MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES HSR 416 DEVELOPING YOUR PHILOSPHY OF COUNSELING KAREN YATES DECEMBER 14‚ 2011 When I first read the explanation of the assignment‚ I immediately thought of what my parents had instilled into me at a very early age. They would always say that God put us here on this earth to do a job and that was to help others and love each other. That really
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How do you decide when to confront sin in counseling? “Sin is more than a set of personal behaviors‚ and managing sin requires more than keeping a checklist of dos and don’ts. Sin is an original part of our character‚ a pervasive element of the human condition” (McMinn‚ 2011. pg. 163) As McMinn noted‚ sin is more than just behaviors‚ it is part of us and who we are as humans. Therefore‚ in order for the client to have a better understanding of themselves and their situation sin should be confronted
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History of the Counseling Profession Analyze the evolution of the key philosophies of wellness‚ resilience‚ and prevention. Key philosophies of wellness‚ resilience‚ and prevention is all part of a 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
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relationships in counseling. Mostly‚ you must take the information provided that advises against dual relationships and infer the opposite. Likewise‚ relationships with colleagues‚ supervisors/supervisees‚ students‚ and employees are governed in regards for what to do and not to do. My example of an acceptable dual relationship in counseling is a therapist who lives in a rural area‚ experiences a vehicular breakdown and the only mechanic feasibly close enough to fix his truck is also his client. This
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to understand the uniqueness of all clients. It is important that counselors are culturally competent and sensitive to those of diverse cultures. They need to be aware of stereotypes beliefs and be open-minded when counselong. Counselors should be aware of the challenges that may come with working with children of diverse backgrounds. Some challenges may include communication barrier‚ misunderstanding the client’s culture‚ making assumptions about the client and their culture‚ misunderstanding their
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and developmental aspects of the professional school counseling field. This paper will give an introduction to professional school counseling and the importance of the field as it relate to counseling. Major themes that are attached to the field of professional school counseling are relevant in their duties and a few are listed with their meaning‚ important identified clients‚ what counselors do to help in the situation‚ and the outcome for client intervention. The 5 themes are character education
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perspective of the client the decision to see a therapist can potentially cause anxiety‚ nervousness‚ and doubts. A culturally competent counselor will most likely have the skills‚ tools‚ empathy and understanding to be able help ease their clients concerns and establish a productive client-therapist relationship. To be discussed in this paper‚ is the importance of a culturally competent assessment. The case study of Mrs. Hudson a Haitian American female‚ presenting to counseling with issues will
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examination on the way we look at the world and how it affects our assessment and assumptions of others‚ especially those different from ourselves‚ is imperative to provide competent counseling services. Whaley (2001) stated‚ “clinicians must be open to learning from their clients‚ and they must be nonjudgmental about the clients’ cultural perspective‚ including their level of cultural mistrust‚” (p. 560). This discussion brought me to reflect on a current case that I have with a young‚ African American
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mission and vision of the institution or association. Its objective is to provide guidelines to practitioners‚ clarify the professional stand of institutions and organizations governing these practitioners‚ and at the same time protecting the rights of clients (consumers) (Corey‚ Corey & Callanan‚ 2003). The Professional Code of Ethics also helps to bound practitioners ethically so that they do not try to impose their own values onto others and behave as moral authorities. While the Professional Code
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his or her counselor’s positive regard. When a client knows he is accepted by his counselor‚ it will help foster a much more beneficial and positive relationship. Another core element that I feel I possess goes right along with positive regard; warmth is something that I
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