Relationship counseling

D-The patient arrived on time for counseling session. The patient reported, she's stable on her dose and deny the need for a dose increase or decrease when offered by this writer. According to the patient, she's scheduled for counseling at CHR on 08/18/2016 at 4pm- which she meets with her counselor bi-weekly. Denies any recent relapse of illicit drugs. This writer reviewed the patient's UDS result as it was positive; however, reviewing her UDS result from January to present, some of her results…

When I think of counseling, I think of the nature of people coming into an office to expresses some feelings. When it comes to a family therapy I feel as though it is open to the family member to discuss any issues with the family how its structure, or dysfunctional, and to see the dynamics. I believe family member goes to counseling to find structure in the family and to define the real problem. For example, with my, I can tell there is a lack of communication because there is two language…

The person-centered counseling theory focuses on creating an environment that allows the person to find and examine self (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). Further, building the counseling relationship, as similar to other approaches, is also important in the person-centered approach (Henderson & Thompson, 2011). This helps to build value and respect within the relationship which can help the client to value themselves (Henderson & Thompson, 2011)…

that I had sincere empathy for hurting people, a willingness to learn, and the confidence needed to use my abilities. Those qualities are why I chose to continue my educational journey – they make me a good fit for this profession. Philosophy of Counseling Describe your professional identity Orientation and motivation for helping. Limiting my therapeutic tools to only one orientation would not benefit my clients. I believe that…

Furthermore, it is the goal of counseling to facilitate in the development of new or better coping skills. The following is a list of some general goals that apply to all students: setting goals, identifying a dream job or career, choosing a program or course of study that fits with their…

the information in more depth than if I was only asking directive questions. This enabled me to gain information when the client brought out the underlying issues including those that I had not thought about. The active listening also improved my relationship with the client since I was able to express acceptance by avoiding any expression of disagreement or judgement thus making him open up and also trust me as his couselor. This method also left me with enough time to explore and diagnose the…

According to Corcoran, 2013, “all of our relationships with clients will have a beginning, a middle, and an end. In order for the end, the termination phase to be as successful as possible social workers should being to discuss it early in the client relationship” (p.180). Jessica is court ordered to participate in therapy. Jessica’s counselor will be required to submit to the court reports of progress in therapy. Based on the reports and usually based on the recommendation of the counselor the…

A foundation of self-awareness is crucial in connecting with others. Understanding one’s role in a relationship is necessary to be effective and know if one is fulfilling needs and expectations. For this reason, it is important to understand the identity of the counseling profession as well as gain insight into one’s individual identity as a professional counselor. Nuekrug (2014) supplied an insightful overview of the requirement, role, and responsibility of a professional counselor. However,…

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,…

Introduction Throughout this course, this writer has been challenged to practice counseling skills on either herself or volunteers to get use to the practice and implementing various techniques. This writer has gained additional awareness into what the counseling relationship looks like as well as how to challenge the client, problem solve, collect and reframe the story, identify possibilities, set goals, implement a plan, and ultimately lead the client to termination and maintenance. This…