Some events and situations in a person's life can cause intense difficulties making it impossible for the individual to cope in a normal way. When this happens, according to James & Gilliland (2017), it is called a crisis. It is the job for mental health counselors to know how to assess properly and provide effective interventions for those experiencing a crisis. The knowledge and skills of knowing when and how to apply various therapeutic models, assessment tools and interventions to each individual's
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Counseling, as an organized field, includes a variety of guidance services that help people deal with personal, educational, and vocational problems. The majority of professional counselors work in schools and colleges where they provide a diverse array of services to assist students including advising in academic, social, and behavioral matters as well as developmental issues (Cunningham & Cordeiro, 2003). They are known to be great listeners and they also advocate for mental health and resilience
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An example of a trauma caused by a natural disaster is hurricanes. Hurricanes can cause people to lose their homes, their cars, and all of their other belongings. The people affected by this natural disaster have to relocate and live in shelters. An example of a personal trauma would be sexual assault. The potential affects these events have on the survivors are grief, sadness, anger, shock, and flashbacks( Shallcross, 2010). According to Shallcross, the survivors of hurricanes also have to rebuild
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Awareness Multiculturalism has a vital role in counseling. According to Hays (2010) this type of counseling pays attention to the cultural diversities of clients in order to offer better services. To achieve multicultural awareness, the counselor has to know his or her own cultural characteristics. This article will contain the results of the multicultural-assessments I completed, my reflection on being “other,” as well as my statement of counseling identity and the explanation why multicultural
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Republic of the Philippines University of Rizal System INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES Rodriguez, Rizal Career Planning What is a Career? Career is an occupation or a profession, that one undertakes for a long period of his life time & derives monetary benefit from it. What is Career Planning? * Career planning consists of activities and actions that you take to achieve your individual career goals. * It is way by which one can achieve goals & ambitions successfully
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Online Therapy Paper BSHS 352 Professor Joyce Henderson University of Phoenix Online Introduction Therapy can be a client's greatest force in gaining control of their issues and over their life in general. Normally it is been seen as a counseling session held in the privacy of a professional's office with an appointment in the book. In recent years therapy has gone high-tech and taken to the internet. There are several reasons for this including; convenience, cost effectiveness and time management
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Running head: Confidentiality SHB5315 - Ethics and Leadership in Studies in Human Behavior U10al Analysis of Work Environment and Ethical Dilemma Due: June 15, 2012 By: Katrina Hines The purpose of this paper is to analyze a hypothetical ethical dilemma within a hypothetical work environment, describing professional role within the environment, structure within the professional role who does one supervise and who supervises one, identifying the population that will be served in the professional
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Ethical Issues in Group Counseling Introduction Group counseling offers multiple relationships to assist an individual in growth and problem solving. Groups are an excellent treatment choice for numerous intrapersonal and interpersonal issues, and in helping people to change. Groups provide a sense of community to its members allowing them to see that they are not alone. In group therapy sessions, members are encouraged to discuss the issues that brought them to therapy openly and honestly
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professional issues facing the client-counselor relationship in addiction counseling practice. Counselors encounter regular professional challenges. These problems are exacerbated in substance abuse counseling due to the link between criminal activity and addiction. Counselors must weigh the risks and gains of various solutions to arrive at suitable decisions. This paper examines five current professional issues in addiction counseling, including the relevant etiological models and key actionable items
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The Role and Life of a Mental Health Counselor COUN 6100-13 Intro to Mental Health Counseling Component I: Narrative Summation of Interview Mrs. Washington-Williams was able to explain to me the difference from a mental health counselor and a social worker. Mental health counselors focus on interventions and preventions for their clients. Although social worker and mental health counselors have some similar things in common there are also some that are different
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