Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling

In the coaching discussion it was not said that my conduct was not meeting expectations, but not allow myself to be in situations where it appears I’m being insubordinate.

There are various assessment tools obtainable for assessing the needs for patients or clients. The addiction professional uses assessment instruments as one component of the counseling/treatment process taking into account the client’s personal and cultural background. The assessment process promotes the well-being of individual clients or groups (NAADAC, 2015). This process helps determine how much and what kind of treatment your client needs. It is important to be aware of different types of assessments as well as being familiar with how they work in each situation. As we assess George we will use two different assessment tools to give as an example of how to assesss the needs of this client.

Integrated approach to counseling is when you combined theories to cover the clients’ feelings, cognitive patterns, and behavior (Corey, Theory and Practice of Counseling and Pschotherapy 8e, 2009). Each theory focuses one of these key components of a client but in counseling you need to focus on each of these to fully help a client. The key to integrative counseling is to have multiple theories function in harmony (Corey, Theory and Practice of Counseling and Pschotherapy 8e, 2009).

I believe counseling is a collaborative partnership between client and counselor. Furthermore, this collaborative partnership is built from trust and acceptance of both client and counselor. I hope in conjunction with clients to understand the issues and concerns so to help them tap into their wisdom, creativity, and strengths to meet their current challenges. I believe in a comprehensive perspective through which clients can better comprehend themselves in the framework that our thinking about events can lead to emotional and behavioral upset. Moreover, counselors are to provide a safe environment for clients to explore their challenges and identify ways to move differently in overcoming these challenges.

Perhaps, you are asking yourself this question, what is gender dysphoria? I have the answer. Gender dysphoria is “ the diagnosis typically given to a person whose assigned birth gender is not the same as the one with which they identify.” However, let’s not confuse this with sexual orientation, this does not mean they are homosexual, this means they do not identify who they are as their given birth

These disorders focus on the evaluation which is to identify the psychological disorder that the client

Gittany, 2014). When he was administered a personality test, his results demonstrated traits such as “schizoid,” “depressive,” and “dependent” (R v. Gittany, 2014). Robilliard further clarified that schizoid personality traits generally portray a socially detached individual with “lack of self awareness and insight into the implications of interpersonal behaviour” (R v. Gittany, 2014).

“The Soloist” is a movie about a talented musician in his mid-fifties named Nathaniel Anthony Ayers. He attended Julliard but had to drop out due to the onset of schizophrenic episodes. His time at Julliard playing the cello was cut short when the voices in his head at the onset of his schizophrenia began to interfere with his playing. After having difficulties with his family, he found himself living on the streets of Los Angeles.

The DSM-5 (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) defines social anxiety as, “A persistent fear of one or more social or performance situations in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or to possible scrutiny by

This disorder occurs in most by early adulthood. The unstable pattern of interacting with others has persisted for years and is usually closely related to the person’s self-image and early social interactions. The

In any case, a few people don't feel that they fall into the gender binary and they question or test the male-manly and female-ladylike double. For instance, people that distinguish as transgender feel that their gender identity does not coordinate their natural sex. People that distinguish as gender queer challenge characterizations of manly and ladylike, and may recognize as some place other than male and female, in the middle of male and female, a mix of male and female, or a third or forward, or fifth continuing in sex inside and out. These personalities exhibit the smoothness of sexual orientation, which is so as often as possible thought to be organic and unchanging. Sexual orientation smoothness additionally demonstrates how sex standards are found out and either acknowledged or dismisses by the mingled

Pt. has been in the AMS of DE program for 5 months and 7 days. Pt. has submitted three negative UDS results and he is compliant with the AMS of DE monthly mandatory counseling session. Pt. stated that he pays his TX fees every Saturday, works on his TX plan and takes medication as instructed by AMS Doctor. Pt. attends faithfully to the Clinic for dosing without skipping or missing days. Pt. reported that he maintains a supportive relationship with his brother and younger daughter. Pt. reported that he has not experienced any recent triggers and no relapse in the past 60 days. Pt. stated that he is committed to storing his prescribed take home medications in a secured lock box and placed on the top shelf of his closet. Pt. is a disabled veteran

An anxiety disorder in which an individual worry excessively that they are or may develop serious illness. According to: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001236.htm

This quarter’s course of “theories of counseling” felt like a whirlwind of theories, theorist, therapeutic techniques, and proper application of theoretical framework to help counsel students. As the course continued each new theory and therapy style I learned about seemed more appealing and useful than the last. In deciding which therapy styles I would favor using I have to take into account the general demographic of the students and communities I wish to work in. I plan to work with middle school to high school students that are from urban low social economic status and are recent arrivals to the country. Some of the characteristics of obstacles these students and families face daily are, single parent home/income, past/recent trauma, history of low family education level and legal trouble. I am fortunate to live in the community and society I want to help and that I have grown up in. I am equally blessed to be raised and have the opportunity to give back to my community and society the best way I know how by giving back in a positive manner.

Social anxiety is “a feeling of discomfort, fear, or worry that is centered on our interactions with other people and involves a concern with being judged negatively, evaluated, or looked down upon by others” (Social Anxiety Support, 2014). Social anxiety can affect anyone. Individuals with social anxiety tend to prefer to keep to themselves because they are afraid others will judge them negatively and have a hard time interacting socially.