Telephone counseling

initially interviewing my client for the first time and asking them three questions. The three questions that I will ask are the following: 1) “ What brings you here?, 2) What is the problem from your viewpoint?, 3) What do you expect from the counseling process?” As a counselor I wouldn’t jump straight into that question I would talk a little to make the client comfortable to talk about it. I would say “You seem pretty comfortable and confident coming in here and talking about the…

The counselor was ordering an anti-depressant for Mr. L and she afterwards discovers that Mr. L also is taking herbal mixtures correspondingly. After Mr. L was encountered concerning the consumption of these herbal mixtures alongside using the anti-depressants that it isn’t beneficial on behalf of Mr. L, so he discontinues his therapy. It remains in his beneficial awareness to take the recommendation that your doctor happens to be revealing. The physician was situated to advise Mr. L to…

1) Mental Health Counselor: We are looking to hire a skilled counselor to join our team of dedicated healthcare professionals. A counselor who will succeed at our clinic is one that possess the following qualities: you must be compassionate, a good communicator, open-minded, a good listener, pay attention to details, understanding, adaptable, and empathetic. As a mental health counselor, you will help people recognize and explore their emotions through thoughtful and insightful collaboration.…

7) I provide accurate information about confidentiality and its limits? I as the counsellor provided knowledge about relative confidentiality and the legal requirement of breaking confidentiality in areas of harm to self or others. I sought confirmation of understanding by asking client if they understood or had any questions regarding the matter to clarify any misunderstandings or confusion. To correct/improve I also would have took a few more minutes to explain further about confidentiality…

field of counseling that I am pursuing. The field of professional counseling is unique and different from other areas of the mental health profession. Being a professional counselor is going to give me the opportunity to counsel people in a different manner than I have counseled people in the past. In the past, I have counseled people in more of a friendship or mentor role. This type of counseling is in a relaxed setting and is also putting both myself and the person I was counseling, on…

What inspired me to pursue a career in counseling stems from past negative actions I participated in as a young adult. After living a life on the edge engaging in risky behaviors which turned me into someone who was easy to despise. Fortunately, this eventually caused me to seek treatment to address challenges in my own life. This led me to begin working with other people who are afflicted with addiction problems through a twelve step program. This is what first sparked my interest in being…

Counselors understand assessments as only one component and resource of the multifaceted therapeutic relationship and do not solely rely on assessments to provide appropriate services. Counselors may use assessments to narrow, specify, and address client concerns, keeping in mind the therapeutic relationship is inherently collaborative. Counselors promote the wellbeing of the client by utilizing appropriate career, educational, psychological, and career assessments in the context of clients’…

country and in East Africa. These group of pioneers will be able to educate me in the field of counseling and we prepare me for that field of work. I want to be a counselor, people in this field give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems. People in this field helps children to adults, there is all types of counseling. There is all types of counseling like abuse and crisis counseling which is the field I want to go into. Abuse and crisis counselors help people that have been…

There are many ways in which one can advocate for the counseling profession as well as clients. I noticed that counselors I have spoken to view the advocacy they perform to be the work they conduct with clients. Specifically, the community agency I interviewed, Family Resources, considered the work they conduct to ensure local families have appropriate resources and care as a critical aspect of their advocacy efforts in the field. The interview with the agency highlighted the importance…

Integrating Faith and Ethical Practice in Therapy An effective counseling is holistic in approach, in that it addresses the three dimensions of human existence, body, mind and spirit. The field of counseling has been slow to recognize and integrate faith into the counseling practice (Corey, 2006). However, this is changing with the realization of the importance of spirituality in enhancing physical, psychological and of course spiritual wellbeing of an individual. According to Corey (2013)…