Ethical Decision Making Ethical Dilemma Ben is cutting himself regularly. The school counselor has spoken with his parents for several weeks and has explained the severity of this child’s problem. Ben desperately needs help for a mental health professional. The parents refuse to take him for treatment and say they just want him to continue seeing the school counselor. Hypothetical Background Ben is nine years old. He is in the third grade at Children’s Nation Elementary School‚ a quality
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become valuable in the field of counseling. In today’s society counselors are working in multiple locations‚ and experiencing extensive travel time to client locations. With the expanding growth and convenience of the Internet‚ many are wondering if online counseling will replace traditional face-to-face encounters (Wilczenski & Coomey‚ 2006). Technological advances have opened many doors for the counseling field‚ many mental health practitioners rely on computers and the Internet for some aspects
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Case Study in Cultural Identity Walden Student Walden University Case Study in Cultural Identity Mental health counselor at some point in counseling will address complexities in determining some identity of clients. Racial identity and consideration is “paramount” to the mental health of any client (Sue & Sue‚ 2008). Counselor’s must recognize cultural perspectives; understanding how clients see the world‚ and function as products of their environments. Navigating through complexities
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framework that is a unit that must be used as a core that is unified in a way that can help the client. By using this process‚ it helps keep the resilience and wellness as well as the prevention strategies in a framework that allows the program that a counselor is using to stay within a collaborative initiatives setup. This helps the development of the unit that he or she is working on with the client to help establish an assessment plan such as interpersonal therapy. In addition‚ the resilience is going
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5004 Survey of Research in Human Development for Professional Counselors August 4‚ 2012 195 Wayfair Lane Hinesville‚ GA 31313 Telephone: (912) 980-1231 Email: Donna.Boyett@hotmail.com Instructor: Kathy Blaydes Abstract This paper discuses the importance of social justice advocacy and consultation in the counseling profession. The introduction is an explanation of social justice advocacy‚ and the different ways counselors advocate for their clients. Next‚ I discussed how I see myself related
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The Role and History of Mental Health Counseling Dorothy Farrow Capella University Part 1 This Paper will cover how a Mental Health Counselor can promote wellness‚ as well as resilience for a certain client population. Wellness is doing well and being well. Wellness is a sign of positive personality‚ positive social skills‚ and positive emotions. Resilience is being able to recover from trauma‚ or adversity and recover fast‚ it deals with optimism and how well an individual have learn from
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considered cornerstone to counseling (Kocet 2006). It is very important for the counselor to reinsure that the client understands confidentiality policies. When dealing with adolescents‚ confidentiality rules and regulations are the same as adults. Counselors are bound by the same rules and regulations to keep the client’s (the minor) records privileged‚ but in cases of immediate danger or harm to others the counselor can disclose information to the minor’s parent. I think that I was direct leader
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In considering which path to take in graduate school‚ I immediately had a flashback to when I would travel with my mother and care for my younger siblings while she worked as a counselor to provide assistance with psychosocial support and mental health care to communities‚ families and individuals in conflict and post-conflict situations. Having the opportunity to observe her and the organization change so many people’s lives while providing them with hope‚ planted the seed of nurturing and counseling
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Association (2005). ACA Code of Ethics. Retrieved April 25‚ 2013 from http://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf Corey‚ G.‚ Schneider Corey‚ M‚ & Callanan‚ P. (2011). Issues and Ethics in the Helping Profession Florida Department of Health (2013). Licensing Requirements. Retrieved April 25‚ 2013 form http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491/info_491_Lic_req.pdf IAHIP (2005). Code of Ethics for Psychotherapists. Retrieved April 25‚ 2013 from http://iahip.org/code-of-ethics Smith‚ D. (2003)
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part of me is saddened. My elderly grandmother that I cared for had died; it was heartbreaking I would not be able to share the great news with her. In the time leading to her demise‚ I met the most caring‚ sincere and passionate social workers‚ counselors‚ and nurses. These individuals provided me with a sense of hope and security when administering to my loved one‚ in such a tumultuous time. My Grandmothers support and guidance over the years has taught me to be resilient‚ her kindnesses have shown
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