Stages of Counseling Session Essay

When an individual comes to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior it marks the end of a stage in their life with the death of their innate natural man. However, the ending here is not in and of itself the end. On the contrary, death of the natural man gives birth to the spiritual man. A new beginning filled with hope, faith, and praise: A time for joyful expression and new adventures. But what does this new spiritual man do? How do they act? What unknowns lay ahead? Well, with the…

There are different various ways to approach the therapeutic counseling process. In general the main stages of counseling include: initial contact, initial interview/assessment, treatment plan development, phase that acts on hypothesis and examines change, and termination (Akamine, In-Class Discussion, June 2, 2015). Initial contact mainly involves building a rapport with the client. This stage is typically done over the phone. The therapist is able to get some basic information about the client…

interview procedures, has been conducted”. (p. 231) After reading this introduction of the chapter, I was drawn to Inner Circle strategy illustration on p. 233; I could see the benefits of using this method in a counseling session, but not in an academic setting. From my experience of interview sessions with students, it is difficult to incorporate the circle strategy of ranging their concerns, as I only get to meet with them twice a semester for 15-20 minutes. In many sections of this chapter,…

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…

Family Counseling Family therapy was “introduced in the 1950’s” (Comer, pg.60). The goal of family therapy is to “talk with all family members and try to help them solve problems they can’t on their own” (Comer, pg.60). There are many different theories on how to approach family therapy. One study concluded that “65% of families who attend family therapy do benefit from it” (Comer, pg.60). One study made a correlation between “family unit decline and higher out of marriage births and a…

are of the utmost importance, and that first counseling session will set the stage between myself and my platoon sergeant as our first potential formal sit-down. Understanding the importance of the relationship between a platoon leader and their platoon sergeant, I have reservations about my ability to conduct an effective counseling. Thankfully, the assistance of MSG Ibarra and SFC Kinard’s class allowed for…

our seventh group session, personal growth was the focus of our group session. We started our group session by reviewing our group norms that were placed at the front of the class. The group process consists of five stages which are pregroup stage, initial stage, transition stage, working stage, and final stage. (Corey, Corey & Corey, 2014). Our group session entered the final stage of group. During the final stage, the group focuses on what was learned during the group sessions and decides how…

The Final Stage When a counseling group comes to an end, it is a sad day for the group and the group leader. It is essential for group leaders to show the ending of a group as a positive part of the counseling process. As a group leader, I would celebrate the ending of group counseling and congratulate group members for their dedication. It is essential group leaders communicate with group members effectively and ethically (Yalom & Leszcz, 2005). The ACA Code of Ethics, Standard A.12, discusses…

Tanisa R. Bancroft Medialle College Cohort 18B MHC 634 August 4, 2014 Grief and Loss Paper Abstract: This paper examines the role that various counseling skills, techniques and approach aid in the benefit of a client dealing with grief. Although grief is a universal phenomenon, it has not been adequately conceptualized. There are so many different ways to approach a client dealing with grief. The real question is what approach is best based on the particular client and their needs, wants,…

setting an agenda should be made as a way to transition throughout the stages of sessions for those who live in an institutional group setting (Jacobs, Schimmel, Masson, & Harvill, n.dp.36). To develop a positive group setting, we look to how a group session therapy is divided in to three different stages. Stage one, or the beginning stage can last for a few minutes, to several different sessions. It is during the beginning stage of therapy that the member develops a purpose of the therapy…