Licensed Professional Counselor

Professional Identity She’la S White Liberty University Abstract This paper will provide the reader with a reflection of my professional identity. This will focus on the role of a professional counselor and the differences between a professional counselor and other related professionals. It will also integrate how religious and spiritual beliefs can impact professional counseling. It will summarize my beliefs and values and what I plan to do so that I will not impose my beliefs on clients

or up held client’s confidentiality. To demonstrate these outcomes, the ethics of confidentiality will be examined from Oklahoma’s state regulation (2010) and the ACA Code of Ethics (2014). The various dilemmas and the awareness of both personal/professional competencies (both lacking and achieving) are exemplified in these ethical codes and regulations. The subtle/overt nuances of varying worldviews and cultural applications of confidentiality will be gleaned

counselor’s professional identity. The identity of a professional counselor may present numerous differences based on the specialization of counseling, as well as, overall identity factors that remain the same across the entire counseling spectrum. The paper examines key philosophies of the counseling profession which include: wellness, resilience, and prevention and how these philosophies impact the counseling profession. Next it will discuss the characteristics of an effective professional counselor in

When it comes to be a professional counselor states have different laws and regulations. A person does not just open shop and be a counselor. There is a lot of regulations and requirements that an individual has to do to become a professional counselor. There are educational requirements and testing requirements. In this paper it will discuss the requirements for one state and that state is Ohio. Ohio is one of the first states to license professional counselors. Their licensing requirements

Counselor Interview CMB is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She currently works at an outpatient non-profit agency and also has a private practice. CMB has been a counselor for over twenty years and has experienced a number of different ethical dilemmas over time. Through this interview, the counselor discussed a specific ethical issue she faced and how she handled the situation. The Ethical Dilemma To begin

credential as a licensed professional counselor after his name since she is supervising him. James feels comfortable with this idea because he will be a graduate within nine months from now. James and the clinical supervisor violated ACA code of ethics C.4.a. Accurate Representation, this code of ethics states counselors supposed to claim only professional qualifications actually completed. James is misrepresenting his qualifications because he claims to be a licensed professional counselor rather than

Counselor Identity – A National Imperative Critique The Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education considers professional identity as one of the eight common core areas for professional counselor education (CACREP, 2015). Counseling students must understand what it means to personally develop their identity as a professional counselor, as well as what it means to belong to a professional organization. Spurgeon (2012) discusses professional counseling as a professional organization

Ethics: (noun) moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity. As a professional, licensed counselor we have tons of rules to follow, and the Code of Ethics is the most important. Before you can even become a licensed counselor, you must understand each part of the code of ethics. You may not break these terms without receiving formal punishment, some of which may include loss of licensure. “The ACA Code of Ethics serves six main purposes: 1. The Code sets forth

Mental Health Counselors Association stated that mental health counselors are “highly-skilled professionals who provide flexible, consumer-oriented therapy”(2016). Mental health counselors offer a wide range of services, such as: “assessment and diagnosis, psychotherapy, treatment planning and utilization review, brief and solution-focused therapy, alcoholism and substance abuse treatment, psychoeducational and prevention programs and crisis Management”(American Mental Health Counselors Association

billing insurance after taking payment for services, inadequate documentation and record keeping, and failure to have a signed mandatory disclosure (Stipulation Case No. 2013-938). When making reports to third parties such as insurance providers, counselors are required to be truthful and forthcoming (American Counseling Association, 2014). Taking cash payments and then billing an insurance company is not only untruthful, it is intentional fraud. Another fraudulent action committed by Ms. Burrows