Assignment 2: Conceptual/critical thinking exercise – The concept of trust and the nurse-patient relationship The concept of trust and nurse-patient relationship The bulk of the nursing literature tends to agree that trust underpins good nursing practice and is a vital component of the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship (Hem, Heggen & Ruyter, 2008; Johns, 1996; Belcher, 2009). However, there is much ambiguity in the literature about what this abstract concept actually means. The purpose of this essay is to define and develop the concept of trust as it relates to the nurse-patient relationship. This essay will also highlight the importance of trust in the nurse-patient relationship and some of the good points and bad points about this concept. In addition to this, the role of nursing theory and research in concept development will briefly be discussed.
This will prepare and train you better than simply reading books on becoming a counselor. Take a domestic violence courses to become certified as a domestic violence counselor. Many shelters and online services offer this training, and can provide certification in as little as a few months. Universalclass.com offers a domestic violence courses that teach awareness training, mediation, negotiation skills and a host of other skills that are necessary to advocate on behalf of victims. I plan to stay focus on seeking more information about becoming an Domestic violence counselor.
Consultation and Advocacy in the Counseling Profession Michael Keller COUN5004 Abstract This paper discusses the roles of consultation and social justice advocacy in the counseling profession. There is a discussion of how I see my role in advocacy and consultation as I become a professional in mental health. The paper will also discuss how I view consulting as it relates to advocacy. Finally, there is a brief hypothetical situation which then illustrates how knowledge of consultation and advocacy could be applied to correct it. Role of a Mental Health Counselor The role of a counselor as a social advocate has been discussed in literature since the late 1800’s (Smith, Reynolds, & Rovnak, 2009).
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).
Those clients who exhibit such issues are referred onto to mental health care professionals via their referral route, i.e. they are referred back to their GP, NRGDS or advised to seek GP assistance. 2.1 Explain the nature and constraints of the counsellor role within different settings. At the time of writing, Tyne Trans does not have the resources to offer a qualified counselling service. They are, however, attempting to instigate a “befriending” service whereby volunteers are to be drawn from the current membership and be given “key worker” roles within Tyne Trans, and receive some formal training in relation to this.
In group counseling, a therapist works with a group of individuals who have been pre-selected through a screening process. Generally these individuals have little to no connection to one another other than the similarities regarding the reason for which they are seeking treatment (Tomasulo, 2010). Barlow (2008) quotes Soukhanov stating that “group therapy is ‘a form of psychotherapy that involves sessions guided by a therapist and attended by several clients or patients who confront their personal problems together. The interaction among clients is considered to be an integral part of the therapeutic process” (pp. 240).
However, the researcher practices the use of the vulnerability to drug use scale. The scale is used to measure participants’ thoughts and feelings on drug use and drug choice. This factor increases the accuracy of the data obtained. Additionally, other limitation include the limited number of therapist who provided the treatments. One therapist performed all of the treatments.
The present counselling services or psychosocial interventions are limited to mere information sharing only. The counselors employed in CCCs are from social work/social science background. If they are professionally trained to deliver psychosocial interventions they can optimize the quality of life of PLHIV as envisaged. Psychosocial Assessment Social workers working with people living with HIV/AIDS must be prepared to assess and provide effective psychosocial interventions for individual clients. Assessment is an ongoing (dynamic) process.
Lee and Nichols (2010) suggest that there is a difference between professional education in marriage and family therapy, and technical education in how to do marriage and family therapy. There is a difference between education and training, and that professional education as a marriage and family therapist is developmental. Education refers to coursework while training is the development of skills and experiences. The authors agree that in this particular field of study master's level education background is needed to enhance the counselors efficiency and delivery of the practice. Woolley (2010) suggest that the primary purpose of master's level education in the field of marriage, couple and family therapy is primarily served in two functions, being to train students for independent practice using the unique relationally oriented, contextually sensitive healing models and methods of the field of marriage and family therapy.
Prior to enrolling in this counseling program, most of us had been involved in helping others by listening, providing support, or providing unsolicited advice. We may have had loose boundaries when reaching out to those needing assistance. Ronnestad and Skovholt described the developmental level of such novices as: “Phase 1: The Lay Helper Phase.” With a few years of experience, counselors develop authentic styles that are congruent