Working with people is what I am passionate about. Two summers ago I had the incredible opportunity to be a camp counselor. My favorite part of that entire experience was watching as each of the girls in my cabin began to see what they were fully capable of. Whether it was participating in the group activities‚ or opening up about their lives without fear of judgment. There is something so satisfying when I watch as someone improves his or her life and I was a part of that process. This is one of
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The Professional Identity of a Mental Health Counselor Trineequa Gilbert Capella University Introduction The professional identity of a mental health counselor is extremely important. When it comes to finding your professional identity‚ it is important to weigh out all options to make sure that the profession that is chosen‚ is what one would see themselves doing for a long time. It is more so of asking oneself if they feel they qualify for the career that they are about to
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Running Head: COUNSELOR INTERVIEW 1 Professional Counselor Interview: Thomas Waterhouse‚ LMHC‚ PA Jennifer Mongelluzzi Northwestern University COUNSELOR INTERVIEW 2 Professional Counselor Interview: Thomas Waterhouse‚ LMHC‚ PA Thomas Waterhouse is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Palm Harbor‚ Florida. He operates a private practice and provides services in nearly all areas of treatment. What was so impressive to me about Tom is his passion for his profession after being a counselor for 40 years
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Kathy Dunn What I Think It Means to Be a Counselor February 18‚ 2013 Counseling means to help someone else through a situation or problem that they cannot solve alone. Counselors are good to have to help you with different problems that you may encounter. If you are having marital problems and seek help you would want someone who would listen to your problems and give sound advice. Counselors have to be good listeners and caring people. They need to be qualified to give advice on what to
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HN 144: Unit 4 Assignment Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services The counselor in this article has learned a lot from Steve throughout his time spent with him. Some of the things I believe that he has learned was personal strength‚ how to see the world through another person’s eyes and also that not every case can be treated the same‚ especially when someone is battling something so deep inside of them‚ that you are just there to guide them through their
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components. In my reading of a suicidal client‚ as a counselor‚ I must do a thorough assessment of intent. I see potential areas of gathering of information that is related to the risk factors‚ protective factors and the warning signs. The collective information is related to the client’s ideation of the crisis. In the scenario of the suicidal client‚ the client gave clear precise information that the counselor was able to assess theoretically. The counselor was able to clinically evaluate based on the
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profession‚ scholars‚ practicing counselors‚ and counseling students often wrestle with the difficulties of creating a professional identity among the human service occupation. There is a direct conflict between the roles of a professional counselor as it overlaps with that of other clinicians and the apparent lack of research that directly defines and identifies the unique position of a counselor. It is important both to the profession as a whole and to each individual counselor to discover and develop a
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A Day in the Life of a Professional Mental Health Counselor By Kelly Fisher Preparing for my day as professional mental health counselor takes time. When I am leaving work at the end of a busy day‚ I always take the time to look at my schedule for the next day. The first thing I do to prepare for my job the next day is to look at my schedule to see with whom I will be meeting with‚ and the time schedule for my first and last appointment. I familiarize
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Counselors as companions and Ethnics in human Services From Tragedy to Triumph: Counselor as Companion on the Hero’s Journey By: Richard W. Halstead The ethical standards for the human service professionals from the national organization of human service professionals. Some things that I believe that the counselor has learned from Steve are never say what a person with a
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School counselors or guidance counselors are an integral part of today’s educational system. Their role serves to foster the proper emotional‚ social‚ academic‚ and career development of students. They help to ensure that the students of today become the well rounded adults of tomorrow. It is imperative that school counselors are present so that they may identify and address needs that students may have‚ thus eliminating stumbling blocks and promoting students’ academic achievement. Mrs. Smith
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