...Christian Counseling attempts to provide encouragement and guidance for those who are facing losses, decisions, or disappointments. Counseling can stimulate personality growth and development, help people cope more effectively with the problems of living, with inner conflict, and with crippling emotions, assist individuals, family members, and married couples to resolve interpersonal tensions or relate effectively to one another and assist persons whose life patterns are self-defeating and causing unhappiness. The Christian counselor seeks to bring people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and to help them find forgiveness and relief from the crippling effects of sin and guilt. Therapist Characteristics A Christian counselor has beliefs about the attributes of God, the nature of human beings, the authority of Scripture, the reality of sin, the forgiveness of God and the hope for the future. The counselor seeks to help counselees change behavior, attitudes, values, faulty thinking and/or perceptions. We attempt to teach skills, including social skills, to encourage recognitions and expression of emotion, to give support in times of need, to teach responsibility, to instill insight, to guide as decisions are made, to help counselees mobilize inner and environmental resources in times of crisis, to teach problem-solving skills, and to increase counselee competence. The Christian counselor also seeks to stimulate spiritual growth, encourage confession of sin and...
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...Counseling is not a one size fits all kind of technique. What may work for one individual may not work for another if a change is the expected outcome. So, the primary purpose of this paper is to discuss in detail how the integration of biblical truth in accepted secular counseling technique works to help clients obtain both an inner and outer serenity. Even though, the technique used in professional counseling differs from the technique used in lay Christian counseling. Together they provide the necessary skills to help those that they counsel filter through their problems to find peace. Support for Professional Counseling While, professional counseling is more secular in structure mainly because it uses a psychotherapy method as a way to...
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...Mental Health Counselor-Licensure Plan Jeremy J. Love Keiser University Dr, Catherine Longa Foundation of Counseling October 10, 2015 Mental Health Counselor-Licensure Plan According to the Florida Department of Health (2015), in order for an prospective counselor to become a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) they must first complete a CARCREP accredited mental health counseling master’s program with academic course work in each of the in each of the following areas: normal human growth and development; abnormal human behavior; assessment or appraisal techniques; counseling theories and counseling methods or techniques for individuals and groups, must have accumulated at least 1,500 hours of supervised psychotherapeutic treatment with clients, Passed the NCMHCE, Completed 8 hours of laws and rules courses (from approved providers) and be willing to complete a three hour course on Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency (AIDS). The therapist will also be required to complete two hours of domestic violence training within six month of licensure. First I hypothesis in 2017 I will have earned my master’s in clinical mental health from Keiser University. By this time I’ll have also completed my university-sponsored supervised clinical practicum accumulated the required 1,500 hours via perhaps the Orlando V.A outpatient clinic. I have already begun volunteering with the staff and inquired about possible internship...
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...A Review of McMinn’s Text: Psychology, Theology and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Ashley Pasquale Liberty University Online Christian Counseling Summary Written by Mark R. McMinn, Psychology, theology, and spirituality in Christian counseling (2011) contains a vast amount of information regarding the use of prayer, scripture and spirituality in counseling; beginning with the explanation of interdisciplinary integration versus intradisciplinary integration. Interdisciplinary integration includes the integration of psychology and theology in order to provide better counseling. Intradisciplinary includes both of those as well, but goes further to include spirituality within the scope of Christian counseling (McMinn,...
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...As a future counselor, there are several courses that are required to provide a counseling student with the necessities to be a practicing counselor in the state of Iowa. These courses range from an introductory course to a course in counseling methods. One of the ethical responsibilities of a counseling student is to pick a theoretical orientation that they will adhere to as a practicing counselor. The last ten weeks, multiple theories of counseling have been examined in a Theories of Counseling class. These theories have ranged from psychoanalytic theory with Sigmund Freud to post-modern approaches, such as solution-focused brief therapy. Each therapy has its own set of techniques that can be used to help a client reach their desired state....
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...PERSON-CENTERED THERAPY Most important person and what they believed: Carl Rogers created Person-Centered Therapy in the 1940’s. Rogers humanistic approach was revolutionary in shifting the mainstream ideology of psychoanalytic and behavior counseling modalities to a client-based approach. Although this counseling modality was initially called nondirective counseling and underwent four main development/evolutionary stages, Rogers maintained his belief that it is ultimately up to the client, not the therapist, to become the agent needed for self-change. Rogers was a humanist who believed that people are ultimately trustworthy, they have the potential to understand themselves and resolve their own problems, and much of the clients’ ability to change lies in the relationship found between they client and the counselor. Philosophy: The main philosophy behind Person-Centered Therapy is that the client is capable of becoming fully functioning individual, whom is responsible for creating change to help resolve issues they face in their lives; people can worked toward self-awareness and self-healing, without the direct influence and techniques used by a therapist. Person-Centered Therapy treats every client as a unique individual and has respect for the client’s subjective world. This approach also believes if a person enters into a positive, genuine relationship with a counselor, every person attains a natural potential to actualize and finding meaning in their life. The client-therapist...
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...Clients seek counseling for help with dealing with issues in everyday life, sometimes the client look to the counselor for relief from his or her issues. Some clients that goes to counseling are not so certain if they are willing to change or not. It is not unusual for some client to participate or cooperate with the counselor and the plan of treatment. Resistance is a technique a client use when he or she avoids or do not want to disclose any information about himself or herself to the counselor to make the counselor feel anxious. Resistance from clients such as talking to much, talking to little, being unprepared and etc. (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2017). When resistance derive from clients, they are usually in the stage where they are not interest to change or they have considered a temporary change....
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...Psychopharmacology and Mental Health Counseling Samantha Jackson Walden University Psychopharmacology and Mental Health Counseling Kaut and Dicknson (2007) states “a growing challenge for mental health counselors is to understand the potential benefits and limitations of many different types of drugs “(.p204-205). Drugs are prescribed to have an effect on the brain and behavior of clients. Mental health counselors are advised to be trained in how psychotropic medications can benefit and be at risk for their clients and to develop a collaborative approach to treatment (Kaut & Anderson, 2004; King & Dickinson, 2007). While mental health counselors cannot prescribe medication, they can recommend medication and educated their clients about them. A mental health counselor must stay within legal and ethical boundaries, while doing what’s best for the client. Recommending or Prescribing Medication A mental health counselor has no legal right to prescribe, dispense or administer any medication. When recommending medication it is important for a mental health counselor to stay within ethical and legal boundaries, while working with prescribing doctors. When a mental health counselor is informed about pharmacological interventions it benefits the client, the counselor and the prescribing professional (King& Anderson, 2004). Legal Limitation Mental health counselors can recommend any medication that they are educated on. Legally a mental health counselor cannot...
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...Ethics Paper: Individual or Group Therapy HSER 511 Liberty University Abstracts The paper researches the ethical issues faced in group counseling. It also shows a comparison of individual and group counseling. The paper discusses issue of confidentiality, and how it affects group counseling. Confidentiality is considered cornerstone to counseling (Kocet 2006). It is very important for the counselor to reinsure that the client understands confidentiality policies. When dealing with adolescents, confidentiality rules and regulations are the same as adults. Counselors are bound by the same rules and regulations to keep the client’s (the minor) records privileged, but in cases of immediate danger or harm to others the counselor can disclose information to the minor’s parent. I think that I was direct leader, and I utilize several of the qualifications and skills that I learned in the class. Ethics Paper: Individual or Group Therapy When seeking help, it is very difficult to decide what type of therapy to choose. Because we have different situations and problems, the decision to choose individual or group therapy could be a very hard one. Many clients choose to benefit from both individual and group therapy. Groups can be a valuable resource to clients and helping them work out their...
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...Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services Human Service and the Environment Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services In this article of from tragedy to triumph: counselor as companion on the hero’s journey, the counselor gained a lot of knowledge about himself and his counseling techniques during the time that he had Steve as a client. I believe the counselor was trying to come up with a solution to Steve’s problems and make his journey easier. By taking the longer, rougher road, Steve learned more about himself, his limitations and his strengths. This allowed for even bigger better possibilities in Steve’s life. The counselor can’t be responsible for Steve’s personal journey and guide him down the easier path. The counselor should only be along for the ride with Steve and help Steve through the difficult moments. Steve had to come to the realization that he had to choose a different path and create different goals. I think that the counselor will now change the way he tries to “fix” a client’s problems, and instead allow him to experience and overcome some of the rougher more challenging things in their life. I believe that there are people that we come into contact with that teach us life lessons and change us and the way we think and do things. As we meet extraordinary people, we learn from them and in many instances strive to be like them, or maybe to be the total opposite from them. Just like an infant, we are always seeing new things and...
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...Introduction to Counseling Written Assignment # 1 I. What is professional counseling? Discuss the most recent trends in counseling. Professional counseling is a service provided voluntary and confidential with the focus on the developmental, situational problems of individuals of all ages and culture. Professional counselors help individuals to make decisions and resolve conflicts. Counselors provide service on different settings like the workplace, schools, colleges and other places as well. They also provide this service to families, groups or individuals. The most recent trends in counseling are through the internet and counseling in the community. These trends cover different parts of the community like business, career centers, religious organizations, and local neighborhood comprehensive health care centers. For instance, many organization provide counseling assistance through an employee assistance programs (EAP), employment enhancement programs (EEPs), career development counseling within the companies and outplacement counseling (EAPs). Employee assistance program were created with the purpose of helping employees who have alcohol problems. However, the service of these programs has been expanded to provide counseling to employees in regards interpersonal and personal family problems that may affect their job performance. Career counseling centers were created during the 1990s to help individuals to explore career opportunities and receive basic...
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...Characteristics and Behaviors of Effective Counseling Adam Dollen Characteristics and Behaviors of Effective Counseling So you want to be a counselor. Well, being a counselor is not necessarily about having the desire or education to help people. Being a counselor is about utilizing that desire and education in such a way to teach people how to heal (Erford, 2014). Effective counseling is not some award which is given upon receiving a degree from a university. Effective counseling is the proper usage of your characteristics and attained skills to bring out the best in your clients (Erford, 2014). Effective Characteristics Effective characteristics are vitally important to the success of the counselor. They are a means of motivation and connection with a client (Erford, 2014). Without such the counseling relationship is ineffective and the client is left in the same state of wanting as they were before they came to see you. Let’s briefly look at a couple of effective characteristics in order to see the impact they have on the counseling relationship. Characteristic One Most people enter the counseling profession for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the greatest reason for becoming a counselor is the desire to help people (Laureate Education, Inc., 2010). For one circumstance or another, their many experiences in life have led them to desire to seek out people needing help. This desire to help is one characteristic of being an effective counselor. In our case study it is...
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...Counseling Specialization of Interviewee This paper was written with the help and the information given by Bethel Smith a Licensed Professional Counselor also known as a Mental Health Counselor. Her areas of concentration individual therapy, couples and families groups to help them feel mentally and emotionally better. She helps her client wholeheartedly everyday by siting down patiently with each individual and truly listening to them and through a variety of techniques, helping them to find the answers they are looking for. She enjoys educating her client about assertiveness, thinking errors, communication, the dynamics of thoughts, beliefs and behaviors and how they play a role in emotional experience. Results of the Interview- What was...
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...Reflections on Counseling Counseling Reflection I have to say that before this experience, the longest counseling session I had with any client was only 10 minutes long, and even with that I would use the word success loosely . Therefore, after discovering that we would be having a 30 minute session with a new client, I became extremely anxious. A tornado of worries swept through my mind, “What if I say something wrong? What if the client says nothing? What if the strategy I go in with doesn’t work? And what can we talk about for 30 minutes?” But, as those worries sprang to life, I remembered some wise advice that helped alleviate my anxiety. Within the assigned readings for my psychology class, I have learned that in order to succeed you have to fail, and that I believe goes with everything in life. As blunt as that may sound, it is an accurate statement in regards to becoming a counselor. I will not instantly become a great counselor and I will inevitably fail and make many of mistakes during my training, but these mistakes will help pave my way towards becoming a successful counselor. Prior to beginning my 30 minute counseling session, I repeated this phrase over and over again while practicing some deep breathing to calm myself down. This mind set and relaxation process helped me appear calm and collected, even though on the inside I was a nervous mess. After a few moments of pulling myself together, I began the counseling session by...
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...Introduction: The Definition of counseling according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary is as follows: “professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes” (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Personal guidance of a helper is one of the most essential characteristics of an effective counselor. Along with, patience, being a good listener, compassionate, being non-judgmental (unconditional positive regard), empathetic, discrete, self-aware and being authentic. Effective counseling occurs only when there is a mutual understanding between the helper and the client, which by information sharing and exchange...
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