Personal Experience Receiving Therapeutic Counseling

Professional experience in my career and personal experience receiving therapeutic counseling has given me a broad-based set of beliefs about what motivates individuals. I have determined that each individual comes with a unique context and narrative and that my role is to facilitate a client’s self-determination and decision-making by developing a positive relationship that allows the client freedom to take risks or make informed choices. Also, I believe that the counselor creates the trusting

are able to experience different group stages and dynamics within the diverse groups they are a part of in the institutions of family, education, religion, work and community among others. Undoubtedly, these groups and their functions play an integral role in one’s development which inevitably creates a sense of belongingness and purpose. Accordingly, some of these benefits are derived from individuals within a therapeutic setting where group therapy has been effectively used in counseling for several

related to their social and academic life as well as other unique needs. (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Ed.). A professional who holds a Master’s degree in counseling my also chose to have a career as a Vocational counselors. They may also be referred to as a career or employment counselors. These counselors offer counseling services in places other than the school setting. Their main objective is to help individuals with career choices, examine an educational background, employment history

Ethical Case Study: Caught in the Middle Not a single counselor or therapist can honestly say that he or she has gone unscathed when it comes to being faced with an ethical dilemma. At some point in the counselor’s career, he or she will be faced with a dilemma. So, the question is not if, but when the counselor is faced with an ethical dilemma, how will he or she address it? It is very important that resources such as colleagues, codes of ethics, rules and regulations and state laws are readily

Clinical counseling supervision has an integral role in the professional and personal development of counselors-in-training, referred to here as supervisees. Many definitions of the term supervision exist in counselor education literature and most researchers agree that supervision in and of itself is an intervention (Bernard & Goodyear, 2014). A synthesis of supervision definitions proposed by Lambie and Sias (2009) best describes my view of supervision and role as clinical supervisor: Supervision

barriers could hinder this communication physical distance to inaccessibility, tradition, semantic barriers, perception, the attitude of the supervisor, levels are barriers to effective communication between a nurse aid and health care consumer. Personal Life As a health educator a failure in communication means inability to transfer information or handle the case of a healthcare consumer well, so i developed good communication skills in order to resolve some of these barriers in physical distance

Introduction Counseling is defined as ”the use of therapeutic strategies to help clients address personal concerns and mental health issues” (Nystul, 2016). Pursuing counseling as a career involves many years of formal study and certification or licensure. After receiving licensure to practice as a professional counselors it is a requirement to maintain involvement and certification in certain associations in order to hold your license. These association often require further education and/or professional

their substance abuse and lead happier, more productive lives. I already have experience working in this field and have both an Associates Degree in Human Services from Des Moines Area Community College and my Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (C.A.D.C.) certification from the Iowa Board of Certicication, which I upgrade two years ago to an Internation Alcohol and Drug Counselor (I.A.D.C.) certification. After receiving my certification, I worked as a substance Abuse Counselor for about three and

through mental health initiatives (Colorado State University, 2011). Moreover, ACoR uses research, evaluations, and evidence based programming to ensure that their therapeutic programs provide a high quality of care (Colorado State University, 2011). Following is an overview of the clinic’s services, a snapshot of their Senior Peer Counseling program, and a direction for possible growth. Description ACoR’s personnel include a director, a supervising psychologist, therapists, and volunteers with specialized

506. During this course I worked on acquiring basic counseling and communication skills, have an awareness of multicultural differences, awareness of professional identity and have a basic understanding of the dynamics in psychotherapy. Each week I was asked to hold counseling sessions with my peers and other week we taped our counseling session for review and transcription. During these tapings I was asked to demonstrate communication and counseling skills learned in this course. I was also expected