How an individual feel is the core foundation of how they act and react to any situation. A wellness website define emotional wellness as the heart represents the general source of emotions, for instance the mind /brain as a symbol for rational thought ("Emotional Wellness | Wellness Initiative | University of Nebraska–Lincoln," n.d.). Counselors evaluate a person’s emotional wellness by observing their balance of their live: work, friends, and happiness. It is important that counselors have a clear understanding of an individual’s self-efficacy. Newman and Newman (2015) defined self-efficacy as a person’s sense of confidence that he or she can perform the behaviors demanded in a specific situation. Knowing what level of confidence a person have, will let the counselors know if they need encourage more self-esteem activities. If a client feel emotional well about themselves, than the more likely they will be self-motivated to focus on their goals and personal …show more content…
For children, divorce can have a very stressful, sad, and confusing influence on them. At any age, kids may feel uncertain or angry at the idea of mother and father separating, especially if the parents choose to date other people. The child does not want another individual to try and take their biological parents place. Each parent should make the process of the separation and its effects less painful by helping Ashley cope with divorce means providing stability in the home and attending to Ashley's needs with a reassuring, positive attitude. (“Children and Divorce: Helping Kids Cope with Separation and Divorce”, n.d.). It may also be helpful to give the school counselor a letter explaining the separation if Ashley’s behavior in school changes. Also, family counselor may be a good as well to help the family adjust to each other as a