Career counseling

Biblical Crisis Counseling Not If But When Author, Dr.John Babler, of the book, Biblical Crisis Counseling Not If But When, defines biblical counseling as ministering scripture to those who face struggles in life and desire wisdom or God’s direction. He gives three examples of crisis: Man-made, Natural and Personal crisis. During times of crisis, people may be vulnerable and/or feel hopeless. Babler encourages the biblical counselor to gently lead those in crisis toward Christ and help them to…

There are many ways of understanding and dealing with clients, but there is a line that does not need to be crossed when handling them. There needs to be a person on the other side trying to help the situation the client may have gotten themselves into instead of judging and disrespecting the client. Everyone needs to be supportive and understanding when dealing with people that are already afraid to come forward and ask for help from professionals. I believe that for anywhere, communication is…

mastery. The following paragraphs will discuss the skills needed in counseling and conducting an interview. Ranging from the most basic of skills to those needed to conduct a crisis intervention. The importance of understanding these skills and foundation tools are essential to conducting an interview and ultimately the helping process itself. The skills learned will be applied to but are not limited to, interviewing, counseling, and psychotherapy. There is a basic strength-based framework to…

Knottnerus, BrittanySession 1 Journal refectionIn reflecting this week on one of the experiences that has impacted my choice to start this journey toward getting my degree in counseling, I think back to one timespecificallywhen I was 18 years old.I was in a Bible school apprentice program in PA, I wasvery angryabout many things and I knew if I did not find a way to put anger behind me it would consume my life. While at school I soughtout the student counselor and he began to answer questions I…

Reflection Paper For this initial interview session the client came in seeking therapy due to her depression and alcohol use. The client stated that she had been depressed for the past two years and that over time alcohol had became her best friend. Although, her depression and alcohol use were the primary issues that brought her into therapy throughout the interview the client shared several other issues that she was dealing with. While, talking with this client and assessing her current…

Discuss your own woundedness and describe ways that it may help you in your counseling practice One day, at the behavioral hospital where I work, I was asked to lead a group due to the regular instructor’s absence. This particular group consisted mainly of addicts and addicts with other psychopathologies. There was no particular topic that I had to choose so I selected Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Due to the make-up of the group I did my best to correlate Maslow’s hierarchy with substance…

Strengths Regardless of what theoretical approach we use, unless we have a strong therapeutic alliance with our client therapy is not likely to be successful (Laureate Education, Inc., 2012). The first time that you are in contact with the client the helping relationship begins. I believe that a counselor should be ready to start helping the client at that very second. The helping relationship is the cornerstone on which all effective helping rest (Capuzzi et al., 2016). I believe that being…

What will be the goals of counseling and what intervention strategies are used to accomplish those goals? Accordance to ACA A.1.c. Counseling Plans: therapist and their participant collaborate together toward developing treatment plan designed to for the client to achieve their treatment objectives. This will assist the counselor with establishing the client foundation toward identifying their growth throughout their treatment. The therapist will be able to gain the essential insight require to…

The psychosocial context of patient interaction is inextricably intertwined with therapeutic use of self. So far in my field work assignments I have seen many applications where understanding the psychosocial context of my interaction with a particular patient is essential and understanding how I can use my therapeutic self In order to achieve effective communication is stat and establish rapport with a patient. In some cases not report is more visceral than it is verbal, because the children I…

The grieved are advised to seek the help of counselors to enable them cope over time. The counselors advise them on how to cope with grief and to accept the loss. Counselors listen to their clients so they can understand the intensity of their grief, which is crucial for deciding on the number of sessions they will have with their patients. They advise their patients to express their emotions and pain. It is important to feel that pain and let it show despite what others might think. This…