Counseling psychology

Counseling Psychology is a specialty career within the psychology profession that maintains a focus on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span ("What is Counseling Psychology", 2015). The world of Counseling Psychology contains a very broad range of practices that help people to improve their well-being, alleviate distress, resolve crises, and increase their ability to function better in their lives (“What is Counseling Psychology”, 2015). It also pays special attention to emotional, social, vocational, educational, health-related, developmental, and organizational concerns. Other job titles mental health counselor, genetic disorder counselor, credit counselor, and loan counselors are just a few of the other…

most difficult lessons had an immense impact on my outlook on life and in forming my individuality. Out of every challenging experience I have undoubtedly inherited something valuable. May it be a strengthening of my character, new levels of emotional intelligence or an opportunity to surround myself with incredible people. I make sense of almost everything through gratitude, which allows me to draw on the positives and leave the negatives behind – knowing that they are both parts of the…

Counseling Psychology The career of counseling psychology is for me because I have always dreamed of being able to improve the lives of others.Counseling psychologists help improve the wellbeing of clients by providing a safe place for them to alleviate their distress in order to live more functioning lives. Counseling psychologists deal with normal development issues as well as physical, emotional, and mental disorders. Counseling psychology is often confused with clinical psychology, but…

Summary Mark McMinn the author of “Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling” goes into great depth in explaining the integration of psychology, theology, and spirituality in counseling. McMinn first published his book in 1996 and since then he has updated and revised it in 2011 with reliable information that can be used by the counselor (McMinn, 2011). McMinn starts in the first chapter stating, “this is a book for those wanting to investigate the frontier of…

saved by them, or cause great damage. I believe the field of counseling psychology is a type of psychology that can be used to help people gain control of their life, feelings and mental health. This type of psychology focuses on treating individuals…

Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling McMinn’s book, Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling educates Christian counselors on the significance of spirituality in counseling. Across all chapter of the book, McMinn uses a number of cases that enable the reader to understand how to apply various counseling concepts in different contexts. Additionally, McMinn uses cognitive therapy from a Christian viewpoint to equip Christian Counselors with the…

Goal I The first goal of the program was to “Apply major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology to prepare for graduate study or careers in which psychological training is relevant”(). Two classes met this goal, Introduction to Psychology (PSY 111) taken at Anne Arundel Community College, and Introduction to Counseling Psychology (PSYC 432) taken at the University of Maryland University College. Introduction to Psychology was the first…

University Research Project Part Three My career goal is to be a counseling psychologist. Counseling psychologists typically work in private practices, where they help people work through their struggles in a healthy manner. They allow the patients to talk about all the issues and problems that they are facing in life, so that the counselor can see the areas that need the most work. This career path is one that allows the people with the exhortation gift or the mercy gift to help those…

Counseling psychology deals with helping people gain control over their emotions. Other than influences due to technology, it is hard to accurately predict the future of counseling psychology research, beyond saying that unless something alters the trajectory counseling psychology research will be much like it is now. We will continue to examine the same populations, topics, and settings that we have researched for decades (Fouad, 2013). Loneliness, fear, and anger are all emotions that people…

society. Has it become detrimental to our cultures and churches or is it beneficial? It is important to consider the beginning and advancement of Integration to form a personal position on the matter. Integration is simply the process of integrating or combining into one whole. In the context of psychology, the word refers to the combining of Christianity and psychological studies. It is a stance one takes in trusting in the authority of the Scriptures while observing the way life operates.…