Grief Counseling, Counselor Competence, and a Christian Perspective Liberty University Abstract Grief is a common universal experience that everyone is faced with at some point in their lives. In today’s society, more people are turning to professional grief counselors for help dealing with his or her loss through acceptance in order to move forward in their lives. Different types of grief are discussed, as well as different strategies, interventions, and techniques used depending
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skills and or social support leads the adolescence to feel that suicide is the only way out. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens between the ages of 15-19(Ball & Binder, 2008. Pg.1132). Too often the adolescence may feel that they are unable to cope with every day’s stressors partly due to the lack of appropriate skills and outlets, adequate support systems, or available mental health interventions. Depression suicide and substance abuse emerge as life becomes overwhelming and
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life. Six out of the 20 countries with the highest suicide rates in the world are in the European Region. There are 3 suicides a day in Belgium, making it one of the top countries in European Region for suicides (Itinera, 2013). In my community we do not have a whole lot but one thing we do have is the southern hospitality, we are small and here to help anybody that needs it. Some of the resources offered here for mental health are counseling services, school-based mental health, and department
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Would you think teen suicide in the US in increasing or decreasing? In the US suicide was the 3rd most leading cause of death of young adults in 2001 (Satcher). In the US, adolescents are 8% of the 1 in 5 teens considering suicide (“Teen Suicide is Preventable”). As much as people want to think and say that suicide is increasing, honestly it's not by any means. Insulting another person online is cyber bullying (Magid). Unwanted aggressive behavior over time is bully with imbalanced power between
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Higher Risks of Suicide among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Youth in America Teela Oxendine-Cummings CST5334 – Ethnic and Cultural Awareness Capella University Abstract This paper presents an overview of what is known about suicide and suicidal behavior among LGB youth. For the intention of this paper, the term youth is generally defined as people age 15 through 24. In developing this paper, the learner reviewed the relevant literature published from 1996 through 2011; researched
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Casualties of Law Enforcement: Homicide and Suicide Katherine Nielsen Buena Vista University Online Abstract This work is an overview of the increase in deaths of law enforcement agents: those killed on duty and those who kill themselves. As per a yearly report (Berman, 2014), the number of law enforcement agents killed while working rose almost a quarter this past year compared to years prior, especially ambush-style killings. Police officers across the country face potential dangers on their
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of online therapy. Licensed human services professional must not forget in order to counsel on the web, they are subject to the identical laws that standardize the practice of telemedicine and telehealth. Sunrise Counseling The first site I researched was with Sunrise Counseling. This content of this website was traditional and to the point. It was easy to maneuver and provided many topics. It listed examples of how individuals may feel and ways to respond to their situations. The website offered
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Impact of Suicide among East Indian Males in Johanna Black Bush Polder. 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY “Suicide” is a constant threat in the Guyanese society. Apart from these stolen lives there are also those living with permanent mental and also physical scars from unsuccessful attempts. Everyday in Guyana people are attempting suicide and this trend continues to present itself. According to Danns (2001) an amazing 76.2 % of suicide deaths are from the East Indian community. Suicide among East
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Robert Baral**COUNSELING**case study – Depression**4/02/2004 AD**page 1 case study: DEPRESSION Robert Baral 4/02/2004 AD Robert Baral**COUNSELING**case study – Depression**4/02/2004 AD**page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. PRESENTATION OF THE PATIENT II. ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT III. THERAPY FOR THE PATIENT IV. PLAN OF CARE V. BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR INTERVENTION VI. FINAL OBSERVATIONS Robert Baral**COUNSELING**case study – Depression**4/02/2004 AD**page 3 I. PRESENTATION OF THE PATIENT We are presented
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views on suicide. Suicide is basically the act of killing yourself. Some definitions are not really based that much in fact, even if they seem reliable. Suicide is a problem in our current society and in our Armed Forces. There are numerous reasons why someone would chose suicide. It is a permanent solution to a more than likely temporary problem. There is a lot we can do to prevent suicide. We as an Army or Nation could declare a suicide prevention day. We can provide better counseling services
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