Essay #2: Laws and rules in state licensing and public policy State of Florida 491 Board Standards (or State of Florida Department of Education Rules) The counseling licensure process in the state of Florida requires that the student graduates from a CACREP accredited university with a mental health counseling degree. According to States of Florida 491 Board Standards (2009), “[f]or mental health counseling, a minimum of seven of the courses required under s. 491.005(b)1.a.-c. ”(p.9).…
In Illinois, the person that wishes to become a counselor will need two levels of licensing. The Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and the Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) (Counselor-License, 2015). The person will earn a license through education and examination. In order to get the LCPC license, the person would need to work under supervision, and complete an additional exam (Counselor-License, 2015).…
A website detailing the requirement for becoming a counselor listed the academic requirements. To be a school counselor, one must have a master’s degree or higher “in counseling from a regionally accredited university” and they also “must have a minimum of 48 semester or 72 quarter hours of graduate-level academic credits in counseling” (National Certified…
Throughout my seven years as a School Counselor in the district I have developed several programs and maintained others. One program that I have taken on more of a leadership role in is the SRBI / PBIS team at Westside Middle School Academy. The SRBI / PBIS team and I meet weekly to discuss where we are and where we need to be. We utilize data to keep us informed of our current practices and reflect on what needs to be changed.…
I hold two Educational Specialist Degrees. One is in Educational Leadership and the other is in Counselor Education and I have a Master of Science in Counselor Education with a concentration in Clinical Mental Health Counseling all from Jacksonville State University. Additionally, I have a Master of Music Education Degree from The University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education Degree from the University of West Georgia. Moreover, I have completed numerous online courses at Jacksonville State University where I have completed three graduate degrees with a GPA of 3.97.…
Wow, it is encouraging to hear that you and the Kingston Coordinator will be hosting a class at a local church for teenage girls. You will be teaching at 12 week class on Making peace with your past, this is an excellent subject and I wish you the best in all your endeavors. God Bless you and be encouraged in the Lord. The internship has afforded you to gain more knowledge in the area that you want to pursue as a licensed therapist.…
My names it Brianna WOLFORD, I want to be a future Mental Health Counselor that works with emotionally disturbed disorders. In my professional career, I have values that I live by it is who I am as a person and who I strive to be in the future, having values in life can help me with different situations that I may encounter, especially if I want to be a Mental Health Counselor I will be dealing with different people every day and the values that I have will help me to counsel them on the strategy's that will help them get the result they want to do in life. Values are what is the most important to me in life they in stilled into me from a young age, and they are the principal of knowing what is right from wrong and the values I live from day-to-day.…
A career is an occupation for a certain period of time of a person’s working life. You may have multiple careers during your life depending on your interests and skills. Three jobs that I am interested in are physical therapy, sports medicine and veterinarian. I chose these careers because they are really interesting and they benefit other people and even animals. Physical therapists (PT) are professionals that work on the rehabilitation of patients of all ages and teach their patients how to manage their condition.…
What They Do Mental Health Counselors and their duties are pretty straightforward and self-explanatory. They help treat and give patients ways to overcome emotional or mental disorders and relationship issues through therapeutic inquiry and try to offer a clearer understanding of their situation. The counselors often encourage the client to speak of the emotional or problematic experience; they make them open up. They help the patients, young and old, process what they’ve been going through/whatever is troubling them and somewhat become their guide in decision-making . They diagnose, seeing what disorders have affected them; what the symptoms reveal about the clients.…
I want to become a mental health counselor and work my way up to a Psychologist. This would be my choice because I like the thought of helping others through their tough times. There are many depressed and even suicidal teens in the world. It makes me feel uneasy when I think of how much pain they have went through. The reason I want to become a mental health counselor is because I want to be someone that a person can come to and trust that I will help them through their situation.…
He is a 21 year old male. He identifies himself as Asian American. He reported that his mother is Taiwanese. He identifies himself as heterosexual. He is major in STEM (Biology).…
The main key philosophies of counseling professions are wellness, resilience, and prevention, which provide counselors the ability to evaluate, to form a connection between the concept and understanding of ideas, and to provide growth and wellness to develop a treatment plan for each clients. Wellness, resilience, and prevention are the three key philosophies that are constantly evolving as the years go by. According to Myers and Sweeney (2008), wellness is the paradigm for counseling that provides several strength-based solutions to limit dysfunction and increase growth in every aspect of the client. Wellness is the main results that every counselor want to reach with all their clients. Assuring wellness to all clients cannot only assure clients…
Case managers and counselors share four common goals to build strong relationships with their clients. These goals are important in helping clients to achieve their goals or solve their problems. The first goal helps the client to change or release negative behavior. Open dialogue helps the client to release negative emotion as well as validate their concerns.…
Journal #1: My Thoughts on Becoming a Mental Health Counselor Tanya Mizell Walden University Journal #1: My Thoughts on Becoming a Mental Health Counselor With great significance, my progression through the Walden University’s mental health counseling program will indeed impact my life both personally and professionally. The impact of my studies and training will assist me in making the changes and enhancements that are necessary for me to be a proficient, commonsensical and open-minded counselor, while putting into practice the variety of methods I am being trained to use when working with clients professionally. I will not only be benefiting my clients, but also myself. I classify this process as a fundamental confrontation that I must face in order to alter my own way of thinking and ultimately flourish as a mental health counselor.…
Over the course of Practicum, I have had a unique experience working with different youth in different settings. Throughout this time I also learned about myself that lead me to reevaluate my counseling path. As a counseling student, I was familiar with the concepts of group counseling, however, it was a different learning experience working with resistant youth, especially that was not interested in counseling services. Having in my back of my mind in helping others, I have attempted to help and make the client feel better; especially seeing the clients struggle was really a challenge. There was a desire to help and suggest a solution or comfort, but most of the time wasn’t able due to the group dynamics.…