Stages of Counseling Session Essay

he or she will use. The counselor goes alone with the clients choice because it is believed that the client will learn even from bad decision and those decisions will help in the future. In addiction, the writer found the following motivational counseling strategies very helpful: 1) Looking back and looking forward 2) Good things and less good…

Referral Information: Clarice Precious Jones was referred to me by Ms. Weiss at the welfare office. While Ms. Jones stated she would no longer be relying on welfare, Ms. Weiss felt it was important that Ms. Jones was set up with an opportunity for counseling and therapeutic services. She was referred to me because I offer very low cost services on a sliding scale in a facility that runs much like a clinic for mental health services. From Ms. Weiss’ referral information, I learned that Ms.…

needs, and responsibilities. Schaie and Willis (2000) describes that young adults are in the achieving stage of cognitive development. This is when an individual achieves their long term goals, by utilizing his/her intellectual skills, and carefully attending to the consequences of the problem-solving process (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). The skills that young adults developed during their earlier stage of lives are strengthen to use on various of problems that they face (Broderick & Blewitt,…

General Appearance and behavior: The client’s name was Alan, he appeared calm and open to counseling. At times, the client would lead forward to speak and appeared to be relaxed while discussing his issues. His behavior was normal and consistent as the client explained his problem. The client used hand motions at times to explain his story. Presenting problem: The presenting problem is that the client has an uncontrollable gambling addiction that has caused major problems in his personal and…

The first orientation I will use to diagnose the client’s problem is psychodynamic therapy. Psychodynamic focuses on the need for the therapist to analyze the client thoughts/behaviors to determine the “real issue”; this was Freud’s original conceptualization of how humans worked. Freud’s topographical theory involves the three domains of awareness, which are the conscious mind, pre-conscious mind, and the unconscious mind. All behaviors motivated by two drives, Eros or life-sustaining drive,…

The videos shown in our first class compared solution focused therapy and person-centered therapy and showed the benefits of each approach. In the solution-focused therapy session, the therapist met with a couple whose interaction was volatile and so the therapist needed to be directive in order to move the couple toward solution thinking. The video featuring a person-centered therapist, showed how easily the therapeutic relationship…

improves his self-efficacy. To improve his motivation. it’s important to draw his attention to his surrounding environment but it must be positive so he will in return develop his positive behavior to achieve his goals. (4, 10 WEEKS) COUNSELLING: These sessions must be based on his current situation and to see what is his level of motivation and if he is able to produce behaviors that would be helpful in future. Check his behavioral capability how he is able to do particular task based on his…

What is your understanding of the purpose of Motivational Interviewing? Motivational interviewing is defined as - “A person-centered counseling style for addressing the common problem of ambivalence about change.” (Motivational interviewing (MI) PowerPoint, Pg. 4). Motivational interviewing is a process that involves both the helper and the service user. In this process, the helper allows the service user to take the lead and express their thoughts, concerns, and goals. This method allows the…

Late Term Abortion Policy Memo Policy Statement The overarching purpose of abortions and abortion laws at any point during the gestational period are to give a woman an option for how to proceed with an unwanted pregnancy in the safest way possible. The topic of abortion has long been a controversial issue in the United States and it has caused interpretation of federal laws to vary state to state. The role each state plays in abortion regulations can cause the accessibility of abortions to…

The cause of alcoholism is the changes that happen in the brain when drinking large amounts of alcohol. When people get hooked on alcohol they tend to continue to drink, and it leads to a dependent relationship with alcohol. The dependent use of alcohol comes from the alcohol changing the patient’s brain makeup. There it’s now highly pleasurable when drinking alcohol and this brings on more urges to continue to drink. Although, this is extremely dangerous. This disorder tends to develop over…