The life-span development approach addresses the basic nature 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
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Mary comes to therapy with many issues. She is going through a divorce‚ she feels inadequate to enter the workforce‚ and she has entered a depressive state where she does not take care of herself or her children. Now that Mary wants to make a difference in her life she is seeking help to “feel better about herself as a person and to get her life back.” It would be up to a person center oriented therapist to not solve her problems‚ but to insist on her personal growth. Throughout Mary’s adult
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A PERSONAL APPROACH TO COUNSELING USING A SHORT STORY A Personal Approach to Counseling Using a Short Story Being a counselor and working with people‚ things are not always as easy as they seem to be. People are not as simple as they seem. In one minute they are happy‚ then sad the next moment. This complexity of the human person made me realize that one form of solution will never be enough in achieving goals and self-actualization. And so‚ as a therapist‚ I created my personal style in counseling
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Counseling juveniles Utilizing Cognitive Behavior Theory Walter H. Scott‚ II PC6000 Counseling Theory Dr. Pamela Wright April 16‚ 2010 Introduction In today’s society‚ there are various ways to treat disorders and adapt to everyday life. Cognitive therapy is clearly defined as process of thinking and being able to apply the knowledge from past or present experiences or courses. Clients struggle to use their prior experiences and knowledge to learn new concepts or skills. The behavior of
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Running head: A PERSONAL THEORY OF COGNITIVE- 1 A Personal Theory of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Counseling Mary L. Terry Student ID #: 22185762 Liberty University Abstract A counselor’s job is to journey along with their client and to provide insight and support to those who are at risk and those who are hurting and searching for comfort and acceptance. If the counselor is a Christian they will also want to share our Heavenly Father’s love with the counselee and help guide them
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Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling Numerous people suffer from long-term injuries or acute injuries leading to physically and mentally issues. Physical therapy (PT) combined with psychology‚ has always been my desired career path due to the fact that I would like to combine the physical and mental aspects to help people recover from an injury that creates disturbance in everyday life. With PT and rehabilitation counseling (RC) I can combine the physical and psychological aspects‚ helping
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Person-Centered Therapy is known as the Carl Rogers the father of the humanistic movement in psychotherapy. His core theme in therapy is non-judgmental listening & acceptance of the client‚ better known as unconditional positive regard. His therapeutic approach is known as the Person-Centered Therapy‚ which is based on the concepts of humanistic psychology & shares many of the concepts of Existentialism. Both concepts share the idea that the client can make positive & constructive choices. His approach is also
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Contents Introduction 2 Person Centred Therapy 2 Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR) 3 Empathy 4 Congruence 5 Conclusion 5 REFERENCES 6 Bibliography 6 “Person Centred Theory/Values‚ my understanding” Introduction Person Centred Theory is also known as Rogerian Therapy and is based on the theories of Carl Rogers. Rogers theorized that each person is motivated by an actualizing tendency‚ a force that drives us to reach our maximum potential physically‚ spiritually and emotionally (Noel‚ 2013)
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Counseling Approach Erika Moton I.D 2085356 Developing a Psych Perspective 3002 Topic Analysis Assessment Capella University October 2014 Abstract This paper will discuss the theorists of cognitive behavior therapy beliefs and assumptions about helping and will describe the theorist’s helping style. It will further examine the theory’s key components: philosophy of a healthy personality‚ the nature and sources of dysfunction‚ and goals of the helping process. The
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Counseling can be viewed as relationship between two individuals‚ a counselor and a client‚ with the aim of helping the client overcome a problem or reduce adversary/suffering .In this relationship‚ the assumption is that the client is in a problem and needs assistance‚ while the counselor is experienced and possesses unconditional positive regard to the client. Therefore‚ counseling may also be regarded as a helping profession because it aims at helping the clients deal with the problems they face
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