it and the environment it is being applied to. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, professionalism is: “the skill, good judgement, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well”. In regards to becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor, these elements are key to achieving success. The most important components of acting as a professional and achieving success are: motivation, resilience, teamwork, people skills, high quality work, and self-development. I…
Since making that decision, I have worked to develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to build a solid foundation for graduate-level training, and now seek a Master 's degree in counseling psychology in preparation for becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor. While working toward my first bachelor 's, I had a lot of trouble deciding on a major because although my real interests were in Psychology, everyone I spoke to about it would respond slight demeaningly. I recall getting…
that you can help people because your business is stable. So in my everyday duties, I not only saw what happens from a mental health/psychology standpoint, but what happens from a business standpoint in terms of the “behind the scenes” of being a Licensed Professional Counselor. For example, I was not aware of the fees required to have and maintain a license in order to be a counselor. You also have to think about the monthly expenses like rent and how many clients you can take on at one time in…
The foundation format, provided for the professional to become state licensed or certified fosters, with the understanding of practices and the scope as a substance abuse counselor with guidelines. First, we must review, define, and analyze “the Scopes of Practice developed by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)”, which defines a Scope of Practice as follows: “ Defined as rules, regulations, and the boundaries within which a fully qualified practitioner; with substantial and…
The world in which I know is constantly evolving and this week’s reading reminds me of the diversity of worldviews in which we now encounter. As a counselor, becoming educated with culturally relevant information is vital in the treatment of LGBTQ individuals with addictions. Processing this informative information demands you to question how you feel about working with the LGBTQ community. It has caused me to examine my own biases and reflect on how it would be working with a client whose…
The American Mental Health Counselors Associations (AMHCA) has their own code of ethics. It is to help mental health counselors to assist them on making the right ethical decision, the support of the association as well educate counselors and future counselors, the ethical standards of mental health counselors. When comparing both the ACA code of ethics and the AMHCA code of ethics there are some similarities. They both educate the counselor and the counselor in training on the ethic views on…
a hindrance to therapy. The two scholars have argued that seekers need to be persistent when they are searching for professional counselors who greatly value faith as part of their therapeutic process. It has come to attention that many trained; licensed counselors are lesser believers of God which Hawkins and Clinton consider an unfortunate…
I am specializing in mental health counseling, and this integrates a wellness-based method to counseling by providing support to a client’s individual requirements. As a counselor, I aspire to work with children and adolescents in unification with their families that are experiencing troubling matters. More specifically, children who are struggling academically, emotionally, or mentally for assorted reasons or conditions. I would like to incorporate cognitive behavior therapy, play therapy,…
Nurse’s Week according to the American Nurses Association which we will be celebrating in our facility on May 1 to May 7. I want to take this opportunity to honor are wonderful nurses for their commitment in Nursing. Mary Phillips has been working here on the week-end for 29 years in the 400Wing.We have Francene Williams, Quintina Sands, Lareeka Gray, Trudy Jefferson and Clara Ross for 10 years and more. About 50% are employed for five years and more. . As a nurse for more than three decades,…
Registered nurses have a big and fulfilling position when it comes to the world of occupations. Registered nurses are nurses who have graduated from a nursing program and met the requirements by a country or state licensing body in order to receive a nursing license. A registered nurse's practice is determined by local legislation governing nurses, and usually picked by a professional body or council. If you enjoy to help people and give advice and support to peers, then registered nursing is…