should be a part of every leader’s normal day-to-day leadership action. Its contribution to soldier development cannot be overstated. Development counseling is a type of communication that leaders use to empower and enable soldiers. It is much more than providing feedback or direction. It is communication to help develop a soldier’s ability to achieve individual and
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Christian Clients’ Preferences Regarding Prayer as a Counseling Intervention Journal Article Review Liberty University April 19‚ 2012 Summary In Eriksen and Weld’s journal article‚ the writers contend that spirituality and prayer is being utilized more and more by mental health practitioners and counselors. The concept of prayer within the counseling session is something that was considered for a long time but the actual use of spirituality practices is more frequently being used today
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According to research conducted by Moe‚ Perera-Diltz‚ & Sepulveda (2010)‚ there is a positive correlation between the two concepts. For example‚ both concepts utilize distinct and unique methodologies as a means of assisting clients within the realm of counseling. To truly understand how each method can be an asset for a counselor‚ we must first analyze the two independently. “A Consultation for professional counselors typically involves acting on behalf of an identified client through interaction with another
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PERSONAL COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY “…Counseling children is like working with an array of different gems and stones. Some are perfect as they are. Others need a little polish to shine‚ and still others need to be examined for preparation before they are shaped to be the most beautiful and functional…Each is different‚ each is beautiful in its own right and‚ most important‚ each has value.” ASCA President’s statement‚ Janice Gallagher‚ summarizes the foundation of my personal counseling philosophy
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