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My Personal Counseling Characteristics The purpose of this paper is to discuss my role as a future marriage and family counselor and what I perceive to be characteristic strength in developing a therapeutic alliance with my clients. Also discussed is a behavioral challenge that I foresee as being an issue. Two strategies are also identified in dealing with the challenged identified. An Area of Strength An area of strength that I have that will help guide me as a therapist when developing a…

Invalidating environments are defined as occasions when a person with BPDs feeling are disconfirmed or minimized, despite the overwhelming emotion experienced by the individual with BPD. There are two core treatment strategies in DBT; validation/acceptance strategies and problem-solving/change strategies (Spiegler, 2010). Validation/acceptance strategies are defined by several techniques. Establishing rapport is crucial in DBT; by showing the patient that the therapist is not going to…

Because I came into this counseling program to better help those individuals who suffer from addiction, I want to be able to balance my personal experience with addiction and my long history of sponsorship with my newly acquired clinical mental health counseling skills. I realize that addiction can be an amazingly difficult problem to treat. I know that it takes a strong minded, experienced sponsor to help individuals find their way to sobriety. I also believe that recovery must go beyond just…

Beginning with the premise that clients have “strength and capability, not weakness, helplessness, or dependence [and] a deep desire to give the best and achieve potential,” (Kimsey-House, Kimsey-House, Sandahl, & Whitworth, 2011, p. 7), coaching is analogous to the Paraclete who walks alongside another, inspiring, motivating (John 14:26, ESV), bringing out the intelligence (Proverbs 2:6-7, NIV) and capacity of the client to solve their own problems (ICF, n.d.). The CCNI (2014) takes the…

Throughout my years at Millsap’s, my freshman year taught me the most about myself and my abilities as a Millsap’s student. From my freshmen year courses, such as Heritage, Ventures and Connections, I understood that learning how to properly write was the foundation to my college career here at Millsap’s. I learned the expectations that my professors require of my writing that I would have to continuously have to work towards throughout my time here at Millsap’s. With each semester and new…

aspect of the clinical trials that help determine their relevance in regards to research and development. It is the outcome by which the effectiveness of treatments in a clinical trial is evaluated. Because of its importance, it is essential for primary endpoints to be concisely and carefully specified to ensure that the results will be accurate and accepted in the scientific community. They must possess important characteristics that ensure qualitative endpoints are chosen for each clinical…

the system that continues the behavior that is causing the issues. According to BSFT focuses primarily on the present interactions that occur between family members and are observable to the therapist. The therapy can be delivered in home or in a clinical setting depending on the needs of the family. Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT)…

Observational Learning As described in the reading, the explanation given for observational learning states that it is accomplished by observing an influential role model performing a behavior and achieving an outcome. This is exactly the type of role model employed by this project. Persons who had credibility, who were deemed trustworthy in the community were sent out into the community to reach out to those who would-be or were violent offenders. Normative Beliefs Normative beliefs are…

As I read through the first section of the book "Helping Skills", I found two things that stood out above the rest. The first was self-awareness and the second was cultural awareness. Self-awareness goes deeper than the surface and explores the beliefs and feelings of oneself. Where cultural awareness is knowing and understanding those around you. Both are extremely beneficial and needed by one another, especially in the process of counseling. As I evaluated myself, I came to the conclusion that…

everyday life that allows us to accept scientific information, but not without evaluating it first to make sure what we are reading is cold hard facts (Lilenfeld et al., 2014, p.23). Learning these six principles will help me throughout my everyday clinical practice, applying these principles to the research I do will guarantee the information…