Running head: MENTAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY COUNSELING Mental Health and Community Counseling COUN 501 Abstract: Counseling is within the reach of anyone in today’s society. The fields of mental health and community counseling allow services to be rendered to anyone that may need these services while in the past these service were only accessible for a person of a higher social standing in essence the rich. Mental health and community counseling had its beginnings several centuries ago. The
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When people experience an unexpected‚ traumatic event it is considered a crisis and can have a wide variety of effects on the individual. Most people can recover from the psychological effects within a few days or weeks‚ but during that time they need support to understand what they are feeling is normal‚ cope with grief‚ loss‚ shock‚ or fear‚ and begin to recover. There is also a need for logistical support such as financial help‚ food‚ lodging‚ and searching for missing loved ones. As a result
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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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Theories and Methods in Counseling Genevieve Bogusky Liberty University Abstract This paper will take the reader briefly through the three grand theories of counseling in psychology and then onto the two emergent theories‚ which are based on observation‚ biology‚ sociology or anthropology. From that framework‚ some methods/therapies will be discussed and then a brief look at legal and ethical concerns will be presented in order to prepare the reader for the author’s Biblical perspective‚ which highlights
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Pastoral Counseling Reflection Paper Veronica Mead Liberty University Abstract In this paper the student-author sets out her experience with pastoral counseling‚ current needs‚ expectations of the course‚ and describes her approach to pastoral counseling. This student author completed a Master’s Degree in Theology at Liberty University in order to fulfill the role of Assistant Pastor at the Christian Community Church‚ in Georgia‚ but has no formal or informal experience in Pastoral Counseling. In
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Counseling Diverse Populations1 Running head: COUNSELING Counseling Diverse Populations Article Scott Giberson Eureka College Psychology 372 Dr. Mikell Allen Counseling Diverse Populations 2 Abstract In this article‚ South African counseling dilemmas are discussed and specific attention is given to cross-cultural obstacles faced by white counselors in a post apartheid era. Carl Rogers the founder of person-centered counseling visited
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Introduction Pastoral care and Counseling is one of the important ministries in the Church at any place in the world. Our churches are filled with people who experience crisis‚ lost‚ loneliness‚ anxiety‚ depression‚ divorced‚ and family problems. Pastors have a huge opportunity to help people just by listening and encouraging those in household of faith. In some cases it is just enough to listen and teach biblical principles of living but in the other cases there is the need to be specifically train
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According to the course literature (2010)‚ counseling is defined as a proactive‚ historically oriented process for helping persons learn to cope with problems of living and for promoting health development. It is an interpersonal process involving professional with the requisite graduate education and experience in counseling‚ using scientifically validated methods working with an individual‚ family‚ group‚ organization or specialization community that is seeking assistance (p.g 4-5). The three
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Family counseling is a key to promote better relationships and understanding within a family. Every individual is facing one or the other problems in their daily life. The counseling can provide each individual with the chance to express opinions by communicating effectively. This process will help to change the attitude and reinforce the positive attributes of the individual‚ couple‚ or family members. "A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one
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Consultation and Advocacy in Counseling Donna Boyett COUN 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
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