gay and bisexual individuals experience similar problems to heterosexual clients‚ such as anxiety‚ depression‚ suicide ideation‚ alcoholism‚ violence‚ relationship problems‚ and anger. There are unique issues faced by LGB persons‚ however. This paper will summarize the major issues for which LGB individuals seek counselling and provide recommendations for counsellors. Counselling Issues for Lesbian‚ Gay and Bisexual Individuals One of the major counselling issues for LGB people is "coming out
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Theories in Counseling and Psychotherapy Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE Tuesdays‚ 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM – Wham 228 Instructor Office Hours Thuy Duong‚ MSW Mondays 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Wham 229F‚ Wham Education Building (618) 453-6933 Or by appointment thuy.duong@siu.edu Course description: This course is designed to present an overview of current theories of counseling with a special
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Assessment However‚ if it were possible to interact with the family‚ the family assessment form (FAF) would be a great assessment tool. Assessing a LGBT middle adolescence youth’s bio-psycho-social is an important part of the social worker-client relationship. A dimension of the FAF that will need particular attention to when assessing LGBT middle adolescence youth would be Section D: caregiver/child interactions (Children’s Bureau of Southern California‚ 1997). D9 and D10 would be very important
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Counselor: Hi Client: Hi Counselor: We have a counseling session for 30 minutes. We are starting on 4:35 PM. How may I help you today? A good greeting with client is very important. In my point of view for having a good greeting at the first meeting the nonverbal actions are important equal as words which counselor says. Having a nice smile‚ showing the attention for entrance of client‚ the distances between the client and counselor’s chairs‚ counseling room atmosphere and etc can help the both client
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Stages of Counseling Stage One: Relationship building During this initial phase of therapy several tasks must be completed including; Laying foundations for trust‚ Establishing the structure and form therapeutic relationship will take‚ and completion and explanation of informed consent process and forms. This stage is crucial to counseling in that it defines the roles of the counselor and client‚ and constructs the foundations and structure of therapy. When this initial stage is executed
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Introduction The intention of this paper is to examine the rationale for seeking a counseling degree. I will look at look at personality characteristics that are commonly accepted in the counseling profession along with comparing and contrasting personality characteristics. I will examine how personality characteristics can influence counseling approaches and counseling styles. I will also take a research how functional transferrable skills may be applied. This paper will then review what some of
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Listening For Couples Listening For Couples by Matthew McKay‚ Martha Davis and Patrick Fanning. Topic found in chapter one listening‚ on page 23. In a book name “Messages‚ The Communication skills book”. I found this sections of the book while reading chapter one in Messages. On page twenty- three‚ its shortly explains some useful listening skills for couples. There’s a process called reciprocal communication‚ provides a structure in which you can really hear each other. when you’re discussing a
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How the hidden culture of aggression in girls helps the school counselor when working with students. It is amazing that we can go through life with blinders on and not realize the pain others suffer around us because we are so focused on what we think is relevant and important. I don’t believe this is just me. I am very busy between work‚ school and raising a son. I am always on the go. So when we started talking about girls and their “issues” with one another‚ I took the time to educate myself
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A Research Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Course SOC102 “Factors Affecting Students who belong to Broken Families” (Group 1) Submitted By: Patricia Jaucian Sheila Sembrano Martin Erico Floro Christheniel Esposo Michael Docot BSIT III-A 13715 MT 4:00PM – 5:30PM Submitted To: Mr. Rex Villacrusis SOC102 Instructor February 26‚ 2013 Acknowledgement The researchers express their sincere gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to the following individuals and institutions
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describe which stage from the “Stage Model” identified within chapter two‚ that your own family is currently involved. What are the benefits and deficits connected to this stage? One of the stages that our family is dealing with is the “Becoming an Adult stage”. According to the text by Herbert Goldenberg and Irene Goldenberg (2008)‚ when a child becomes an adult and leave home they usually stay connected to the family. My daughter will be turning 20 January 18‚ 2012 and she still lives at home. She
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