“Sandplay therapists who work in the way Kalff taught differentiate sandplay from sand tray therapy‚" said Lauren Cunningham‚ a founding member of STA and the editor of The Journal of Sandplay Therapy. "Sand tray therapy is a more generic term referring to a variety of effective ways of using sand‚ figures and a container from different theoretical perspectives." She continued‚ "Sandplay therapy emphasises the spontaneous and dynamic qualities of the creative experience itself. The essence of sandplay
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Research in the Counseling Profession The importance of research lies in the treatment of the client. When counseling treatments are proven and backed by research‚ this is more effective that using some form of treatment that is new and not backed by research. One of the most prolific things that stands out to me as a student of counseling is the code by which we should all follow and the one thing that we vow never to do and that is “do no harm”. If we do not research the plan of action that
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(PSY-280-90-123A) Capstone Evaluation Project 17 June 2013 ABC Therapy Treatment Facility Fifteen percent of all combat veterans are diagnosed with Mild Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Medication and time are two of the best treatments for Mild PTSD. Thirty Soldiers from Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital (BJACH) located on Fort Polk‚ LA diagnosed with Mild PTSD will be subjected to combat simulation conditions. The PTSD ABC Therapy will be given to fifteen Soldiers from BJACH who has been
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Even long standing professionals in the field of counseling continually seek supervision. When confronted with difficult ethical decision making and unique situations in its best to gain an outside objective viewpoints. In reference to the case study‚ there are plenty of ethical dilemmas and unethical decisions made by Joe and his supervisor. It is clear their personal values differ from those who choose to follow ethical codes in counseling. The APA and ACA’s ethical standards and codes have
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Philosophy of Counseling Janice Gallagher‚ former president of the American Association for School Counselors‚ said‚ “Counseling children is like working with an array of different gems and stones. Some are perfect as they are. Others need a little polish to shine‚ and still others need to be examined for preparation before they are shaped to be the most beautiful and functional…Each is different‚ each is beautiful in its own right and‚ most important‚ each has value.” (Hopkins‚ 2005) This statement
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and Counseling Programs I chose to focus this term paper on the various programs offered to prisoners as part of their rehabilitation for introduction back into society. In today’s world there are many who believe that every one can be rehabilitated. The question should be asked; “does rehabilitation really work for everyone?” I will provide statistics on the success and failure rate‚ as well as which programs are most beneficial to prisoners. Whether rehabilitation and counseling works
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Counseling Assessment Paper Janell Brazeal BSHS 321 June 12‚ 2012 Joel Sadowsky Counseling Assessment Paper The life of a counselor is spent by talking with and listening to people. The main point of the counselors’ job is to interact with their patients and advise them on personal‚ family‚ educational‚ mental health and career problems they might be experiencing. Generally‚ counselors specialize in a specific field‚ such as; school counselors; rehabilitation counselors; mental health counselors;
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Target Population Both forms of therapy have been shown to be effective especially with people in institutionalized settings. While existential therapy tries to help people find meaning in their lives and through this help them overcome a crisis‚ SFBT tries to provide brief therapy that will enable the client to deal with future problems (Corey‚ 2013). Considering the nature of the two therapies it becomes apparent why they would work well with populations such as people in institutionalised settings
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Behavior therapy has made remarkable headway since its inception in the early 20th century. Emerging in a time when psychotherapy was dominated by Freudian psychanalysis‚ behavior therapy flourished in spite of harsh scrutiny and opposition. Behavior therapy’s themes and characteristics were regarded as deviate and starkly different from the psychoanalytic model. Although techniques now used in behavior therapy have been used throughout history‚ (i.e.‚ such as intentionally soiling drinks to induce
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My Philosophical Approach to Counseling Definition of Existential Therapy One survey taken by Corey suggests a definition of Existential Therapy include two key elements: Existential Therapy is essentially an approach to counseling and therapy rather than a firm theoretical model‚ it stresses core human conditions. Normally‚ personality development is based on the uniqueness of each individual. Sense of self develops from infancy. Self determination and a tendency toward growth
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