discuss two different biblical perspectives taken towards counseling. Both books take a Christian approach to counseling and examine multitasking of counseling; Adams (1986)‚ and Backus‚ & Chapian (2000) provide the reader with processes and guides that can help a Christian to change their thinking/unwanted behavior. Adams believes and preaches that the Word of God is all that is needed to help people change. He opposes secular counseling and states that changes that do not follow an internal change
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Prayer in Counseling Prayer is communicating‚ worshiping‚ and sincerely seeking God ’s face‚ knowing that He hears us‚ loves us and will always respond. Prayer is a big part of many of people’s lives these days. People use prayers everywhere and everything they do so using prayer in counseling is only natural. The counseling field cannot get away from praying in their sessions. But counselors have to be careful how they use prayer in treatment because they need to not instill their own viewpoints
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Professional Counseling CNLS/502 August 27‚ 201 Professional Counseling Counseling can be refer as a voluntary and confidential process that takes place within the context of a professional‚ which includes individuals‚ groups‚ or members of a family. The goal of a counselor is to listen to their patients to gain a more concrete understanding of their clients concerns. Once understanding is gained the counselor works with the client to help effectively identify the concerns the
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understand family dynamics is to explore the family tree as per Bowen Family Systems Theory. The attempt is to look for patterns of behavior‚ look for the cut offs‚ resulting in disconnection with the family. A member of the family breaking off and no longer having contact with other members of the family over disagreements find opportunities to break free of the family energy system and start a new for self and one’s family. It disrupts the assigned roles for the family. Re-connecting with family members
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School Counseling Philosophy School Counseling Philosophy School Counseling Philosophy My philosophy and beliefs come from personal experiences when I was in school. What I thought of a school counselor in high school is a whole lot different than I think of one now. Growing up the only time I saw my school counselor was either I was in trouble or I needed some information about what the ACT was. I thought the school counselor was just someone who sat in
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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‚ and most diverse counties in the states of California” according to the County of Fresno website (2015)‚ I lived in a close-knit community where the majority of the families around me were other Hmong families like myself. This
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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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Modifying Traditional Counseling Skills for a Crisis Some of the normal skills a counselor would use with a client are attending‚ open ended questions‚ mirroring body language‚ paraphrasing‚ and summarizing. Those clients who have been involved in a crisis‚ need the same skills‚ but in different ways. According to Cooper (2014) the essential skills are attending‚ listening‚ open-ended questions‚ reflecting and summarizing. The most important difference is letting the client know that they are safe
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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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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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