Counseling psychology

“Counseling by the Book” by authors Dr. John Babler and Nicolas Ellen presents a well composed edition of counselling techniques that is designed to enhance the background structure of the infant stages of psychoanalysis in comparison with spiritual biblical counseling techniques. Utilizing a step by step process, we are ushered from “past roots” of an era ranging from the early 1900s and covering a wide range of time as well as exploring through clinical research the trials and error…

In completing a degree in Mental Health Counseling, one will learn theories and techniques of counseling. Not only this, but also learn to implement these learnings in a professional setting. After doing hours of research on the requirements of a Mental Health Counselor, I still felt very passionate and determined to accomplish my goal. I’ve personally faced a time of crisis after my traumatic brain bleed; I wanted so desperately for someone to just hear me so I didn’t feel so alone. I…

should be left to chance. Coincidences happen as do chance encounters at the mall, the beauty salon, or maybe even church. According to Ivey, Ivey, and Zalaquett (2014) “Counseling & psychotherapy…have a solid research & scientific base” (p. 7) but counselors are much more than white lab coats. They believe that counseling is as much an art as it is a science with the counselors being the artists. If ever a therapist finds themselves in the situation you described their artistic nature as…

Compare and Contrast Larry Crabb's Christian Counseling Methods with Albert Ellis and Carl Rogers Secular Methods Daniel Coffman Liberty University Part I: Goal of Christian Counseling As I am writing this I am reminded of a conversation I had with someone in my Church that is involved with our Addiction Ministry. He started to tell me of an attendee in one of the Friday night group counseling sessions that was more discouraged when they left the meeting than when they came in. I…

with friends, something I have had a ton of trouble with in my life is making friends that last, and I hope that being a counselor will help me distinguish true friendships. Summary This assignment changed my perspective on this program, and the counseling profession. I think it…

self-awareness is crucial in connecting with others. Understanding one’s role in a relationship is necessary to be effective and know if one is fulfilling needs and expectations. For this reason, it is important to understand the identity of the counseling profession as well as gain insight into one’s individual identity as a professional counselor. Nuekrug (2014) supplied an insightful overview of the requirement, role, and responsibility of a professional counselor. However, each individual…

Why it is important to understand the role(s) of the lay counselor. In my thought after completing the reading, how does a counselor appropriately respond to what the other individual has to articulate? In my judgment he/she uses their Listening techniques, and observe the type of conversation being displayed, only then he can suitably respond to what the other individual affirmed. I think the writer is stating that there are many different approaches to a how a counselor would appropriately…

always something new that I have not been in contact with or had experience with at my job. I also believe that the counseling program will provide me with valuable advice on how to keep an open mind and accept those that I normally would have a tough time accepting. I would like to continue to improve my ability to accept and keep an open mind by continuing my education with the counseling program along with my real world experience working in the…

know the family on a more personal level which could lead to a more successful result. The family will see that we do actually care and will feel like we are wanting to help them and that their success is important to us. A strength of the couples counseling would be that they would be able to build the foundation of their relationship on a healthy base and then they would be able to strive from there. Like I mentioned above, this would allow them to show their daughters a great example of a…

Emily Oster said this “Prenatal testing is a complicated decision for many women, forcing us to confront concerns about a disabled child and risks of miscarriage.” What this tells us is any pregnant woman is susceptible to having a disabled child. In my paper. I will outline how prenatal screening is defined, the positive verses the negative outcomes, and the role of prenatal counselors. Prenatal testing is simply a set of medical tests performed on expectant mothers to determine if an unborn…