A Brief Comparison of Historical Paths for the Clinical and Counselling Streams of Psychology

The philosophy that underlies the counseling profession is unique among mental health professionals. According to Remley & Herlihy (2014), the philosophy is made up of four components. First, counselor 's view mental health challenges through a positive, wellness-oriented lens. The primary goal of the wellness model is for the client to achieve the highest degree of mental health possible. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers follow the medical model of mental health. The goal of these clinicians is to cure the client’s illness, which differs drastically from counselor’s view of clients.

Counselling and psychotherapy are very different areas of speciality than psychiatry or psychology. Yet it is from these two health practices that counselling and psychotherapy practice emerged. The emergence and beginning of this takes us back initially to 1887, when the specialism of psychotherapy emerged in psychiatry. In the nineteenth century there was a general shift towards science and

At the beginning of the semester, the framework for professional clinical counseling was presented during the class session. The objective was to study what the world calls “counseling” and how it is designed to provide the correct treatment to these people. The professional clinical model calls for a trained professional to handle the catharsis of the client in a controlled environment on the basis of a fiduciary relationship. Deliberate and guided questions are asked from the therapist to encourage catharsis. Once the professional compiles sufficient evidence via resources and intuitivism, a treatment plan would be prescribed. The client has a choice of accepting the treatment or

The counseling profession is a complex and constantly changing field. This field contains several unique subcategories that can be intriguing and difficult to understand. However, I believe that if an individual has a strong professional identity, they can achieve a lot in their chosen field.

The school counseling profession is one that we can trace to the late 19th to early 20th century. Frank Parsons, widely considered the father of school counseling, created the Vocation Bureau with the intent of assisting out-of-school youths with vocational guidance (Foxx, Baker, & Gerler, 2017). The launching of Sputnik, in 1957, was cause for placing counselors in high schools to funnel students into math and science courses (Remley & Herlihy, 2016). From this point the role of the profession went through numerous transformations and identities.

The language used in the definitions reflect the psychoanalytic approach to how professionals viewed mental illness at the time, due to psychoanalysis being the main view of the psychiatrics (Pomerantz, 2014). A further difference between the editions is the way the symptoms were described: instead of being a list of specific symptoms for each disorder, it was a simple paragraph giving a vague description of the disorder leading to limited generalisability for the practising professionals (Woo & Keatinge,

The career field of psychology is growing year after year due to the rise in trauma inducing cases in the past century or so. More than just this, there is also a greater understanding about mental illness as a whole, due to this finding, more people are now able to come forth because they know there is an abnormality in their mind, they know it is not “normal”. Considering the rise of people who come out asking for help, there is a significant problem in this field. There are many different aspects and theories of psychology that focus on a certain characteristic of the onset of these illnesses. The problem that comes with this is that if the focus is set on a certain aspect or outlook of the mental illness. Which means there is also a larger

Clinical Versus Counseling Psychology: What's the Diff? by John C. Norcross - University of Scranton, Fields of Psychology Graduate School The majority of psychology students applying to graduate school are interested in clinical work, and approximately half of all graduate degrees in psychology are awarded in the subfields of clinical and counseling psychology (Mayne, Norcross, & Sayette, 2000). But deciding on a health care specialization in psychology gets complicated. The urgent question facing each student--and the question frequently posed to academic advisors--is "What are the differences between clinical psychology and counseling psychology?" Or, as I am asked in graduate school workshops, "What's the diff?" This article seeks to

Before WWII psychiatry was the popular choice for treatment of mental illnesses, but after WWII Clinical psychology became extremely popular more so than psychiatry. Clinical psychologists started treating disorders that occurred in children. Witmer

The most important part of any therapy is the relationship that the counselor and the client is able to develop. Through the development of the client/counselor relationship we are able to support the client in working on the areas that need to be addressed while delivering a supportive and non-exploitive relationship (Frances, Miller, & Mack, 2011). However, while offering support to a client the client may begin to struggle with the accountability of their own emotions and behaviors; if the counselor is aware of possible implications, they will be better able to address the feelings and behaviors. The first issue that clinicians should be aware

The second school of counselling to be discussed is the Humanistic school. This school of counselling evolved in the USA during the 1950’s (McLeod, 2015) and includes a large number of related approaches such as the Person-Centered approach, Existential and Gestalt. Although different in ways, these approaches share a number of goals and core beliefs, key to the humanistic school. Approaches within the humanistic school share the acknowledgement of the counsellor-client relationship and client autonomy. Although the counsellor adopts a helping role, the sessions encourage the client’s self-determination and self-awareness. Exploration of problems in this school should demonstrate authenticity and the client should have an input on their goals and expectations of the treatment (Bugental, 1965).

Clinical and counseling psychology has been one of the potential career field I may be pursuing in the near future. I have been very interested in both but currently unsure which career path is for me. In order to help myself reach definite terms on what is the possible career path I would like to pursue between clinical and counseling psychology, it is of great significance to continue my ongoing knowledge and exploration about the clinical and counseling career field.

When people think of having a career in psychology their interest is usually sparked by the stereotypical idea of the profession, at least that was the case for myself. In my youth I conjured up images of myself sitting with a distressed patient who would be sprawled across something resembling a Victorian fainting couch, in which I would nod and utter the phrase, spoken by every fictional therapist ever, “So how does that make you feel?” Once I actually took this innate interest in the subject seriously, I began to separate the illusion I held about the field from the facts. I realized the various career opportunities that were obtainable. I will be discussing two personal chosen careers related to psychology the first which can be accomplished

Since the establishment of psychoanalytic therapy, and throughout the modern era of psychology there has been a strong tradition of following one of the Grand Theories. During this time, many practitioners exhibited considerable dogmatic allegiance to theoretical orientations (Norcross & Goldfried, 2005). As the field of psychology matured into the post-modern era, there has been a shift away from factionalism and parochialism toward one of open dialogue (Safran & Messer, 1997). Norcross and Garfried (2005) highlight some contributing factors. For example, the explosion of new therapeutic approaches and the realization that no theory is without flaws. The discovery that

Melchert (2011) explains the biopsychosocial approach as a ?comprehensive, integrative framework for understanding human development, health and functioning? (p. 10). In the biopsychosocial approach to counselling, Melchert (2011) asserts that the approach focuses on the holistic functioning of individuals. The purpose of this study is to identify an individualized issue to improve upon and then implement a treatment plan. The proposed treatment is an attempt to improve psychological health and academic performance of the participant in the Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology program at Yorkville University.