My Experience With A Healer

The healer I had interviewed was a physical therapist named George Ciresi. Physical therapists are health care professionals who diagnose and treat patients of all ages who are experiencing medical problems causing limitations in their abilities to move and perform everyday functional activities. This kind of care can be provided in a variety of settings such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and sports and fitness facilities. When seeing a physical therapist the first step involves an evaluation. An evaluation is when the physical therapist examines each individual one on one in order to develop a plan using treatment techniques to aid the patient in a full recovery on the body part that is causing any pain or restrictions in their everyday lives. Also, to be able to achieve this goal the therapists must learn and identify existing problems with

After not talking to my mother for about 6 months and trying to give her time to recover and realize that I was not going to be a part of her life If she continued to go down the path she was going on, her alcoholism got worse. I eventually reached out to her to tell her that I cared for her and that I would always be there for her, however it was too late and she was too far gone. On December 15th of 2016, my mother attempted to commit suicide. Thankfully, she survived and is now over 6 months sober. Although this event caused a lot of heartache and sorrow, it helped me realize the detrimental effects of addiction and how it can take someone's life so quickly. This also shaped me as a person in many ways, as I began to acknowledge the importance of the people around you and how vital it is to care and love others no matter what. Being a child of divorce, an alcoholic mother, and an easily tempered father was my environment for several years, and all of the hardships and wonderful things that came from it shaped me into the person that I am

In everyday life people experience difficulties and problems that they feel they are not able to deal with on their own and need help with. The help that people receive to overcome their problems can be in many different forms. People may receive help in an informal way, such as having a chat to a close friend or relative, who can offer support and advice or they may seek help in a more formal capacity from various helping professionals, such as counsellors, social workers, psychiatrists, doctors, etc. For all of these professionals it is their

It is important to support an individual in promoting their mental well-being and mental health. When offering support it is important to be patient, understanding and accepting. Talking to the individual can provide an insight into what they are going through and offering advice based on their current state of mind. Researching different mental health issues and offering resources to the individual can help them to develop new strategies to cope.

My moms drug abuse has effected her life by ruining her health, ending her marriage, getting her kids taken away, and landing her in jail. My moms drug abuse has also effected my life by losing my step family, losing my mom, losing my old friends, losing my old home, and losing all of my belongings. Although my moms drug abuse has caused so many negative effects on my life, it has caused one positive effect. The only good thing that came from my moms use of drugs was the fact that it brought me to church where I got saved. Without my moms drug addiction, I'm afraid I never would have been saved. I just hope one day my mom will want to get clean so that I'll be able to talk to her again and maybe even help her to get saved

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.

I knew that my mother needed a solid support system and optimism in the atmosphere, so that is what I gave her. My mom would struggle with making meals like she always used to, found it hard to go to my school activities, and seemed to be a completely different person because she was so physically drained. It was incredibly hard to see my mom in so much pain. I would stay home to be with her because I hated to leave her alone. My mom getting cancer made it hard for me to focus in school, sports, and I failed to be a typical teenager by not being with my friends very often.

Gerard Egan’s 3 Stage Skilled Helper Mode 1994, provides a basic guideline on how helping relationships should be carried out. It is important that helpers take into consideration the steps provided in the Egan’s mode as it provides structure and positive support to clients.

mechanisms that had previously enabled the client to function in their daily life, leads as they

Some people don’t have the services that they need in order to live a normal life. Everyone response to life transitions differnetly some people might need someone who can listen to them, and not judge them. Having options on how to resolve a problems and having control of your life can help people get on the track of living a better life, teaching them how to solve future problems and be self-dependent is also important. Being a helper in the Human services career will not be an easy job and it will be stressful and frustrating at times. But learning how to be patient, and letting the clients decide what they want in their life is important. I have learned that nobody is ever perfect and sometimes we require help from other to get back on track. What I will promise to all my clients is that I will not give up on them and I will be there to listen to them and maintain myself neutral, and not tell them what they should do. I will always remember to give them options because at the end it their life and they are the ones who are in control of there

This is the ‘how’ stage. How will the client move forward with the goals that they have identified in the previous stage? The counsellor will assist the client in finding ways of achieving their goals and how to focus on those that are practical in terms of the client situation and needs. The basic goals in the skilled helper model is relating to the clients is managing their lives more effectively and general ability to manage problems and develop opportunities. The view of the client in this model is that they are central to the therapy. (The client is the focus and the theory is the background and to use the model for the client, rather thee reverse).

Hope gives the client something to look forward to. Once a client understands that there is a possibility to change their situation their attitude begins to change. The client started to identify her strengths and her limitations. Knowing how much one can handle is very important because without knowledge becoming overwhelmed and depressed is possible. The client identified that she is smart, hardworking, and a good parent

Licensed professional counselors have a unique occupation in that not only do they interact with their clients on a highly personal level, but they also momentarily share their client’s burdens, worries, and concerns. This vicarious aspect of counseling creates the possibility for a counselor to continue sharing the client’s troubles long after the session has ended. According to Norcross and Guy (2007), “The person of the psychotherapist is inextricably intertwined with treatment success” (p. 2) meaning that if we desire more positive outcomes than negative ones we must figuratively become one with our clients. Due to this fact, “self-care is not simply a personal matter but also an ethical necessity, a moral imperative” (p. 6). If we fail to leave work at work at the day’s end, then other facets of our lives are in jeopardy of becoming tainted.

Each group of people I saw in the Healers is a factor that has a huge impact on the survival or destruction of the 19th century African world we’re studying. The inspirers are the people who want society to turn around and get on the path of dignity; these are the people that Densu chooses to go with. While the Manipulators are predatory users of people and betray others, these are the people who have a current control of where society is going. The motives of these two groups are different, and throughout the novel we see aspects, which help us conclude about where the African world succeed or fail, whether that be survival and peace, or fall from destruction.

In terms of Traditional African Healing there are two central types of Traditional African healers, the diviner (sangoma), and the herbalist (inyanga) (Edwards, 2011). Divine Healers refer to the central activity of divining the cause of a person’s misfortune or suffering. The divine healer or sangoma will work through ancestral influences and intimate relationships with the ill to identify the cause and treatment (Edwards, 2011). In relation with sangomas, izinyanga’s mainly use herbal medicines used in a ritual and symbolic context (Edwards, 2011). Traditional doctors practice psychology however their main orientation is herbal and pharmacological. A skilled inyanga will seek the guidance of an ancestral spirit before embarking to find and collect muti (Benning,