Career counseling

Fieldwork 1B: Observation For this second fieldwork assignment I am required to observe the residents in the common area of Spring Meadows of Lansdale. In addition, the observations of the residents were of different age groups, physical challenges, and genders. Many of the residents are elderly with multiple health complications and the flows of various forms of medicines. As I complete the assignment on the observation, I find myself surprised at how quickly the hour went playing the…

Orientation Paper History The roots of Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) can be traced back to vocational guidance. It would be Frank Parsons who would lay the ground for counseling by opening the Boston Vocational Bureau. He would go on to create the role of vocational counselor, which would utilize the counseling process. Parsons would later outline the counseling process in Choosing a Vocation. He described the process as “listening and gathering information from the client…

aspects may arise. Diversity impacts the way counselors offer therapy to families and couples. The issues related to diversity that will impact counseling are religion and cultural beliefs. Not only are religion and cultural beliefs discussed in text, but through my own personal experience working in a mental health facility. The Impacts of Diversity In Counseling Families and Couples Every family…

to obtain a rating from the minor on where she perceives she is on the scale that day. o Counselor will work with minor on the ability to establish and maintain close interpersonal relationships. o Heidy will continue to attend weekly individual counseling sessions as well as weekly clinical group dynamic to reinforce life…

My Theory of Counseling: An Introductory to an Emerging Comprehension of My Theoretical Perspective When becoming a therapist, remaining cognizant of the theoretical approaches and how each one corresponds successfully into one’s outlook on human nature, personal struggles, and the developmental changes in a person’s lifetime is critical. Consequently, comprehending each of the methodologies and philosophies stand as vitally important as does the therapist’s self-awareness of his/her own ideals…

This paper studies the idea of how interpersonal therapy works with and to improve (reduce) depression. In a number of articles, the response to what this style of therapy is aimed at and how it works will be brought upon with results from studies who have seen the outcomes from trials rooted on this topic. In a few of these articles the way that improvement with interpersonal therapy is measured is through a person’s characteristics, for example a person’s openness to experience or their…

. Reflective comment: Helpfulness of the interaction 4.1 Active listening The interaction would have been more helpful if the practitioner was engaged in active listening. To better understand this process, an example from the role play will be used. The reason client has decided to use a counselling service is because she has a need, and perhaps in the state of disequilibrium. The client feels a sense of shame and disappointment with her occupational status. In order to mitigate the state of…

the course of the counseling relationship between the counselor and client, counselors will continuously use assessments in order to provide effective counseling to their client. Counselor uses assessments for a variety of reasons, such as to properly diagnose, measure the degree the problem or issue is affecting the client and to monitor any and all progress the client has made. It is important for the practicing counselor to continually monitor their client during the counseling progress for…

Before starting on this artifact, I was not comfortable with the counseling standards. They seemed obscure and subjective at best. I had no idea that counselors have definitive guidelines with substantial training on how to accommodate each concept to each situation. It is quite daunting to imagine that there is a well-established standard of procedures and protocols that are flexible and successful in addressing each individual need. By compiling the information for this comprehensive…

officials have debated over whether licensed professional counselors should express their values or concerns when counseling clients or remain neutral. Just to name a few these controversial issues include abortions, adultery, suicides and more. Majority of counselors express their concerns and argue that moral judgement should not be passed and personal values should stay out of counseling sessions. According to Corey, Corey, Corey, & Callanan (2014), clinicians may not always agree with their…