Substance abuse counseling is a rewarding career for anyone who wants to help people who are battling addiction to drugs or alcohol. Counselors find work in therapeutic facilities‚ hospitals‚ prisons and halfway homes. They have a choice of working with teens or adults. The primary function of substance abuse counseling is to help people manage their addictions so they can return to society and function successfully as productive citizens. Substance abuse counseling can also include family members
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Thobaben and Stephen Hamilton set out to better understand and characterize a variety of wetland’s geomorphic setting‚ water sources‚ and hydrodynamics within their study “The Relative Importance of Groundwater and its Ecological Implications in Diverse Glacial Wetlands” (2014). Thobaben and Hamilton’s study examined a set of 24 wetlands that ranged from bog to fens to swamps like conditions within southern lower Michigan and considered the relationships between a wetland’s water sources and its
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social worker‚ or human service professional regarding the men’s death. A human service professional serves patients and families in different healthcare and hospice settings. One of the roles of a human service professional is to provide crisis counseling‚ which means dealing with cases that involve intense and unpleasant emotions (Martin‚ 2014). Such emotions can lead individuals to feel uncomfortable.
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Vulnerable Populations BSHS/302 April 2nd 2012 The Homeless a Vulnerable Population A homeless population is a social group of a vulnerable population that is at an increased risk for several health related issues that can have adverse outcomes. Vulnerable Populations deserve the right of protection by responsible others because of compromised‚ or the lack of freedom of autonomy. Part of this respect and responsibility is to have an understanding of the nature of homelessness. Part of the
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“It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal‚ or acts to improve many others‚ or strikes out against injustice‚ he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope‚ and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring‚ those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.” -Robert F. Kennedy What is Kennedy saying? Do you feel Kennedy is right or wrong? Why
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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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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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Relationship‚ Process and Skills. (8th edn) Boston‚ Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon. Cavanagh‚ M.E. (1982). The Counseling Experience: A Theoretical and Practical Approach. Illinois: Wavelend Press‚ Inc. Egan‚ G. (2007). The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping. (8th edn) Pacific Grove‚ CA: Brooks/Cole. Geldard‚ K. & Geldard‚ D. (2005). Practical Counseling Skills: An Integrative Approach. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Hackney‚ H. L.‚ & Cormier‚ L. S. (2009)
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Culturally Competent Teachers Effect’s on Latino Students with Emotional Disturbance Gloria Page-Gooding Immaculata University Abstract The objective of this study was to examine the progress of Latino students with ED when assigned to culturally competent teachers in their school environment in addition to the other school supports they receive. For the purpose of this research; cultural competence is defined as the process through which teachers are trained in the following
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Tracie Hand Title: Engaging Diverse Gifted Learners in U.S. History Classrooms Authors: Jaimon K. Jones‚ MEd’ and Thomas P. Hébert‚ Source: Gifted Child Today‚ October 2012 As our nation becomes more culturally diverse we our schools need to begin modeling and preparing for this diversity. The importance of learning about diversity in culture and stereotypes is of particular concern with gifted learners. This article discusses the Ford and Harris model (2000) which combines higher order
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