Professional Counseling Positions and Settings Latisha Hale CNSL 502 February 7‚ 2012 Dr. Snyder Professional Counseling Positions and Settings Professional counseling has been a growing field for many years. According to the United States Department of Labor (2010)‚ in 2008 all counselors’ positions totaled 665‚500 jobs. The professions involved in counseling are Educational‚ vocational‚ and school counselors‚ Rehabilitation counselors‚ mental health counselors‚ Substance abuse
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Abstract This paper explores the ethical dilemma of a licensed professional counselor who is practicing out of a church setting. Most of the counselors’ clients are clients who are overall stable and well-functioning. Due to the status of the clients he sees he does not feel that it is necessary to keep records of the clients he sees therefore he does not keep any records at all. He feels that in a different situation where his clients were not stable he would then need to consider record keeping
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Specific ethical issues that may be challenging for me and how I might deal with these issues in future counseling practice I have identified three specific ethical issues that may prove challenging to me in future counseling practice. They are 1) countertransference‚ 2) not becoming non-defensive if an ethics complaint is lodged against me‚ and 3) remaining fastidious in regards to record keeping. That I am aware of these matters and their possibility of arising means I am one step ahead of ethical
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The nursing profession is at times challenging to the extent that one may be forced to compromise his or her beliefs and professional principles. Such situations may include environmental pressure‚ societal rules‚ or even cultural disconnect. At times anxiety or even loss of confidence may hinder one’s ability to function effectively (Bodin‚ 2012). One instance is when other nurses and I had to handle an emergency case. A middle-aged man was rushed in. After a10 minute observation‚ there was a conclusion
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Page |1 The role of peer counseling in a university setting The Role of Peer Counseling in a University Setting: The University of Botswana By Dr. Lucky Odirile University of Botswana‚ Gaborone A Paper Presented at the 20th Anniversary Summit of the African Educational Research Network at North Carolina State University Raleigh‚ USA on 19th May 2012 Introduction Peer counseling is a well-documented concept of counseling. As Sisco (1992)‚ Cole (2002) and Pritchard (2007) point out‚ it is
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August 26‚ 2012 Ethical Dilemmas Facing a Profession Healthcare professionals often face complex ethical dilemmas in the workplace. These dilemmas often arise when employment obligations conflict with personal beliefs. An ethical dilemma that is becoming more common in the workplace involves emergency contraception. Emergency contraceptives or morning-after pills are a fiery topic. Some pharmacists are refusing to dispense morning-after pills because it is against their beliefs. Imagine yourself
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Clinical Interviewing and Counseling at Central Michigan University showed me my passion for professional counseling and mental health. I want to help people. As simple as that sounds‚ it is the genuine root of why I want to pursue professional counseling as my career. Between having mental illness in my household‚ to watching a lot of my family and friends succumb to addiction‚ I empathize with anyone who may be dealing with these issues. Being able to support and aid others in their journey for better
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Ethical dilemmas and multicultural issues are things that you will come across in your professional career. When we seek the assistance of a counselor in schools or in any other setting we want to know that what we share will not be shared with others. We want to feel comfortable and know that our standards and ethics will not be violated. While working in a school setting we came across Amy who is a 16 year old African American high school student. She went to talk to her high school counselor
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Defining Ethics in Counseling A professional counseling organization supports the rigorous standards for education‚ training and clinical practice. The counselors are committed to increasing knowledge of human behavior and understanding of themselves and the clients that they are trying to help. They are skilled professionals who provide a full range of counseling services in a variety of settings. Most professional counseling organizations have a code‚ a document intended as a guide
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Exploring an Ethical Dilemma Introduction “Confidentiality is the foundation of safe therapy.” (Corey&Corey‚ p.208 from Grosso‚ 2002) As a counsellor I have an obligation to follow professional standards and apply appropriate behaviour defined by mental health associations. The purpose of this is to prevent harm to clients as well as to define my own professional values. Working in the helping profession I will come across situations where I need to make a decision on whether to
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