Licensed Professional Counselor

of who she is now. It has taken her a lot of hard work and dedication to get where she is today. She has a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing, a Master’s Degree in Education with a concentration in Guidance Education, and on the Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners. She values education now, but as a child she just did what she needed to do to get out of her town. When asked, what comes to mind when she thinks about her coming of age story she answered, “a good foundation, supportive

We will examine aspects of attachment theory and Stephen Porges’ polyvagal theory which form the foundation for these couples dance therapy exercises. Pooling my training as a licensed professional counselor and a dance/movement therapist, over the last twenty years I have developed improvisational exercises where couples explore connecting palm to palm. Two-handed push explores boundaries. Alternated-handed push explores negotiation. Leaning

He also mentioned a treatment called, “fatherhood,” to be effective for fathers seeking treatment; he said they usually had a high retention and fathers tended to stay sober. When I interviewed Thelma, she stated she has been a licensed counselor on the Navajo nation for 25 years and has witnessed methods that work and methods that don’t work. She reported that there are merely two main places to seek help on the Navajo reservation those places are Indian Health Services and the Navajo

changing life styles and the increased levels of pollution across the world more and more people are suffering from various health issues. Nursing is an extremely diverse profession and among the highest educated with several levels ranging from a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to a registered nurse (RN) on up to a Doctorate in Nursing. Diane Viens (2003) perfectly states that ‘The NP is a critical member of the workforce to assume the leadership roles within practice, education, research, health systems

Social Justice Perspectives, the Fifth Force: Kinetic or Potential? Tyler Connolly University of Saint Francis Abstract Every licensed professional has had to complete (and pass) an ethics course, at some point in their educational career; whereby they become exposed to, and learn about, the established ethical codes, theories, and dilemmas within both their specific communities and society as a whole. With an increasing interest in social justice, or the “fifth force ” (Corey, G.,

issue are, historical context, ideology, cultural context, prevalence, statistics, causes and consequences of problem. The main causes of this problem are lack of defined criteria for who can do therapy, and who can call themselves a therapist or counselor. There are no clear cut lines as for what defines and constitutes who a therapist is, what are the abilities, ethical and legal responsibilities for providing therapy. The definition of therapist does not exist in Florida therefore anyone can call

Multicultural Topic Presentation Counseling Transgender Students By Sophia Henry What is transgender Transgender or Trans- According to the dictionary ?transgender mean noting or relating to a person whose gender identity does not correspond to that person?s biological sex assigned at birth. A person must self identify themselves as a transgender person in order for the term to be used correctly?. Transsexual- ?is a person who emotionally and psychologically feels that they belong to the opposite

Qualifications and Counseling Background I have a Masters of Arts in counseling from Maryville University and bachelors of arts from Governors State University. Due to working with youth outreach programs, in mentoring capacities, within hospital and treatment setting, within residential settings, and within higher education I am trained to work with individual and couples of varying abilities. I also have extensive knowledge and sensitivity in working with people with trauma survivors, anxiety

pursue my life long aspiration of becoming a licensed counselor. Why have you chosen this career path? As a young child, my mother was diagnosed with leukemia; she was hospitalized for an extended period of time, nearly touching death after receiving a stem cell transplant. Not only did this experience make me an anxious child, it also forced me to deal with circumstances beyond my control as a five-year-old. At five years old, I began to see a counselor to help develop healthy coping strategies

of these types of services. I left this experience with an appreciation and a greater understanding of the challenges that both the crisis intervention professional and client had to navigate through. From the centers prospective, funding was always an issue. Although there was some level of federal, state, and community funding the professionals gave of themselves at a level that was par with almost volunteering their time. The level of care moved me, on many days that the flow of people needing