Counseling Session Essay

the field of Social Work is online counseling. Online counseling causes many complex ethical dilemmas, and it is still so new that many of the kinks haven’t been worked out legally and in ethical codes. Online counseling has many benefits such as, the ability to provide services in conjunction with in-person sessions, to give people in rural locations access to care, or help those with busy schedules that don’t allow for traditional therapy options. Online counseling also has many drawbacks,…

My desire as I pursue a career in counseling is to work in a community service agency located in my area or a military facility. Since I have taken this class, I’m excited about using what I have learned for my future clients, and will definitely implement as follows: 1. I will use prayer in the sessions. Also keeping in mind, of asking my clients, what type of therapy is the most comfortable receiving, one that is based on prayer or not. As the professional I will ensure that after accessing…

The counseling technique of coaching comes in various ways and types to the counseling field. Professional coaches provide an ongoing partnership designed to help clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Coaches’ help people improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives. Coaches are trained to listen, to observe and to customize their approach to individual client needs. They seek to elicit solutions and strategies from the client; they…

Supervision Krystine Mitchell COUN6201 Intro to Marriage December 20th, 2015 Dr. Alicia Fahr Walden University Supervision is crucial for new counseling graduates beginning internships, or work within the field. As graduates commence work in the counseling field, former students go through phases of anxiety coupled with varying levels of self-confidence. With each of the phases, the supervisor is to provide appropriate support to the supervisee. An example of this type of support…

by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs or be substantively equivalent. Most programs transitioned to a 60-credit program as recently as 2013. Requiring prospective counselors to meet a core of content objectives that are common to all counseling specialties. Such as human growth and development, career development, individual and group counseling, mental health diagnoses and more. Being a part of a mental health counseling program is competitive,…

The ultimate goal of counseling is to support individuals who are going through personal challenges in their life. Being able to resolve those challenges and most importantly improve the patient’s emotional state while they are going through them is your goal as a counselor. The success you have in helping your patient triumph their goals mostly depends on how effective you are in creating a strong professional relationship with them. As I see it, any strong relationship is built on trust,…

non-maleficence and the AMHCA code of ethics. If Wilma ultimate choice was to have an abortion I would refer this case to another counselor is more competence and well adjusted to handle the case. Also I would terminate the relationship after the first session explaining my decision to the client. I would also refer the case to another counselor assuming my personal values and perceptions put me in a place where I cannot fulfill my job. However, provided I was competence enough or say…

personal matters. Regardless of the reasoning of the counseling session, the counselor has an ethical obligation to keep the counseling session confidential (Remley & Herlihy, 2010). The unfortunate matter is that the confidentiality that is discussed between the student and the counselor could be breached if the parent or guardian requests…

1. Challenges: a. adults i. Scheduling conflicts due to work, taking care of family, and etc. ii. Feelings of shame for needing the counseling could hinder his or her progress. iii. Building rapport with an adult client could be difficult if the counselor is younger than the client which could make the counselor seem like she does not know what she is doing. iv. Possible generation differences between the clients and/or counselor, i.e. slang words, comfortability with lifestyle choices, and etc…

In mental health counseling collaborative services is important, it enhances the quality of service for a stable and long term recovery. In the recent article by Bachelor, A., Laverdière(2007) in their introduction they have stated that clients and counselors collaborations to be successful first the outcome goal has to be determined. In regards to collaborative services between therapists there has to be fundamental components of the therapeutic alliance, that will indicate the outcome…