Due to the complexity of the counseling profession‚ counselors will be confronted with ethical issues that will question the steps they should take in order to work with a client. In order to maintain professionalism‚ counselors consult with colleagues‚ the Ethical Decision Making model‚ the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics‚ and obtain legal advice before deciding what steps they should take with specific ethical dilemmas. The present case describes an ethical dilemma that refers
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Why is correctional counseling important? It is important to assure that criminals still get the best help possible‚ counselors do not only advise and mentor them‚ but also help them live a normal life after being released from prison‚ jail‚ private corrections‚ or juvenile facilities. Without correctional counselors‚ offenders would not know how to change to be successful in society and they would struggle rehabilitation or relapse soon after being released. Many would be jobless‚ possibly homeless
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Ethical standards are essential when counseling both children and adults. These standards “serve as protection to the public by delineating the boundaries within which counselors should practice” (Henderson & Thompson‚ 2016‚ p. 111). Ethical standards also serve to protect counselors. When it comes to counseling children‚ there are two major ethical issues‚ which are informed consent and confidentiality. In order to begin counseling sessions counselors must obtain informed consent; however‚ this
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Codrina is a 40 year old woman that has come to me seeking counseling‚ after many years of experiencing traumatizing events in her life. Her childhood years were spent living in an orphanage in isolation‚ hunger and a very poor environment. She had to fend for herself as a teen and was in many abusive relationships before she met her husband when she was 36. Codrina’s husband is having extra marital affairs and Codrina is fine with it since it means that she does not have to have sex with her husband
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SOLUTION-BLESSED BRIEF PASTORAL COUNSELING PROJECT by Amy Tahran L22263350 Presented to John Hobbs‚ In partial fulfillment of the requirements for PACO 500 Introduction to Pastoral Counseling Liberty Theological Seminary Lynchburg‚ VA 12 August 2011 ABSTRACT For this project‚ I am placing myself in a hypothetical context as a staff pastoral counselor at my home church in Valley City‚ ND‚ serving a congregation of approximately 200. I have chosen as my overarching goal for
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Cultural Sensitivity in Counseling: A Prospective on Native Americans Kevin Canfield Liberty University October 12‚ 2010 Abstract Three of the most popular techniques in use by the counseling profession were examined in relationship to Native American culture and worldview‚ in order to determine the reasons for their ineffectiveness among these people groups. The results indicate that a lack of understanding and sensitivity to Native American culture and belief systems by counselors may
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The following areas should be addressed when premarital counseling questions are asked: * Communication * Conflict Resolution * Expectations in Marriage * Personality Points * Finances * Sexual Expectations * Children and Parenting * Spirituality * Roles in Marriage * Leisure Activities Premarital counseling questions in communication * When a problem arises‚ how does my partner communicate? * I could use more or less talking
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self-disclosure and goal setting. (Also known as challenging skills.) Fourth Corner- The doorway! Using specific therapies Intention 4- to encourage opening of defenses and use of other therapeutic regimes and skills. To encourage deeper healing‚ understanding and emotional release and resolution‚ especially past psychological defenses. Use: “First 3 corner skills” with specific therapies in mind to target specific thoughts‚ emotions‚ body experiences and unconscious parts (IMT’s). RESPONDING Skills:
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due to my own personal life experiences‚ world views‚ relationships‚ and interaction with others. We are all culture-bound to some extent‚ and it takes an effort to be always aware to monitor our biases so that they do not affect the formation of counseling relationships. In addition‚ greater differences could exist within the same cultural group than between different cultural groups. I will not only to be sensitive to other cultures‚ but to my own as well. The biggest challenge I foresee in forming
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Evaluating the Psychological Therapies & Biological therapies PART B: OTHER MEDICAL THERAPIES FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS By Konstantinos Geros THE BIOMEDICAL APPROACH Biomedical therapies seek to treat psychological disorders by changing the brain’s chemistry with drugs‚ its circuitry with surgery‚ or its patterns of activity with pulses of electricity or powerful magnetic fields Biomedical therapies assume an organic basis for mental illnesses and treats them as diseases
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