Grief counseling

What inspired me to pursue a career in counseling stems from past negative actions I participated in as a young adult. After living a life on the edge engaging in risky behaviors which turned me into someone who was easy to despise. Fortunately, this eventually caused me to seek treatment to address challenges in my own life. This led me to begin working with other people who are afflicted with addiction problems through a twelve step program. This is what first sparked my interest in being…

Counselors understand assessments as only one component and resource of the multifaceted therapeutic relationship and do not solely rely on assessments to provide appropriate services. Counselors may use assessments to narrow, specify, and address client concerns, keeping in mind the therapeutic relationship is inherently collaborative. Counselors promote the wellbeing of the client by utilizing appropriate career, educational, psychological, and career assessments in the context of clients’…

country and in East Africa. These group of pioneers will be able to educate me in the field of counseling and we prepare me for that field of work. I want to be a counselor, people in this field give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems. People in this field helps children to adults, there is all types of counseling. There is all types of counseling like abuse and crisis counseling which is the field I want to go into. Abuse and crisis counselors help people that have been…

There are many ways in which one can advocate for the counseling profession as well as clients. I noticed that counselors I have spoken to view the advocacy they perform to be the work they conduct with clients. Specifically, the community agency I interviewed, Family Resources, considered the work they conduct to ensure local families have appropriate resources and care as a critical aspect of their advocacy efforts in the field. The interview with the agency highlighted the importance…

Integrating Faith and Ethical Practice in Therapy An effective counseling is holistic in approach, in that it addresses the three dimensions of human existence, body, mind and spirit. The field of counseling has been slow to recognize and integrate faith into the counseling practice (Corey, 2006). However, this is changing with the realization of the importance of spirituality in enhancing physical, psychological and of course spiritual wellbeing of an individual. According to Corey (2013)…

According to Clinton, Hart, & Ohlschlager (2005), the most important ingredient in the counseling relationship is the counselor, and as a counselor, what one believes, how one feels and acts, and what a counselor does or does not do greatly affects the counselor-client relationship (p. 29). As the counseling movement has expanded and matured, so have the counselor’s roles and responsibilities, however, and in general, a counselor is commonly an individual who helps clients navigate relational,…

about providing fundamental support to students. Throughout my undergrad and work experiences I have had opportunities to help students in the areas of Financial Aid, Academic Advising and Career Development. I believe I am right for the Educational Counseling: Student Affairs program. My life experiences have given me the passion I need to be a professional counselor. I am passionate in my need to help students and I know I can positively influence a student’s…

that I have interview is a Vietnamese Family Therapist that my family has been going to for the past five years. She mostly helps my mother cope with depression and anxiety. Her name Lien Kim Ngueyen, she specialized in child, adolescent and family counseling. 1. What do you feel the role of a counselor should be? In order to become a counselor, you need to be able to facilitate a client to solve their own problems, but also show genuine concern and compassion towards their dilemmas. When…

While the life design approach to career counseling may take longer than traditional approaches, Hughes et al. (2013) argued that it is much more effective. However, there are several limitations that may negatively affect this approach, as it pertains to this study. First, since this approach takes several sessions, the clients have to be motivated and committed throughout the process. Second, Hughes et al. (2013) provided a fictitious case study (that was a conglomeration of actual cases)…

communication boundaries. Perdrix et al. (2012) demonstrated the long-term benefits of career counseling. Specifically, participants experienced an increase in decision-making confidence and were more likely to implement career-related goals. Similarly, Hughes et al. (2013) argued that the life-design approach to narrative career counseling is a sufficient alternative to traditional career counseling approaches. Likewise, Savickas (2013) discussed the life-design approach for individuals…