Disruptive Behaviors Are A Challenge For Therapists

Teens in Therapy: Making It on their own: Engaging Adolescents in Successful Therapy for Responsible Lives

Through my work in counseling, I will aspire to be respectful of and sensitive to my client’s developmental needs and therapeutic goals. It is imperative for counselors to recognize that the counseling process can be intimidating for many clients. I will draw from a variety of

It is my goal to become a school counselor in a local high school. As a school counselor, it is also important to try and understand the different experiences that children go through in order to get through to them. After studying the different counseling theories, I have discovered that each theory is valid and there are ideas and techniques that I would use out of each of them. However, there are some theories more than others that I would use to guide me daily as a school counselor. Modern day counseling is equipped with a wide variety of therapies, techniques and approaches. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast three approaches of therapy. Also in this essay the views of the person and the Therapeutic process will be

Choosing a technique to use throughout the therapeutic process is essential to the client as well as the therapist. By choosing a particular therapeutic approach the therapist is simply implementing a tool to help navigate through the counseling phase. Therefore, without the necessary tools needed for therapy counseling would be extremely difficult for both the client and the clinician. The ability to use different techniques is also useful for those who choose a career in school counseling. Those who choose to go into the school counseling field are disposed to using techniques that help to quickly resolve a solution or one that has the ability to change a child’s thought process or behavior. Hence, many of the practices used in conventional therapy would not be practical to use as a school counselor because they may be deemed as inappropriate or ineffective to use when counseling children. Take for instance; Psychoanalysis many of the techniques used throughout Freudian therapy would not be useful for school counselors.

Description of duties consisted of providing therapeutic interventions to children, adolescents, and their families as it relates encouraging and facilitating positive developments within the client's functioning within their community, school and household environment. As the client is entered into the OPT/TSF program, the goal is for the client to remain in the community with less intensive services. Through the services, I observe the client's behaviors and become familiar with their referral provided by Delaware Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health. Once an assessment is completed, I develop a treatment plan which consist of long and short-term goals, objectives and interventions goals that would ensure the client's success within the OPT/TSF program.

-Shifting the family’s view of treatment from focusing on the adolescent as “the problem” to enhancement of family relationships as an important part of the solution.

There are many students who strive to go into the field of counseling. This comes to only those who have worked hard and shown a great deal of dedication. In this paper I will address several questions that are relevant to the agency I have picked, which is called Teen Challenge. I will first address the history of the agency, then I will address questions, such as who does the agency serve? How do they determine who is eligible for services? How is the agency funded? How do clients learn about the services that the agency offers? How do most clients get to the agency? I will then compare and contrast this agency with the drug replacement therapy technique along with Cognitive

This paper explores my counseling theory. It looks at the way I view human nature and the development of personality through the lens of an elementary school counselor. This paper looks at the development of psychopathology and the goals of therapy using fundamental cognitive behavioral theory (CBT) and techniques used in CBT and person centered therapy (PCT). Researched is used to advocate for my use of child center play therapy (CCPT) along with taking a look at reality therapy (RT) for use with the older elementary students . I conclude with a look at spiritual influences on my future counseling career. Throughout the paper I reference the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) and its national model to help tie in the theories and practices with the guidelines of being a school counselor.

Teenagers are already in a vulnerable state. With teenagers, they are constantly going through changes and really figuring out who they are as a person. In this process, it is important that the helper is not judgmental. Helper’s being judgmental can diminish the self-esteem of the teenager, and the teenager could then view the helper as being unsupportive. Helper’s being unsupportive also cause harm to the teenager because they may be sharing something person that they have not even shared with their family. It is always important to make the client feel welcomed, secured and

What aspects of Lacey’s story are most relevant to her seeking counseling at this time and in what ways did cultural variables interact with the client’s presenting issues?

Much would need to be considered in relation to her social locations within a therapeutic relationship present day to best help, and walk alongside Marina in her healing journey. Taking a position of wanting to learn about who my client is and how their experience affected them will be a value I carry as a therapist, which I will always hope to develop into a stronger skill over time. When cultural clashes do present within a therapeutic setting, it will be important for me to recognize them, and take a position of best serving my client and their needs. Marina is a brave, resilient soul who I took much inspiration from. I expect that there will be clients who I have the privilege of meeting who will leave me feeling inspired and awe-struck in the truth that they are

Participants were asked the central question of “ Describe your personal counseling experience”, with additional questions and prompts (see Appendix_) used to learn more about the participants personal counseling experience along with the personal and professional life factors that impacted counselor development. All initial interviews were transcribed after the initial interview. The transcripts were checked for accuracy against the original audiotape. Permission was received during the initial interview to provide participants with an emailed copy of the interview transcript for reflection and to review for any changes in preparation for the follow-up telephone interview. Once the initial interview transcript was sent to the participant by email, the follow-up interviews were scheduled for a minimum of 30 minutes. During the follow-up interview, participants were asked the questions (see Appendix _), to ensure accuracy of the initial transcript and to obtain clarity and collect additional information related to their personal counseling experience. All follow-up interviews were transcribed after the follow-up interview by the researcher with data analysis occurring

In adolescent psychotherapy, the therapist needs to be aware of the relationship adolescents have with each other and with their parents and caretakers. At this point in their lives, these relationships are often quite tumultuous (Holmes, Heckel, & Gordon, 1991). In addition to their social networks, the therapist also needs to be attentive to the manner in which the adolescent’s early experiences form their sense of self and respect the adolescent’s desire to be independent and be active in deciding the paths of their lives. With this in mind, the therapist will allow adolescent group members to have a more active role in participating and at times even taking a leadership role within the group sessions

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.

Impacting the lives of children must be approached from a team perspective to address all aspects of the child’s environment and relationships including caregivers, peers, teachers and school. Behavioral Counselors must collaborate with school counselors to understand the impact that school and teachers have on the child’s life. To appreciate School Counseling a review of the specialization’s history is important. School Counselors have evolved from vocational guidance and job-orientated counseling following World War I to educational guidance following World War II due to the passing of the GI bill as veterans were given right to education counseling (Minkoff, 1985). Today School Counselors support a wide variety of needs from a wide variety of student populations including but not limited to depression, college guidance, anxiety, oppositional disorder and developmentally delayed due to change in access to mental health care being more privatized (Lockhart & Keys, 1998). Lockhart states that because of the restructuring in access to care school counselors have been pushed to handle a wider variety of needs within mental health (1998).