Abstract The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss state licensure and certification requirements for the professional practice of psychology. It will address the different occupations within psychology that are regulated by state licensure and certification; the specific requirements for a master’s and doctoral level clinician; intended emphasis area‚ interested in this area; any anticipated potential career opportunities and ultimate goal for future degree. It will address strengths and
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Introduction to School Counseling Counseling Theory & Philosophy of School Counseling Intro School Counseling 4/29/13 Counseling Theory I would say that the theories of counseling that best represent me as a school counselor would be the combination of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and Child-Centered therapy. The two goals of REBT is to first have the child understand that their thoughts are not rational and the conclusions that they are coming to are not true or
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Multicultural Counseling After reading the many articles on the notion of diagnosis and counseling with multicultural/ethnic patients‚ it has come to my attention that this focus is solely based on stereotypical attitudes. Sure‚ it can be said that it is important for a therapist to have a background of the patient’s heritage and culture‚ but doesn’t this necessarily mean that the outlook of the therapist will be put in a box by doing so? I think multicultural competency is a ridiculous way to
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My view of group counseling has changed tremendously. Prior to this course I thought group counseling just consisted of a counselor gather a group of people with similar issues and assisting them through their troubles so they are able to lead a happy and healthy life. Now I know group counseling consists of way more than that. For example‚ I have knowledge of the stages of an addictions group and the roles of both counselors and group members. I also look at the group process in a different way
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Having had limited experience in the counseling field I have not yet experienced failure in the field. From the standpoint of someone quitting counseling there may be varied reasons‚ which a therapist may come to different conclusions as to why. Why might a client initiate dropping out? Many times the client doesn’t feel the relationship is a good fit‚ perhaps they do not feel comfortable disclosing to the therapist. Another reason for quitting may be lack of support from close friends and family
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social worker‚ or human service professional regarding the men’s death. A human service professional serves patients and families in different healthcare and hospice settings. One of the roles of a human service professional is to provide crisis counseling‚ which means dealing with cases that involve intense and unpleasant emotions (Martin‚ 2014). Such emotions can lead individuals to feel uncomfortable.
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Genetic Counseling Decision-Making In my opinion‚ I think that Jenny and Bob Miller should take the necessary risks in order to make their sons life more comfortable and possibly cure them of their disease in the near future due to gene therapy. The gene therapy is not far from being a reality in medicine that can cure muscular dystrophy‚ and the injections of normal muscle cells from healthy individuals can relieve some of the pain they are experiencing until a cure is generated. Muscular
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the animals on the farm use self- preservation in order to protect themselves from the damage that the humans are causing. One particular character Squealer‚ who was a pig in second in command to the leader also known as “Leader Comrade Napoleon.” Squealer is an essential asset to Napoleon‚ cause he uses Squealer to deliver messages to the other animals on the farm. Although Squealer is important to Napoleon‚ Squealer has his own concerns of self- preservation in which he uses Napoleon to service himself
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Will Thomas Professor Carboy English 101 8 February 2013 Tattoos Consequences People should not use tattoos as self-expression because many dilemmas appear after the art is on the body. Yes‚ I do consider tattoos as art; but people need to think about the artwork in the long run. The way the body ages has a big impact on how tattoos will look over time. Tattoos can also influence success in employment opportunities. Plus‚ tattoos are permanently on the body. There are many reasons to get a
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CNPS 365 Assignment 1 September 29th‚ 2012 Michael Kim (71754097) Question 1: In their professional life‚ counselors are always considering moral‚ ethical‚ and legal implications of their daily activities. Briefly distinguish among those three kinds of implications and specify to what degree they follow more or less clear-cut‚ unambiguous standards or requirements? There is an incredibly ambiguous line between moral and ethical grounds. First‚ morality would be based on the personal beliefs that
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