Licensed practical nurse

In working with this client it is important to understand her resistance. Her underlying cause that are driving her maladaptive behaviors. The client is pushing her husband away by her need to watch his every move and wondering if he is constantly cheating on her. In the client’s case, resistance is serving a purpose of impeding the uncovering of the problem and “once a conflict is reactivated in psychotherapy, they interfere with the renunciation of unconscious wishes and fantasies associated…

Credential & Experience: I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern in the Dallas area. I graduated with my A.S. in Criminal Science, a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Upper Iowa, Fayette, Iowa (2014), and a Master’s degree in Counseling from Amberton University, Garland, TX (2016). Within clinical training and work experience, I have provided counseling services for adolescents, adult and group therapies in a psychiatric hospital. Professional Disclosure, client Consent &…

For the assignment, I was intrigued Ethical Dilemma 3 and selected this scenario for my research. The scenario is about a licensed professional counselor named Dan who works in a church based practice. Dan doesn’t feel like it’s necessary to keep records of the counseling session that he conducted with his clients since the practice that he works for is church based. Dan believes that because he’s working with clients who are high functioning and records wouldn’t serve a purpose. Dan feels that…

Mental health is being researched more and more nowadays. Psychological problems come from many variables that affect a person’s life. These articles will provide some examples and different types of researches conducted. I will compare some of these articles to see if the end result is the same for them all. If not how do they differ? How can mental health professionals change to better help children? Also, why do parents skimp out on taking their kids to get the care they need? Amoah, Samuel.…

when my son was 3 years old my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. At that particular point in my life I had an overwhelming desire to nurture and become a care taker. At this time I was 20-years-old and believed it was my calling to become a nurse. Immediately, I began taking classes to become…

Wellness Assessment and Planning It is quite often that a person does not truly recognize their wellness needs. People also tend to ignore signs and symptoms of a potential problem. Burnout and compassion fatigue are two issues faced by those in the helping professions that are often not recognized before they become a problem. I am an example of all of this. Personal Assessment The Stress Reaction Inventory (SRI) was truly eye opening. I have been working in the law enforcement field for…

health care professionals dealing with parents who have different opinions about their child’s health care. This paper will investigate a controversial case study not only from the perspective of a speech therapist, but also from the perspective of a licensed professional counselor (LPC). This case study presents with a team of professionals treating a 17-year old client together with her parents. The client’s has a traumatic…

In a few months I will start practicing as a professional counselor. This requires hard work, continuous reading and following courses, practicum, and writing and passing my license. The role of a counselor. Before I delve into this I wish to clarify some point that I hold dear to me as far as counseling is a concern; it is the provision of assistance and guidance in solving personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties, especially by a professional. This guiding role places the…

Dr. Philip Hemphill, Chief Clinical Officer at Lakeview Health, discussed the importance of professional boundaries when counseling individuals. Dr. Hemphill used his personal experiences to explain the ethical principles for confidentiality, dual relationships, and decision making. The presentation discussed the factors that impacted boundaries, issues that the patients and counselors may have and different ways to prevent a situation where boundaries could be crossed. In the beginning, Dr.…

The counseling profession can hold both similarities and differences with other health care professionals in fields of psychology, social work, and psychiatry. The major difference between counselors and other health care professionals is the model they use to assist in providing services to Clients. Counselors use the Wellness Model to help treat Clients where as other health care professionals use the medial model. This model tends to examine mental health as an illness. Counselors when…