Professional Development Activity American Counseling Association-ACA questions: What is the Role of Students in ACA-American Counseling Association? As stated on its official website‚ “ACA is the largest association exclusively representing the community of counselors in various practice settings” (Welcome Students‚ 2013). Students can have an active voice participating as representatives or members of a variety of committees; students input are necessary for the future of the association and
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Core Assessment Jessica Ferguson PS 206 Introduction to Guidance and Counseling Abstract This core assessment will be my understanding of the concepts that I have learned in this course. I will define and give examples about the different therapy techniques that I have learned about. I will show that I can adequately explain that I am knowledgeable in my understanding of confidentiality and ethics in counseling. 1. (a) Empathic understanding is when a therapist correctly understands
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Steps in the Counseling Process 1. Establish a safe‚ trusting environment 2. CLARIFY: Help the person put their concern into words. 3. Active listening: find out the client’s agenda a) paraphrase‚ summarize‚ reflect‚ interpret b) focus on feelings‚ not events 4. Transform problem statements into goal statements. 5. Explore possible approaches to goal 6. Help person choose one way towards goal DEVELOP A PLAN (may involve several steps) 7. Make a contract to fulfill the plan (or to take the
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Developing a Counseling Plan Genna Bovinet Walden University Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories Coun 6722-18 Developing a Counseling Plan This paper focuses on a case study of famous actor/musician‚ Mark Wahlberg. Mark Wahlberg began a life of juvenile crime at age ten that culminated in his attempted murder arrest‚ and subsequent prison sentence‚ at the age of 16. The paper will explore his early life and family issues leading to his delinquent behavior as well as counseling theories and interventions
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Multicultural issues are an indisputable part of counselling‚ and the counselors need to prepare well to meet the needs of different populations and serve them optimally. Every individual exists in social‚ historical‚ political and economic contexts and this calls for an increased understanding of these contexts on the behavior of the individuals. The Guidelines on Multicultural Education offer Psychologists a guidance on the changing needs of society and continuing evolution of psychology. The specific
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Discovering Diverse Mechanisms of Migration: The Mexico–US Stream 1970–2000 Scholars have identified diverse mechanisms that lead individuals to mi- grate. these mechanisms are analyzed in various migration theories devel- oped in multiple disciplines. in neoclassical economics‚ higher wages in the destination country propel the migration of individuals who expect to earn more there. in the new economics of migration‚ the uncertainty in the origin economy leads to migration by households or household
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Cultural Sensitivity in Counseling: A Prospective on Native Americans Kevin Canfield Liberty University October 12‚ 2010 Abstract Three of the most popular techniques in use by the counseling profession were examined in relationship to Native American culture and worldview‚ in order to determine the reasons for their ineffectiveness among these people groups. The results indicate that a lack of understanding and sensitivity to Native American culture and belief systems by counselors may
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LATINO IMMIGRANTS IN THE UNITED STATES NUR/440 October 27‚2014 Deanna Radford “Latino Immigrants in the United States constitutes a paradigmatic case of a population group subject to a structural violence” (Stange‚ 2009). This group is considered to be in a very low level in the economy of the United States‚ and for this reason they are more prone to be abuse and violent than any others‚ and also due to the fact that some are undocumented they tend not to seek medical services due to fear
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meet." At least‚ that’s what English writer Rudyard Kipling said. Truth is‚ nowadays Easterners and Westerners meet quite often. And when they do meet‚ naturally‚ they have to find an appropriate greeting. Aye‚ there’s the rub raymond mill. What’s culturally appropriate for people in one culture may be completely out of line in another culture. So the best approach is to follow the well-known maxim‚ "When in Rome‚ do as the Romans do." So what’s an appropriate salutation for Americans? Maybe you already
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Evolution of a Group I believe group sessions provide for positive peer interaction. The stages of a group‚ as indicated by Corey & Corey‚ seem to mirror that of which friendship formation evolves. The initial stage is a time of orientation and exploration. Norms are established‚ personal and group goals are set‚ and members are becoming acquainted. The transition stage consists of that of a testing ground where feelings of anxiety‚ defensiveness‚ and resistance are displayed. Like in
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