Mental health counselor

Personal Philosophy Chemise Hayes University of La Verne Educ 597/Winter 2015 Throughout this program we have learned about differing theoretical models and how counselors can use these approaches when counseling students. The counseling theories that I have gravitated toward during counseling are the Person-Centered and Solution-Focused theories. The Person-Centered Theory, a theory that was explained and established by Carl R. Rogers, stresses the client’s capability and…

I define a school counselor as someone who provides guidance to help with the development of children academically and socially, but I learned from this interview that this is still their philosophy but their duties have changed. A school counselor plays a critical role in the lives students. Student turn to their friends more than they do their parents for advice and at times they become extremely sensitive to comments made by others. Those comments can either be uplifting or emotionally…

was obtained through the “Principal and Counselor Survey” which was sent to principals, and, school counselors at all Connecticut public high schools. A total of 96 schools participated in the study and 72 school counselors, 24 guidance…

religious life, the workplace, and my mission. I can explain more about things that helped me in a later essay. I have been looking around for opportunities to be directly involved in helping others, and I believe I found it in being a sports camps counselor. Not only is that, but the opportunity to help others learn and develop in their adolescent years something that I enjoy. As I continue to go to college, I want to find ways to build up my experience in the act of being a leader that…

In her article “ COUNSELORS CRUCIAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS,” Sherry Posnick-Goodwin, an author at California Educator, argues that counselors play an essential role in students’ success, but there are not enough of them to do so with every student. I agree with the points that Posnick-Goodwin makes in her article. The first point I agree with Posnick-Goodwin is the idea that, “Effective counseling programs are important to the school climate and a crucial element in improving student achievement.”…

an elementary school counselor some of the approaches I would use include solution-focused therapy and play therapy. However, I would also use other strategies or theories in order to fit the needs of the student or situation. Solution-focused therapy can be very beneficial for a school counselor because it provides supportive services to students in a short amount of time (Dollarhide & Saginak, 2012). School counselors often have more than the recommended student to counselor ratio and have…

Counseling is an element that is present for everyone and should be utilized, but it is not meant to be used by everyone. Some people may go into counseling for only one or two sessions and discover something useful. Others can go to weeks or even months without getting anywhere productive. My parents, for as long as I can remember, had the hardest time with their marriage. My mother always thought of my father as a fourth child because he did not do anything to “adult”; he would not pay bills,…

the set backs Quincey did well in the classroom and excelled on the baseball field. Quincey began to notice his body was developing more. From seventh to eighth grade he grew two shoe sizes and his scrotal area and arm pits began to sprout hair. Health class helped alleviate some of the initial shock of this development. Despite…

School counselors are advocates, leaders, collaborators and consultants who create systemic change by providing equitable educational access and success by connecting their school counseling programs to the district’s mission and improvement plans (The ASCA Ethnical Standards for School Counselors, 2016). A vital component of a counselor job is communicating with parents and engaging them in their child’s academic career. Counselors ought to inform parents of the mission of the school counseling…

student confidentiality. One of the reasons this is such a dilemma in the school setting is because teachers and administrators want to know more information than the social worker or counselor can give them. According to Mrs. Peet (personal communication, 2016), teachers often get frustrated because the counselor is required by law to keep confidentiality, unless what is discussed would harm the student or others. Client confidentiality is essential to the counseling relationship. Although…