privacy of clients. In the world of mental health counseling‚ counselors’ commitment to confidentiality is the basis of effective practice. Confidentiality prohibits mental health counselors from disclosing information about the client to third parties (e.g. family members‚ employer). Confidentiality is critical to establish trust between consumer and mental health counselor‚ which is imperative for promoting open communication of clients during counseling. In order to be ethnically and legally compliant
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COUNSELING SPECIALIZATIONS AND MULITDISCPIINARY TEAMS Counseling Specializations and Multidisciplinary Teams Juanita Duffy COUN 5004 Dr. BlaydesAbstract This paper discusses the importance of collaboration within the different specializations of the counseling field. Two specializations‚ mental health counseling and addictions counseling are reviewed and are brought together to help a hypothetical 12 year old girl “Ashley” in her own education and problem-solving while in therapy
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Comprehension School Counseling Program A Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP) is made up of six components or qualities. The following components are essential for implementing a program in the school that truly benefits all children. (1) Holistic – A holistic school program focuses on all aspects of a student’s development. School counselor’s focus on three developmental domains: academic‚ career and personal/social development; (2) Systemic – A systemic counseling program addresses
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Cultural Considerations War is hard on anyone involved; however‚ it is especially hard on the children who are forced to live with it or in close proximity to it. Children typically lack the worldview to process the level of violence that occurs during war. The Nigerian children who were rescued from the refugee camp lived in extremely poor conditions and before arriving there were subjected to serious events that may change them forever. They are likely suffering from some severe psychological
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Spiritual Discernment and Vocational Counseling Phyllis Wilson Liberty University Abstract This paper starts with a description of how to make godly decisions through prayer‚ the Holy Spirit and reading biblical scriptures. It will explore spiritual discernment using the bull’s-eye method. The literature will discuss my past and present experiences of discernment‚ a counselor and clients experiences and my comments on my personal position of this client’s supplication. Spiritual Discernment
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LaTonia Watkins Liberty University COUN 501 December 18‚ 2009 Abstract The topic of counseling has been up for discussion for sometime as it relates to the spiritual or biblical aspect versus the worldview or secular concept. There has been some disagreement in regards to whether or not one can be a Christian counselor who have a level of morals and ethics that will allow them to not let their own personal beliefs affect the level of service they provide‚ when faced with an issue that goes against
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lightness‚ love and beauty.” Joyce Vissell Guidance and counseling is a very crucial program in schools. Basically‚ counseling is about giving the students advice on how to face with emotional crisis and personal issues in school as well as in their daily routine. Apart from that‚ there are also career guidance sessions where students are advised in choosing their path in the future. According to our recent research about students’ interest in counseling program‚ majority of the students agreed with the
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I’m writing this purpose statement in regards to my application to the educational counseling program here at Cal State Bakersfield‚ where my hope is that I will be able to obtain a masters degree. I’m actually still currently attending Cal State Bakersfield‚ as an undergraduate student‚ where I’m finishing up the last few classes I need to attain my bachelor’s degree in sociology. I knew when I transferred to this university two years ago to work on my undergraduate study that just obtaining my
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much more. There are at least five sources of it. They are the universal‚ ecological‚ national‚ regional‚ and racio-ethnic tributaries. Interactively‚ they shape and influence all human behavior‚ including counseling. The majority of the professional groups or sub-groups such as the counseling industry have moral codes of conducts‚ procedures and laws. These behavioral principles are geared towards counselors for high efficiency and success rates in therapy sessions (Hill‚ 2004). They help maintain
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1 Elucidate on the theological and psychological basis of counseling. Counseling psychology focuses on providing therapeutic treatments to clients who experience a wide variety of symptoms. It is also one of the largest specialty areas within psychology. The Society of Counseling Psychology describes the field as " a psychological specialty [that] facilitates personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span with a focus on emotional‚ social‚ vocational‚ educational‚ health-related‚
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