Grief counseling

The rationale of this paper is to demonstrate my understanding of two paradigms and my ability to critically evaluate the theories merits in helping Nancy navigate through her challenges. I am predominantly cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) however, I have chosen Solution Focused Theory and Narrative approach to help Nancy and her family. Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) is a strength based therapeutic approach where clients are encouraged to take an active role in identifying exceptions and doing…

mental healthcare professionals in a condensed resource born out of 12 years of teamwork is altogether humbling (APA, 2013). Awe aside, this discussion will look at both the perceived advantages and disadvantages as a second year mental health counseling student three weeks into internship. The primary advantage of the DSM is that it offers a snapshot of where we are diagnostically with mental healthcare disorder identification and understanding. Within this advantage, the ability to flip to…

Summary The goal of Dr. H. Norman Wright’s book The Complete Guide to Crisis and Trauma Counseling (2011) is to give counselors and helping professionals techniques that they can use when working with individuals in crisis. Dr. H. Norman Wright teaches us how to integrate biblical viewpoint when assisting individuals in crisis. Individuals struggling with a crisis sometimes does not see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is the crisis counselors job to walk them through the process and…

Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling is a great read for people studying counseling and how to counsel others. It was published in 1970 and it was written by Jay E. Adams. Whilst reading the book, readers will understand the difference between nouthetic counseling and secular counseling. Nouthetic counseling means biblical counseling. The word nouthetic means to admonish, to rebuke or to warn in Greek. Worldly counseling is based on evolution and secular thinking. Nouthetic counseling is…

Kopp and Craw’s (1998) seven-step protocol and Sims and Whynot’s (1997) seven-stage model are two protocols that outline stages to be taken by counsellors in working with clients metaphors. Both protocols highlight the positive aspects of staying with and developing clients metaphors as they arise. Kopp and Craw (1998) suggest that clients metaphors represent deep metaphoric knowledge that can be directly explored and transformed in therapy. Noting that traditional counselling methods did not…

A counselor that is using Narrative Family Therapy should make sure that the appropriate environment is set by creating a witnessing structure (Freedman, 2014). During the counseling session, the therapist should encourage a family member to tell his or her story concerning an event that took place (Freedman, 2014). The listening family members are instructed to listen closely and act as a witness to what their loved one has said (Freedman, 2014). The family members in attendance have to…

Career Counseling Role Play with Leslie Counselor: Hi Leslie, how are you? Good to see you. Thank you for coming and I appreciate that you come today”. “I wonder; what would you like to start with today?” Leslie: I am considering quitting my current job as a math teacher in a suburban high school. Counselor: Tell me more about the reasons made you think to quit your job. Leslie: I feel overwhelmed with my current job as a math teacher because the stress of many responsibilities and long working…

The counseling technique of coaching comes in various ways and types to the counseling field. Professional coaches provide an ongoing partnership designed to help clients produce fulfilling results in their personal and professional lives. Coaches’ help people improve their performances and enhance the quality of their lives. Coaches are trained to listen, to observe and to customize their approach to individual client needs. They seek to elicit solutions and strategies from the client; they…

Boundaries of Competence Counsellors help their clients in a variety of ways and there are many different types of counsellors depending on their speciality. For example, there is Marriage and Family counsellor, Guidance and Career counsellor and Mental health counsellor just to name a few. These different types of counsellors require specialized studies in specific courses in order to use their specific techniques although some will overlap. Section A3 of the Canadian Counselling and…

Coping is when a person attempts to solve something difficult in their life and that can be anything from stress to chronic illnesses. There are two types of coping which are problem-focused and emotion-focused (Lecture 8). Protective buffering is a relationship-focused coping that falls under the emotion-focused coping strategy (Lecture 8). Protective buffering is basically the concealment of one’s own worries to better protect the emotional state of their loved ones. (Lecture 8). However,…