Primary Counselor Case Study

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.

According to the American Counseling Association (ACA) website the organization’s mission is to help society by offering well trained professional counselors. In the process, assisting counselors develop into the contingent professional’s in which society can depend upon, at the same time stimulating human self-worth and diversity. When counselors are trained in graduate school the aspects that goes into becoming a professional counselor, is they equipped with a vast amount of knowledge. Some of the basics include how to work with diverse populations, acknowledging their own biases, how to advocate for the client who is among an oppressed population, congruency with their clients, empathic listening and communication skills, knowing when to refer a client to the appropriately trained counselor and many more. All of these elements and more are just some of the tools, professional counselors are required in order maintain the standards the American Counseling Association’s mission statement entails.

In the mock counseling session, I enlisted my niece Laurie, who is now adjusting to a break-up from an 8-year emotionally abusive relationship. Laurie is a 43-year old flaming redhead with a temperament to match. She is highly emotional and slightly immature. She is a good and loving person, who wants to do the right thing, but lacks self-esteem and discipline, is easily overwhelmed and is somewhat therapy resistant in many ways due mostly to her pride. She is a battered woman survivor whom is in denial and greatly fears being labeled. She also carries a fear of being “one of those people that go to therapy forever.” On a positive note she has recently resumed her therapy, which I praise her for at every given opportunity and encourage her to be open and honest with her

On a bright and crisp morning of March 25, 2015, I interviewed Joni Roche and learned what a typical day was like for this Professional Counselor. Mrs. Roche has owned her own practice for nearly eighteen years and has truly loved every single part of it. Mrs. Roche has received a Master of the Arts degree and is a Licensed Profession Counselor and a Nationally Credited Counselor. During my interview with Mrs. Roche, I truly learned so many things from different counseling techniques, what it is like to have a private practice and the good and bad things counseling comes with that people do not necessarily speak about.

school counselors assigned to that specific school. The meeting will address the purpose of the study and the floor will be open to any questions the employees of the school may have regarding the study. This process will continue until the research team has been given permission by 24 high schools (8 in each socioeconomic area) to ask their students to participate in the study.

Robbie J. is a 19 year old African American male and at this time he is currently a freshman at Henderson County University. The client has been referred to this office by his school residential advisor and family doctor. The reason behind this is that the client has not been attending his college classes and has been caught drinking on campus by campus security three times in the past two months. His parents have been advised by the school that if the client doesn’t attend counseling sessions he will be asked to leave and not return back for the following academic school year. The client must attend five sessions and also join an A.A. group.

A patient who will undergo substance abuse treatment needs all the support that he can get. He experiences a great deal of emotional stress, and even physical stress at times, as withdrawal effects can cause pain to the body. Having a group of people who work as the patient's support group makes the treatment procedures easier to deal with. Support groups can be family members, friends or even those who are part of a society focusing on substance dependence and

The client stated that due to his addiction, he would place himself in dangerous situations. The client has been able to identify previously unknown triggers that lead to relapse. For example, the client stated that he would drink large amounts of alcohol because it "wasn’t my drug of choice". The client soon relapsed on his drug of choice. The client stated, "I never thought about why I relapsed before". The client expressed the importance of aftercare to maintain long-term sobriety. The client attends weekly AA/NA and Big Book meetings in the PWC ADC. The client will continue to work on identifying and developing healthy coping skills, learning and building an awareness of triggers, understanding the importance of aftercare, and working on a relapse prevention

Primary Counselor met with Pt. for his one hour monthly individual session. Pt. showed up late to this session. Counselor greeted him and asked him how he has been since last session. Pt. reported to be busy at work and he requested to reschedule this therapy session for tomorrow, 1/31/17. Counselor discussed why therapy is important for his recovery and encouraged him to don’t reschedule the session for tomorrow when he can do it today. Counselor stated, “Counseling is one of the keys to reaching his goals.” Pt. agreed to stay for the session, but this writer encouraged him to receive his dose of methadone before starting the session. After 5 minutes, Pt. returned to the office and agreed to sign his Record of Services sheet. Pt. stated that

This essay is an evaluation of two counselling models applied to a situation where a client has experienced loss and how a counsellor can create a therapeutic relationship with the client using each counselling model. It will also contain other skills a counsellor could use to obtain/maintain a good therapeutic relationship with the client.

All programs and trainings combing the total reached to $11,765. This total covers all three counselors and each assessment. The total would remain the same for following years as we continue to keep up our knowledge to date and continue to train new counselors if needed. This cost is needed to benefit not only our agency and counselors, but our clients who are needing help to apply for the appropriate career they

Upon embarking on my professional development project, I knew that it was important to select a Licensed Professional Counselor that was truly passionate about the field of counseling. I am fortunate to have a relationship with an Executive Director of a Counseling Center, whom referred me to Stephanie Featherston, LPC. I am grateful for this relationship with the Executive Director as I embark on my journey in counseling. I learned that Stephanie specialized in traumatology, a specialization that I did not know much about. This intrigued me greatly and was my inspiration in selecting her as my interviewee.

The Client was permitted to receive transportation assistance in support of his college goal outside of the SCVR 345 Form for a onetime occurrence since the Transition Counselor added this service on the Client's IPE. It has been explained to the Client's mother that his request has been granted as a onetime occurrence. She was informed that transportation assistance for college is based solely from the information received from the College's FA

With the diversifying population in America’s schools, a profession school counselor should be culturally competent to meet the needs of all students. “The transformed professional school counselor is culturally competent, respectful of human diversity, and a school leader in ensuring that oppressive systemic barriers to academic, career, college readiness, and personal/social development are removed (Erford, 2015, p. 173).” A school counselor needs to have a deep understanding of a variety of cultures to meet the personal, emotional, developmental needs of a student using individual and group interventions while being aware of their cultural and spiritual needs.

This file was placed on hold until the 9/20/17 appointment with Dr. Linehan. Ms. Johnson has called regarding transportation needs for a counseling appointment on 9/13/17 and then again in December.