Counseling Essay

with friends, something I have had a ton of trouble with in my life is making friends that last, and I hope that being a counselor will help me distinguish true friendships. Summary This assignment changed my perspective on this program, and the counseling profession. I think it…

According to the American Association of Christian Counselors (2014), counselor should refer their clients when there is a possibility of a dual relationship forming (AACC 1-240). Although the counselor felt he was competent enough to continue counseling the family, it still would have been beneficial for him to refer the family. It would have helped him regroup and place his emotions in check. It also would have given him time to focus on his calling, which was to help people with their…

society. Individuals living within a particular culture has a cultivation of learning through the specific style of living by its own society. I believe to become a more effective therapists he/she has to respect the different culture client bring to counseling in order to establish a relationship that is very vital component in the practice of marriage and family therapy. Also, I believe that a therapists must recognize and examine his/her own culture, values, belief, norms, and history having…

attendee was allowed to choose four of the speakers which they wished to hear, and sit with each one for 25 minutes in order to discuss with them a chosen topic by the presenter. I was fortunate enough to get four topics that interested me profoundly: Counseling Transgender Clients by Phil Toal, Substance Abuse Treatment Today by Jody Scott, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) by Juanita Riley, and Helping Clients Do Forgiveness Work by Bryce Hagedorn.…

experiences, here –and-now observations or feelings towards the client or opinions about the future. Although, this is a controversial topic in counseling, (Ivey, Bradford Ivey, & Zalaquette 2016), this microskill has some benefits that promote healing to the client. As a future counselor, I know there will be a time in my profession when I may be counseling a middle age woman whom has experienced domestic violence, with her husband of 15 years, and as a child with her father. My background with…

Something that stuck with me throughout this process is that no matter why someone comes in for counseling, it is that you cannot judge them. The office serves as a positive outlet for clients and they need to know that they can trust the counselor and they will not be judged. If there is judgement from the counselor (or any other professional in mental health), the client will take note of that and will not want to proceed with any form of treatment or intervention, and they could even become…

The body and closing of an interview is important because when counselors are working with the client, they work to gain information on the reason why the client has come to counseling as well as their theoretical mind (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2016). The process of the interview starts when the counselor develops a therapeutic relationship with the client. This assignment will look at documentation and outline the process of the mock interview along with administer a self-evaluation…

Main Post During the initial stage of individual counseling, assessments are integral to determining intervention methods and implementation. According to Gurman (2013), most couple’s therapists do not formally assess their clients which allows for the implementation of intervention methods early in therapeutic relationship. This approach may be a bit daunting in my professional practice where assessment is primary to treatment protocol and agency practice. Secondly, couple’s therapy work…

conflict or tension between each member. The family will benefit by each member being heard and learning how to effectively interact with each other. However it appears that Dan is not willing to participate, which will defeat the purpose of family counseling, however, I would work with the other family members, while attempting to understand why Dan will not participate and to determine if this is the correct…

Editor vs. Mental Health Counselor When I was young, I had the dream of being a veterinarian. I was passionate about the well-being of animals, and was told I could be anything I wanted to be if I just believed in it. Upon learning that the sight of blood made me nauseous, I realized that wasn’t true in the least and that I must find an occupation that I have the skills for. After doing research on many careers that I am interested in, I have deduced that either a career as an editor or a mental…