Running Head: MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING WITH HISPANIC FAMILIES Multicultural Counseling Success with Hispanic Families Dawn With Artz University Mike Smith‚ Ph.D. December 16‚ 2009 Abstract There are many characteristics and commonalities among immigrants coming into the United States such as language‚ values‚ tradition‚ religion‚ and culture. They come to the United States from many different countries and yet American culture puts them into one large melting pot and
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Christian Clients’ Preferences Regarding Prayer as a Counseling Intervention Journal Article Review Liberty University April 19‚ 2012 Summary In Eriksen and Weld’s journal article‚ the writers contend that spirituality and prayer is being utilized more and more by mental health practitioners and counselors. The concept of prayer within the counseling session is something that was considered for a long time but the actual use of spirituality practices is more frequently being used today
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Counselor By {Author} {Institution} Abstract This research paper discusses the qualities that are necessary for an effective counseling and as such any counselor considered effective must posses them. The paper has a separate discussion of both personal and professional qualities required for any good counselor. The personal qualities form a larger part of the discussion because
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How accredited programs assist professionalization within the counseling field is by helping masters/doctoral students gain a better understanding of the counseling issues through experience. Why students want to attend a program that is Counsel for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) is due to it providing hands on experience in the field‚ students can take the NCE before graduation‚ greater job opportunities‚ and the program teaches the students about the ethical
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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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My Thoughts on Counseling Brooks Liberty University Abstract My thoughts on counseling among other ideas are what you will discover as you delve into the various subjects throughout this paper. How I define counseling and the most essential characteristics of a helping relationship will be discussed in order to bring better understanding of the basics in the therapeutic process. The next step will be a thorough explanation of key elements that are salient to a new client during their
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Mark de Austria Guidance and Counseling BS Psychology IV Chapter 2 Activities UNIT 1 ACTIVITY 1 1. Conduct a research on the following: 1. History of the guidance program of your school and that of nearby school. 2. Compare the guidance program of that school with your school. Answer: The guidance program in our school is much the same with other school
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My view of group counseling has changed tremendously. Prior to this course I thought group counseling just consisted of a counselor gather a group of people with similar issues and assisting them through their troubles so they are able to lead a happy and healthy life. Now I know group counseling consists of way more than that. For example‚ I have knowledge of the stages of an addictions group and the roles of both counselors and group members. I also look at the group process in a different way
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while individual supervision is generally the primary method of supervision‚ group supervision has proven itself to be a cost-effective‚ time-efficient‚ and clinically rich alternative (2000). They further point out that through group supervision counseling students “can gain a stronger sense of self by testing reality and letting go of negative perceptions and intellectual isolation” (2000). That quote seems to address the only concern I have with group supervision‚ namely stage fright in front of
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Having had limited experience in the counseling field I have not yet experienced failure in the field. From the standpoint of someone quitting counseling there may be varied reasons‚ which a therapist may come to different conclusions as to why. Why might a client initiate dropping out? Many times the client doesn’t feel the relationship is a good fit‚ perhaps they do not feel comfortable disclosing to the therapist. Another reason for quitting may be lack of support from close friends and family
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