Genetic counseling

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First an individual must earn a Bachelor’s Degree. Few bachelor’s programs offer a degree specifically in counseling, so an undergraduate degree in psychology, human services, or another related field is a good start. Next one needs to obtain a Graduate Degree. Students may be able to get an entry-level counseling job with a bachelor’s degree, but licensed professional counselors (LPCs) customarily must hold at least a master’s. In several cases, a doctoral…

understand how biases and assumptions can affect the counseling process. The counselor may have a more difficult time connecting with the client. For example, the counselor should make sure that one does not display microaggressions that could offend her. The career counselor may also have a problem understanding the client’s worldview. This may send make Taneka believe that she is not understood. It would be less likely that she would return to counseling. A counselor can mitigate these…

It would be difficult to do marriage counseling. How does a therapist not feel like it is their fault if the marriage fails? It takes skill to learn how to just be with people in their pain. I feel like it is my responsibility to ease their pain and help them figure out an alternative plan of action. I would want to continue to try to keep them together and work towards saving the marriage. Having gone through marriage counseling myself and feeling the pain of it not being effective, I…

profession. Because of this, I plan to further my education after undergraduate school, and move on to get my Master’s degree in Social Work as well. The college courses I have taken heavily revolve around counseling and helping others. For example, I am currently enrolled in a course called Career Counseling, in which we discuss and examine how to…

The therapist must arrive at the meeting room 10 minutes before the appointed starting time to talk informally with arriving participants. The hope is that this will encourage small talk between the therapist and arriving members. It is expected that members, including therapist use first names. Homework assignments and readings are assigned between sessions. The group will meet three times a week and will take part in a 12-week session. When needed, some sessions will be split into smaller…

As an aspiring clinical mental health counselor, I have already begun forming basic beliefs, concepts, ideas and attitudes toward my own personal philosophy of the counseling profession. Professionalism is individualized or personalized; a counselor controls their own identity as a professional. (VanZandt, 243) Possessing self-awareness is a useful skill to be able to recognize how your own attitude, values and feelings can affect you as a counselor. With self-awareness it is important for a…

AMS Counselor met with Pt. for the first individual session. Pt. transferred to this counselor caseload on the above date. Counselor introduced himself with name, sharing his cultural background and counseling work experience in order to develop a heathy therapeutic alliance. Counselor requested that Pt. provide an honest description of his medication effectiveness and any medication issues. Pt. verbalized how his current prescribed medication (methadone 90 mg) is working well. Primary Counselor…

As a therapeutic counsellor, the following five skills are important for me to be able to do my job properly and efficiently: Empathy: 1. Empathy is the ability to understand and identify with the client’s experiences, even if he did not describe his thoughts or feelings explicitly to me. As a therapeutic counsellor, I must be emotionally attuned to my clients’ needs, and be able to help him identify and articulate his feelings. 2. Listening Skills: As a therapeutic counsellor, I need active…

aspects of her life making her feel happier. The role of the therapist here is being a motivator. During this stage, the client is encouraged to engage in the decision-making process as well as change the way she thinks and what are her aspirations. By developing a plan that is most suitable for Jelani the therapist will closely work with her in figuring out what her strengths are and what will work for her. Overall, after reflecting on the case I realize that another intervention plan for this…