Counseling

Raphael Newton Rev. Robyn Edwards Course #BCO500 May 16, 2016 Define Biblical Counseling Jesus Christ is the center of all true Biblical counseling. According to FamilyLife, 2008, “Biblical counseling is an approach to counseling that uses the Bible to address the issues in the lives of individuals, couples, and families. The Bible teaches that our thoughts, motives, attitudes, words, and actions flow from the sinful selfishness of our hearts.” (http://www.familylife.com/).There are three…

Impact of History and Counseling Theories on Culturally Diverse Populations Throughout the history of counseling, there are many instances where society has been plagued with stereotypical, chauvinistic and unmerited behavior that immorally categorizes individuals into cultural groups. Numerous forms of oppression have consistently played major roles in molding society. These negative cultural biases are based on a sequence of controversial issues, such as gender degradation, ethnic diversity…

Challenges of An Addictions Counselor As a counselor in training, it is my duty to find my strengths and weaknesses in all areas of counseling. Once my strengths are identified, I can work harder to make them even better. The awareness of my weaknesses will allow me to further explore the areas and improve where is needed. The strengths I believe I bring to addictions counseling are empathy and flexibility. The weaknesses or challenges I face because of my own attitudes and beliefs of…

In today's world it seems that the norm for unmarried couples is to run at the first argument and With so many talk shows and news channels focusing on all the negative things in the world today it's no wonder couples counseling is not even thought of. So many shows on TV focus on domestic abuse that it scares a lot of people into constantly running from relationships instead of embracing them. We need to remember that some arguments are actually helpful to a relationship and does not mean that…

divorced since she was in the sixth grade, around the age of ten or eleven. The client does not work neither does her mother, the family is supported financially by her brother and her mother’s boyfriend. Client stated that she has never been to counseling. Furthermore, she stated that family did not have a history of substance abuse or mental health problems. The client presented nicely groomed, dressed well, and appropriately. The client did not engage much throughout the session. Moreover,…

society is exposed to various cultures and beliefs. Through engaging and interactive discussions and assignments in Multicultural Counseling class, I had an opportunity to become more culturally aware and increase my self-awareness of my prejudices and biases of other cultures. Also, I was able to reflect on my own culture and how it can serve as a possible barrier to counseling people from various backgrounds. Furthermore, through my experiences I understand that I need to continually grow as a…

Conversational Counseling Conversation between the counselor and addict would integrate the addict’s experience of pure consciousness during the practice of Transcendental Meditation and his/her experience of the truths contained within Practical Philosophy. Conversational Counseling would facilitate the growth and sustainability of the experience of pure consciousness beyond the practice of Transcendental Meditation allowing pure consciousness to be experienced within daily life. This…

Counseling is usually acknowledged as starting in the later nineteenth century. Throughout this time up until the present much has changed. One area of notable progress has been in multicultural counseling. The current community and profession is aware of the importance of counseling those with a diverse background. We do not counsel from a one-fits-all standpoint. In order for the betterment of the client and our chosen profession we must tailor our counseling ideology to fit the client and the…

people, especially children. It is rewarding for me to think that I am assisting children in making the most of their childhood and educational experiences. I believe that this will in turn influence the type of adult that they become. My school counseling philosophy has evolved throughout my years in education. As an educator, I notice that many students come to school without being emotionally and mentally ready to learn. They have many non-educational, family and peer relationship problems…

absorbing your well-studied views. As you stated, personal experiences and training may create a different Christian counseling philosophy from one in a pastoral role, in which I have found to be true, due to your position today as a counselor. In knowing your background in counseling, I can understand why you stated, the need for more treatment provisions through Christian counseling, due to studies showing that churches are not meeting the needs requested by Americans today. Unfortunately, I…