Client

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…

help to protect the counselor, but it ensures no harm be brought towards the client. With that regard, it is the counselor’s responsibility…

called the working alliance, therapeutic relationship, and therapist-client relationship and it is generally collaborative, straightforward, and action-orientated, and geared towards collaborative empiricism (Wright, Brown, Thase, & Basco, 2017). The skills necessary to develop such a relationship with clients takes practice and careful attention. For example, timing when to use empathy can be critical. If empathy is used when a client has not adequate expressed herself, then she may question…

Schizophrenia is a group of mental disorders characterized by psychotic features, disordered thought process and disrupted interpersonal relationships. Psychotic features would be described as hallucinations and delusions. In patients with schizophrenia, disturbances in affect, mood, behavior and thought process occurs. There are several types of schizophrenia. Some of the common types are paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, and residual schizophrenia. It has certain…

to enrich their lives. SFBT helps clients to recognize their capabilities and build on their potential, strengths, and resources they may have. The philosophy of SFBT can be summed up in three rules of thumb: Rule 1: If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Rule 2: If it’s working, do more of it. Rule 3: If it’s not working, do something different (Berg & Miller, 1992. p. 17). Define the Core Constructs Solution Focused Therapy SFBT is very different from…

the clients’ environment facilitates recovery (Vakoch,1998). This removes personal-bias so it does not alter how you communicate with the client. You must understand the cultural background, economic situation and religious boundaries, understanding the overall diverse background of your client to have a valuable conversation. The second element is…

Substance Abuse Client Professional counselors wear many hats when dealing with the drug addicted population and extended family who support the individual with the addiction. Educating and providing a plan of treatment as a counselor is the goal when treating addicts. The question is how a counselor will be effective in treating the client and who and how their service will to the client is of value with the resources available. “The professional counselor association with the client is…

strength portion for many clients it was had to come up with strengths and future goals but in the discussions it became easy to pull strengths and identify goals from clients. I felt very confident that I was able to work with client and identify strength and goal at the end if my internship. For the future I will continue to build on how to get client to recognize there goals and…

Often times our clients require multidisciplinary care through: physicians, nurses, physiotherapy, occupational therapist, pharmacist, mental health worker, social worker…etc. Jeffs et al. (2017) reinforces this when he describes how collaborative practice occurs when “multiple health workers from different professional backgrounds provide comprehensive services by working with patients… to deliver the highest quality of care across settings” (p.40). Thus, collaborative practice enhances our…

initiated with a friendly, semi- casual greeting. This allowed clients to feel at ease with the veterinarian, as it would come across as less intimidating for them than being addressed in an overly rigid, formal manner. It is a way to establish a rapport with the client early on, and indicates that the consultation has a more relationship focused nature as opposed to a slightly condescending paternalistic approach. This demonstrates to the clients from the beginning that they will be respected…