Practical Philosophy And Conversational Counseling

Carl Rogers stated, “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change (see http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/carl_rogers.html). Many modern approaches to addiction recovery utilize a dialectical model to examine the change process. Third wave behavioral therapies such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), along with mindfulness meditation (MM), and the 12 Step Recovery model of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) use a dialectic based on acceptance of what is and change to what can be. These modern methods make use of the practices of Buddhism that may be effective treatments for addiction recovery. Moreover, when regarding addiction as a form of attachment as

Spirituality in recovery incorporates spirituality in the recovery process as motivation when gradating through different stages of being sober, enjoying their new way of life without Alcohol. Empowering mental and Intellectual growth, financial, living conditions, emotional well-being, spiritual peace, physical health, happier social relationships, and functioning. Since addicts reaches low point during transitioning period may risk their sobriety if they’re not motivated to sustain from relapsing in recovery. The different treatment pans rather it’s in patient or out-patient treatment continues to be modified in order for the individual to complete and set further goals even after their program ends. By having access to creative structures

Cognitive-behavioural therapy is widely short-term and concentrates on enabling clients to deal with very particular problems. Often six weeks to six months sessions of course depending upon the problem it is pacifically goal directed and places great weight upon self-help as a long term coping tool that the client can take away with them and successfully use. Cognitive-behavioural therapy believes that clients can learn the wrong ways of developing and making sense of information during their cognitive development. This can often lead to distortions in the way they identify reality, it’s the job of the therapist to enable them to work this out.

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.

There I was at the lowest point in my life, found myself completely bothersome to myself and others around me by just sitting there at every therapy session I went to, which they were so much more unbearable than my anger management counseling, having to do nothing but just sit there waiting for an hour or two till my therapist would either show up and try to see if they could resolve my issues at or at school or would just have wasted much more of our (my) time being there. When you are sitting there in silence, it’s the only time where you just collect your thoughts and start to process things more clearly think what you could do just to make things easier for yourself and others, I only thought about how I was going to get out of these sessions, “Why am I here, ughhh.”

other addiction treatments, such as Rational Recovery, fail to incorporate spirituality as a vital dimension in recovery due to the misunderstanding between religiosity and spirituality. The science community has always been at odds with religiosity and spirituality throughout history as research has shown. However, as we aim to become a more culturally competent society, looking at research that shows the importance of spiritual principles and practices in addiction recovery, should compel clinicians to incorporate it in other treatment programs besides twelve step programs. The inclusion of spirituality in addiction recovery should not be optional as it is not restricting one to a particular doctrine, but rather freeing an addict to obtain a healthy quality of life which is the ultimate goal. Arnold et. al

In addition, these practices may promote an individuals’ personal development through increasing emotional stability, self-satisfaction, self-awareness, life-satisfaction, as well as improved mental, physical and social wellbeing which are necessary to work-through and overcome addiction. Current research supports the effectiveness of yoga and mindfulness meditation in treating addiction and facilitating the individual through the recovery process. Further research in this area is needed to address the efficacy of yoga and mindfulness mediation in the adolescent population as it relates to a decreased prevalence of substance use initiation. This is an important subject that needs to be further researched because the current prevention programs within United States schools may not be effective enough in preventing adolescents from using substances. An alternative approach using yoga and mindfulness may be helpful in assisting adolescents to obtain greater emotional self-control and decision-making skills to resist temptations for substance

During the first phase participants are given basic recovery principles and skills needed to overcome their substance dependency and are asked to commit to a Christ-centered recovery plan (phoenixrescuemission.org, n.d.). During the second phase program members attend classes and counseling to identify destructive patterns and behaviors. They also commit to making amends and take responsibility for damage relationships or harm that they have caused themselves and others (phoenixrescuemission.org, n.d.). Additionally, at the end of this phase participants begin to focus on their talents and skills that will help them lead a new life. They are offered training in areas that they may be deficient. The third phase prepares program members for their independence by offering them three options. Participants will either begin pursuing and maintaining employment, start a mentorship in Christian leadership and receive service responsibilities, or began intensive re-entry training for those who are married, face legal mandates, or must deal with health difficulties (phoenixrescuemission.org, n.d.). Those clients who wish to receive additional support are offered six months of aftercare, during which they complete monthly progress reports and participate in meetings with the program’s alumni association (phoenixrescuemission.org,

Before choosing this article for my critique I used several factors to determine its value to this assignment. I had first had to determine if the content of the article would have value in the clinical world of counseling. This article is written by Stacie Stukin, a yoga instructor who writes contributing articles for Yoga Journal and yoga instructor Annalisa Cunningham who has also written Healing Addiction with Yoga. Both clearly believe and have witnessed firsthand the benefits that yoga can contribute to addiction recovery. The article explains that a yoga practice will help the recovery process on two fronts.

Methods --- Definitions, statistical analysis, and studies of clinical trials are tools used to evaluate the efficacy of mindfulness in the recovery of substance abuse.

This paper was prepared for SOWK 615.01: Substance Abuse & Dependency. Taught by Dr. Susan Schoppelrey.

Attending three different types of treatment meetings helped me understand more clearly the ways that addicts mostly benefit from the provided services and support during their recovery processes. I say mostly because, although the benefits received from these meetings seem to outweigh the negatives for members, the meetings may lack the additional support offered via counseling or psychotherapy. I will share my experiences with the three types of groups I attended to demonstrate my understanding, impressions, and suggestions of possible ways to utilize and improve upon these supportive structures when working with substance abusing clients. Specifically, I intend to offer constructive feedback and criticism of ways I would like to

For the purpose of this paper, we will assume that the client, Bob, is a “typical” addict, who has used drugs to deal with his past of emotional and verbal abuse. The drugs always helped Bob to cover any feelings that he did not like nor want to address. He believes in God and attends church periodically, but doesn’t trust that God will and has been there for him.

Elliot Cohen, decides to write about evil people and what are the requirements. He discusses how some people believe that evil people to a mentally ill, while others believe they are sane and it is just the actions that describes evil and that persons responsibility for their actions, from a man stealing a money to a person killing another human being. Elliot Cohen is one of the founders of philosophical counseling in the United States, writing many pieces that apply to counseling, philosophy and professional ethics. After writing twenty five books and being co-founder and president, I can use this source to discuss how Medea is not mentally ill, but rather sane and responsible for her own actions.

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