Personal Identity Paper Chrystal Langston COUN5004-Survey of Research in Human Development for Professional Counselors Capella University October 25, 2014 Key Philosophies of the Counseling Profession Counseling is a support process in which a professional counselor assists clients in different areas to promote wellness, mental health, and educational and career goals. The key philosophies of the counseling profession include wellness, resilience and prevention. Wellness pertains to the state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. It is an active process of being aware of and making healthy choices that result in positive life-style choices. Additionally, the counseling philosophy also focuses on resilience.
A further element is the managerial or normative aspect of supervision and this could explained to some extent as maintaining standards.An awareness of the need to keep up with CPD, personal blind spots and prejudices that affect the the way how both trainee and counselor look at themselves which in turn influence how they see others and the way how they work, so the requirement to contiunaly learn about oneself increases knowledge and understanding which is vitaly important for personal development and growth that will enevitbly enhance thier work with clients. Casework supervision plays an important role as it provides support for the student or practising counselor.They have an
Mental health professionals practice active listening and encourage the client to express their feelings. Mental health counselors develop and implement treatment plans based on the client’s physical or mental condition. Client information is collected through interviews, observations or tests which guide counselors in the development of therapeutic information strategies that will help clients deal with their problems by targeting at-risk behaviors which promotes optimum mental and emotional well-being of the client (Erford, 2010). Over the past decade organizations have come to the realization that mental health professionals need to become competent in cross cultural interactions. Competent multicultural mental health professionals play a key role in success of mental health counseling interventions (Connerley & Pederson, 2005).
Additionally, developing self-awareness helps the client to rediscover meaning in life. Some clients will, however, need a more structured therapy than is typical in a humanistic person-centered approach. One of the strengths of using a humanistic/person-centered approach when working with clients is the warmth and caring of the relationship that (hopefully) develops between counsellor and client. The counsellors active listening and full emotional availability will provide them with a healing environment within which they can explore their emotional experiences safely and without judgment. Central to the therapist's role in client-centred therapy is respecting the clients values as well as maintaining a therapeutic nonjudgmental attitude.
They say that “good standards of practice and care require professional competence, good relationships with the clients and colleague, and commitment”. As an ethical therapist I would offer a free initial consultation because it would show my commitment to the client through me devoting my time to them, to talk and get to know them, hopefully I will be able to build confidence and show the client that I am a competent therapist, all of this should start to build a relationship and rapport with the client, also the initial consultation gives both the client and the therapist a chance to decide whether you can work together. The flaw in offering an Initial Consultation is that you could get time wasters, also people might not show up for the appointment. When you first meet your client it
It is during this process that a counselor must effectively assess, approach, and strive to help a client to resolve, recover, and return to his/her normal state of functioning. The primary objective of the counselor is to restore the client to a normal state and level of functioning, and encourage the client towards positive coping strategies. “The counseling relationship is unique in this regard; before any work can be done, the client must feel understood and accepted by the counselor” (Kanel, 2007). The foundation of beginning relationships between counselor and client must be established with good rapport. Rapport brings forth a sense of trust and understanding needed to help a client feel comfortable and maybe even optimistic enough to disclose personal issues/concerns.
Professional Identity and Career’s Claudia Gonzalez CNSL502 07/25/2014 Barbara Burt James Parker Professional Identity and Career’s: Counselor Our notion of a professional counselor, takes us to the concept of helping other in the form of advice, or guidance. Make us think about a friend, confident, priest, or someone who is willing to hear us without judgment. A professional counselor reminds us of people with personal qualities such as empathy, patience, good ethics, listener, and a well-versed person. These personal attributes play a role to professional identity in counseling. According to Gibson et al.
This enables students to learn more regarding roles of multi-professions and inter-professions, and on how to work collaboratively in order to provide safe and good patient care. Lait et al. (2011) stated that interprofessional mentoring during the training period could convey interprofessional experiences of the mentor, thereby providing further insights for the student. Furthermore, positive interprofessional mentoring is an effective way for a student to enhance their professional development and growth, since self-reflection and self-awareness are paramount in developing insights (NMC,
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to show how ethics play a significant role in the success of group therapy. Group therapy sessions can be very beneficial and can also have different results than individual therapy due to the dynamics of what goes on in a group including things like exercises. A group an work off each others ideas and socialize in ways that are similar to role play. The ethical boundaries established by the leader early on in the beginning stages of the group will set the tone for how the group runs, processes, and respects each other. Expectations of issues like confidentiality must ethically be addressed so the clients understand the severity of the information they are being asked to keep private.
Counseling is a wellness-oriented, strengths-based approach to optimizing human growth and development and counselors are thoroughly trained in a positive, holistic philosophy allowing them to act as advocates for optimum health and wellness in society. Counseling is set apart from other professions focused on care because of its developmental, prevention, and wellness orientation towards helping (McAulife & Eriksen, 1999). Wellness refers to the maximizing of human potential through positive life style choices and offers a philosophical base for counseling and development that provides guidelines for intervention and at the same time emphasizes the uniqueness to counseling and development professionals in dealing with mental health concerns. Wellness is a holistic concept in its pursuit of optimal health for the individual, family and community as a whole and is a strategy for living that seeks to achieve the highest level of positive participation that an individual can achieve in his or her life (Myers, 1991). Consistent with its holistic orientation, wellness has been defined as involving social, intellectual,