found myself being somehow an eclectic counselor. As I grow professionally and expand my knowledge‚ I find myself incorporating in my counseling style‚ various other techniques from other models of psychotherapy. I have administered many techniques from varying theories‚ thus‚ I believe it would be inaccurate for me at this point‚ to identify my style of counseling with one particular mode or theory. Throughout my graduate work I often played in my mind the ways in which I would counsel others
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School Counseling Philosophy School Counseling Philosophy School Counseling Philosophy My philosophy and beliefs come from personal experiences when I was in school. What I thought of a school counselor in high school is a whole lot different than I think of one now. Growing up the only time I saw my school counselor was either I was in trouble or I needed some information about what the ACT was. I thought the school counselor was just someone who sat in
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Philosophy of Counseling One of the various definitions of an effective counselor includes being well-versed and educated within a theoretical approach. However‚ most importantly having a working knowledge and practice of specific skills related to the theory. Therefore‚ defining your theoretical approach and beginning to put those skills into practice is essential to providing effective therapy to prospective clients. Part of finding the most
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in which were audio‚ transcribed‚ analyzed and subsequently published as a book “Growing up in Stepfamilies” (Barnes‚ 1999). Their analysis was committed to understand the lives of these particular families and how they survived. The preferred counseling for Ashley would be family therapy. This practice developed in the mid 1950’s‚ although the developmental part of family therapy founded much earlier. In the discoveries of family therapy it is in fact‚ that family life does shapes a person personality
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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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Counseling Theory and Techniques Counseling Theory and Techniques was my first class at LMU as well as among other things my first exposure to the various counseling theories‚ skills‚ and importance of self-discovery and disclosure. Being exposed to the different theories‚ and the thoughts behind them really opened my eyes and made me aware of the different ways that counselors are able to work with clients. I personally enjoyed reading about different theories and their development it really
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Professionalism In Counseling Counseling is a profession that many pursue whose traits align with helping others. Individuals either in the field or in training are typically caring‚ accepting‚ genuine‚ creative and self-aware. Individuals who strive to be professional in counseling are aware that professionalism is a process that is continuous that starts with ones first semester of graduate school. (Spruill & Benshoff‚ 1996). By understanding the ethics and laws that govern our profession
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Counseling in the Church Abstract Select (highlight) this text and then begin typing your abstract‚ which should be limited to one paragraph of not more than 120 words Introduction Christian counseling has been conducted since the origin of Christianity. Even in biblical times counseling was a part of the churches spiritual life and development. In the Pauline epistles it is clear that God ordained and approved church based counseling. Paul states in Romans 15:14: “I myself am convinced;
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the counseling profession (2 paragraphs) There are many things that research brings to the counseling world; it provides data to enabled use before counseling a client‚ during and after. Counselors move around research to see what colleagues have found and what interventions they have used for the well being of the client. Research helps expand the horizons about how specific groups act or react to specific interventions and help hypothesize why it is so. Research advances the counseling profession
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and Skills. (8th edn) Boston‚ Massachusetts: Allyn and Bacon. Cavanagh‚ M.E. (1982). The Counseling Experience: A Theoretical and Practical Approach. Illinois: Wavelend Press‚ Inc. Egan‚ G. (2007). The Skilled Helper: A Problem-Management and Opportunity-Development Approach to Helping. (8th edn) Pacific Grove‚ CA: Brooks/Cole. Geldard‚ K. & Geldard‚ D. (2005). Practical Counseling Skills: An Integrative Approach. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Hackney‚ H. L.‚ & Cormier‚ L. S. (2009). Building a Working
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