The test responses should be typed. Select 25 items to answer out of the 50 items. Use the American Psychological Association (APA) Format to prepare the test. A cover sheet and a reference page(s) are required. An abstract is not required.…
Christy Forsyth is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Psychic Medium, Reiki Master and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. She uses a variety of talents, both traditional and alternative, to help people every day. The fact that she is a licensed counselor, as well as a practitioner of alternative medicine, gives her a unique perspective and provides her with a vast arsenal of many tools to help heal her patients, aid them in solving their problems, and help them become their true, best selves. Christy has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology. She was a traditional counselor for 10 years, but found that regular methods can be a slow moving, and at times discouraging, process for patients.…
Counselor Identity Paper Annasthasia Corbin Liberty University Abstract This paper will summarize Kaplan & Gladding’s 2011 article A Vision for the Future of Counseling: The 20/20 Principles for Unifying and Strengthening the Profession. The article discusses the background of the 20/20 principles that were listed in the Vision for the Future of Counseling.…
Sherman Alexie shows that Penelope in a deeper character than we originally thought when she realized that Junior was living in poverty at the Reservation. After going to a pancake restaurant, post the Winter Formal, Roger tells Penelope that he gave Junior $40 to pay for his and Penelope’s dinner, and that he believed Junior was poor. When Penelope and Junior are in the school parking lot she confronts him about his problem that she believes he has. When Junior admits the truth he expects Penelope to leave him, but he was met with a concerned friend. Junior shows his shock at the situation when he thinks, “ I’d been thinking about her breast and she’d been thinking about my whole life.…
The main key philosophies of counseling professions are wellness, resilience, and prevention, which provide counselors the ability to evaluate, to form a connection between the concept and understanding of ideas, and to provide growth and wellness to develop a treatment plan for each clients. Wellness, resilience, and prevention are the three key philosophies that are constantly evolving as the years go by. According to Myers and Sweeney (2008), wellness is the paradigm for counseling that provides several strength-based solutions to limit dysfunction and increase growth in every aspect of the client. Wellness is the main results that every counselor want to reach with all their clients. Assuring wellness to all clients cannot only assure clients…
My interests in counseling is fuel by hurts and pain of people I observed throughout my lifespan. From the time I could speak, I saw family members, being taunted, by traumatic event that occurred throughout their lifespan. As I watched the hurt and pain of others consume them, I watch them suppressed the pain, in a harmful matter. For the future suppressing the pain, like substance abuse became an unconscious systematic coping method for stressors. Furthermore, as years progressed the hurt and pain presented itself through violence, verbal, and physical abuse.…
Egan‘s model of help Matt , S (2011) The philosophical challenges within counselling psychology: Can Egan’s Model help? Counselling Psychology Review, Vol. 26, No. 3, Matt Shorrock is a UKCP registered Psychotherapist, a Certified Transactional Analyst, and currently completing his Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at University of Manchester.…
I first became interested in counseling when I was helping a friend with serious drug related problems and family problems seek help and counsel from advisors. Being just sixteen, I didn’t know how to help him efficiently and felt both powerless and helpless at trying to find adequate resources and services to help him deal with his problems. While I did eventually find counseling services and potential help for him, the effects of his psychological problems were so brutal that he committed suicide. This profound experience of losing a close friend to suicide forced me to develop a strong interest into understanding the role, guidance and motivations that leads people to such extremes. At this point, I had already cultivated the desire to…
Counseling is a rewarding career path to choose. Counseling allows for an understanding of human behavior, emotions, and thinking. It is a great opportunity for individuals to discover support in a safe, nurturing environment. This journey is an on-going as the knowledge to gain is always changing. I address the numerous reasons I am seeking this counseling degree, characteristics of a counselor, application of characteristics in the field, transferable skills, and overall goals in the career.…
Human nature and abnormal behavior are defined very differently by the several counseling theories. One could say that two of the most contradictory theories are: Psychodynamic (PD) versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Both of them attempt to relieve clients of emotional distress, however, the underlying reasons of why the distress occurs, and how the counselor helps the client relieve it, differs highly between the two theories. One of the first and most revolutionary theories in the history of psychology was the Psychodynamic theory. Even though it was originally funded by Freud, many of his students and followers imparted their own theories (e.g Jung, Erikson.)…
“Short-term lets you hold a restaurant's phone number in your mind as you dial the number, you rely on your short-term memory. This storage is capable of holding roughly seven items of information for approximately 15 to 20 seconds.” (Foster, 2011) Short-term memory is very restricted and needs to make room for all original knowledge coming in consistently. “Long-term is a more permanent storage, hoarding information over hours, days or years. This information can take the form of declarative memories, which include simple facts or specific episodes in your life, or procedural memories to do with skills, such as how to ride a bike.”…
Journal #1: My Thoughts on Becoming a Mental Health Counselor Tanya Mizell Walden University Journal #1: My Thoughts on Becoming a Mental Health Counselor With great significance, my progression through the Walden University’s mental health counseling program will indeed impact my life both personally and professionally. The impact of my studies and training will assist me in making the changes and enhancements that are necessary for me to be a proficient, commonsensical and open-minded counselor, while putting into practice the variety of methods I am being trained to use when working with clients professionally. I will not only be benefiting my clients, but also myself. I classify this process as a fundamental confrontation that I must face in order to alter my own way of thinking and ultimately flourish as a mental health counselor.…
Goal I The first goal of the program was to “Apply major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology to prepare for graduate study or careers in which psychological training is relevant”(). Two classes met this goal, Introduction to Psychology (PSY 111) taken at Anne Arundel Community College, and Introduction to Counseling Psychology (PSYC 432) taken at the University of Maryland University College. Introduction to Psychology was the first psychology course I took many years ago. It was the class I took because I had an empty slot on my schedule.…
My experience with the positive psychology course this semester has been overwhelmingly enriching, and I have been able to apply course topics and related research findings to my own life. I had a small notion of what positive psychology was before this semester. However, learning more about different research studies and their findings has helped me see positive psychology as its own force in the science of psychology. Course assignments have helped me understand, retain, and apply the positive psychology principles to my own behavior and perspective, as well. Regarding course assignments for this paper, I will keep my focus on the major assignments throughout the semester, as I feel that these in particular have had the most substantial effect…
What I learned in this course In this course, I completed reading the text Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy written by Gerald Corey, which helped me have a better understanding of different types of theories and how they can benefit or help potential clients I may have. From all the theories studied in this course, there are some theories that I would like to apply that would be beneficial in helping me guide my clients to the right path. Person-centered therapy: In this therapy, Carl Roger recommended that the client would have the best help if the therapist motivates the client to concentrate on the problem then on the interpretation that others have on the situation.…