Theoretical Perspective As A Professional School Counselor

Nature is of the belief that inherited traits found in our genes make us who we are. From the day we are born, we are subject to society, which play an important role in who we are by way of family, friends, and media. Any situation we are subject to has an impact on us. I remember my parents scrutinizing my older brothers about the friends in which they chose to

Codrut, it was very thought-provoking to read your post and realize that there are other campuses similar to the one where I work. It is a reality that students all across the nation are in desperate need of interventions. Correspondingly, due to behaviors such as the ones you describe it is imperative to be proactive in assisting students and helping them understand that regardless of the situations they might be facing there is hope for them by counseling them and assisting them in creating short and long term goals. “With the increased prevalence of mental health and emotional issues in children and adolescents, professional school counselors need to take an increasingly active role in understanding these disorder and facilitating services

Counselors need to understand how to help a client holistically to instill effective treatment interventions. Each Counseling specialization needs to understand key concepts in all counseling profession to understand how to treat the client in a holistic manner. Counselors need to understand the wellness models and operate by one to ensure they are treating the whole client.

Becoming a professional counselor, requires a willingness from the incumbent to embark on a lifelong journey of self-discovery, reflection, practice, and investigation into the art and science of human behavior. The practitioner must constantly reflect upon his or her own cultural background, past and present experiences, family history, as well as predispositions and perceptions about the world and all its inhabitants.

Long gone are the days when school counselors concentrated on providing guidance to students solely for the purpose of graduation preparation and course selection. The professional school counselor is responsible for delivering a well-organize school counseling program that aims at helping students reach successes. The program is held accountable for managing the needs and concerns for all students. The school counselor is seen as a leader and therefore, parents, school staff, community members and administrators rely on them to provide skilled services to aid in the academic achievements, career readiness and social/emotional development of students. There are times when school counselors will be required to work with stakeholders, one

One of the oldest and most argued studies in psychology would have to be differentiating between nature, if we were born with specific biological and hardwired characteristics or if we are nurtured into the person we are today, meaning our characteristics are influenced by the things we are taught, things we have learned, and the people present in our lives at any given time. When you are born your mind is like a blank slate but as you grow you develop your own identity. Genes capture the evolutionary responses of past ancestors to the selection on behavior. Environmental diversity gives us the opportunity to adjust to changes during our own lifetime. The nature versus nurture debate relates to many controversies such as intelligence, gender identities, violent behaviors, and sexual orientation. If you believe your personality develops as you grow and gain experience then you take the nurture side in this debate but if you believe you have always had a set personality that has been present since birth then you take the nature side in this debate. Many people believe the two correlate when it comes to the upbringing of a person and in determining individual differences in physical and behavioral traits. Recently both have come to be recognized as playing interacting roles in the development of a

In the end we are left with a brain either debating between nature and nurture or with our heart and mind set with belief in one or the other. Are we born to be who we end up being, or do we behave accordingly to our life experiences. It is a fact that we have traits that are pre-determined through genes but we can still choose who we want to be as we travel through our life time. Researchers on all sides of the nature vs nurture

One of the oldest arguments in the history of psychology is the nature versus nurture debate. Today we recognize that both nature and nurture play key roles in human development, but still do not know if we have developed largely due to nature or nurture.

My beliefs in human nature are pretty common in the fact that I feel that every human being is born an empty slate, and without malice or flaws. I am a firm believer that each one of us is born pure and unaffected by society. When an individual becomes involved with certain groups of people they tend to adapt their personality to that environment. I believe that nature and nurture play a huge part in human development. For example, people who have been raised around violence and gangs, tend to become involved in that social and criminal environment as well due to their social experiences. It is rare that a family member or community member choose the other path, using their own self-will to stay away from the gang scene and try to do something different than the rest of their peers. A second example of how this would relate to a family would be that of two children, both raised by an alcoholic or drug abusing parent. One child may grow up and follow the path of addiction, while the other child may decide that they would rather not emulate that behavior. Several people have stated that addiction is a genetic disease and that children of the addicted are pre-exposed. I feel that this could also be an example of poor parenting

First, we will examine the Nature–Nurture theory, consisting of a debate with regards to which has a larger impact on human development. Nature refers to the biological traits that have been inherited from an individual’s parents. The nature theory has been adopted by biological and cognitive-developmental theorists that believe human development is the direct result of an individual’s genetic makeup. Nature

From my time spent during this semester in this course and through all the readings, lectures, and discussions, I found that the fundamental idea of human nature is evident throughout most of the topics we have covered. The roots of human nature are sunk deep into our history and experiences and to find the source of our own human nature; we must essentially look to our initial years of living. Human nature is formed by what society teaches an individual, by what parents have taught them, and an individuals own unique experiences. However, if within in the life of an individual the scars left by a conflict exists, then another individual unaffected by conflict will be less negatively affect than the latter.

Human nature is a widely controversial term, because it is so broad. Philosophers, writers, and thinkers throughout time have debated exactly what “human nature” refers to. Locke, Rousseau and Freud have very differing opinions on human nature. Although in some cases, they seem to contradict each other, the core roots of these three opinions can actually fit together to form a well-rounded definition of human nature: Humans are free at birth, with just primitive, instinctual needs, free to take justice into their own hands. After eventually entering society for safety, there are many more ideas and rules to be interpreted, so humans figure out how to cope with a civilized society, and still deal their natural instincts. This definition of human nature compiles three very different people’s theories, but because it works with three separate definitions, it actually covers all the bases in defining human nature.

Functions of the school counselor have changed throughout the decades (Dollarhide & Saginak, 2012). To support the current school reform movement, school counselors focus on standards that students should be able to accomplish because of their participation in a school counseling program (Wilkerson, 2010). It is suggested that these standards help to support students’ ability to be ready to learn (Wilkerson, 2010). Through the use of these standards, professional school counselors have a primary responsibility to provide effective services to support students in their academic success, career and college development, and social/emotional development (American School Counselor Association [ASCA], 2012). School counselors provide services to students by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program that supports student success through application of systemic change, advocacy, collaboration, and leadership skills (ASCA, 2012). For instance, if a counselor sees barriers that are interfering with student success, the counselor should advocate for students or empower students to advocate for themselves. Further, through the use of the ASCA (2012) model, professional school counselors provide a comprehensive school counseling program that focuses on foundation, management, delivery, and accountability (ASCA, 2012). For example, school counselors provide delivery of the school counseling program by

Human nature is generally defined as the general psychological characteristics and behavioral traits that all humans share (Dictionary). This would imply that all humans are born with certain feelings, thoughts or actions that we all have in common. However, this does not take into account the most important part of determining persons characteristics and behaviors, their childhood. Babies are born being neutral and they develop and grow into the person that they will become as an adult. Humans are not born morally good or evil, it is determined by society and its influence on them.

Developing a unique personality is a process by temperament, environment, and character. Some characteristics are already pre-determined by genetics. On the other hand, some characteristics are the result of how a child is brought up in his or her environment. Finally, the third aspect is character. Character is how a child thinks and grows morally. The forming of personality has long been a main argument of the nature versus nurture debate. Multiple of today’s psychologists and sociologists have said that neither nature or nurture can be the sole answer of how a person is the way they are. It is the balance between nature and nurture.