Counselor Identity Paper Annasthasia Corbin Liberty University Abstract This paper will summarize Kaplan & Gladding’s 2011 article A Vision for the Future of Counseling: The 20/20 Principles for Unifying and Strengthening the Profession. The article discusses the background of the 20/20 principles that were listed in the Vision for the Future of Counseling.…
“School psychologists can make a positive, lasting difference in children’s lives” (National). The career I have decide to research is school psychologist. The reason I have decide to pursue research in this career is because I find this type of work very interesting. The idea of working in a school has always made me very curious, but as I grew older I decide teaching was not for me. As I continued to take assessments to find a career I stumbled across school psychology.…
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…
Writing is a tool that allows us to express who we are. Each author has a different perspective on the importance of writing based on their personal experience. For example, Dillon explains how companies are investing money on remedial training for their employers(Dillon 416). While, Cangialosi informs us on how writing can save lives. Similarly, Pipher expresses how writing can change the world, fill us with hope, and how each piece has its significance (Pipher 437).…
Counselors and therapists are professionals who help their clients face issues that friends or family members may not be able to help with. They give educated, well thought out suggestions in areas where the client may not know what to do or how to handle certain life’s situations. Clients sometimes need help seeing things in a different light so they rely on the wisdom of their therapist’s or counselors. Life comes with many ups and downs. Some downs may be overwhelming, causing confusions.…
A counselor provides services to help enhance an individual’s wellbeing and mental health. Millions of people in the world have diseases that are either common, rare, undiagnosed, or even terminal. Diseases/disorders can affect how a person function in life, it can affect their wellness and mental health if the individual does not manage with the condition appropriately. According to Broderick and Blewitt (2015), it is important for counselor to understand both physical and physiological aspects of individuals. The environment may cause genes to react or not react to certain triggers.…
Counseling is thought of as a waste of money or a sign of weakness for some. Others think of it as a way of life and setting one’s heavy life burdens down in action of releasing. One way to advocate for view change, may be to target specific cultures or backgrounds and evoke change within those communities by forming groups and facilitating outreach programs. The biggest barrier is not breaking through the stereotype, counseling isn’t a show of weakness but in fact shows great strength. Creating a portability system for licensure Counselor licensure titles and requirements across North America still vary from state to state.…
My major is psychology. Before I took this class I really had no idea what I would end up doing with my degree in psychology. The only thing I knew that I wanted to do is help people. As I grew up I really enjoyed helping people with their problems and for some reason people always liked to open up to me. Now I am brought to present day where I will tell you about three amazing occupation that I was able to find that really interest me and might be a career path that I will choose in the future.…
Behavioral changes that I have encountered within myself and others, have always challenged gain a greater understanding of the theories and beliefs that have been made in regards to these behaviors. Reflecting on these experiences and recognizing the lack of mental health services within my own community, brings me to the goals that I look forward into making within the next five to ten years. I look forward into making an impact in the counseling psychology field, by providing aid to communities of low-socio economic status. Providing educational knowledge to groups of people who deny mental health assistance because they believe it is not necessary. As a person from a very diverse city, mental health is not displayed as an important topic…
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).…
Being a counselor is something that I have always imagined myself becoming, more specifically a psychologist. The first step is to obtain an undergraduate degree in a related field. Next, you are required to complete an Education Specialist (Ed.S) or a master’s degree program. Following the completion of the Post-graduate degree, varying state by state, an exam for certification is required to obtain licensure. Once I have begun practicing, the need for a doctoral degree will be determined.…
The reason why I want to be a counselor is to help people to have a better understanding of mental illness. And educated those who does not have mental illness to have a better understand of the illness. As for those who have mental illness needs to know that they are not alone. Because there are so many stigmas that are around and with mental illness. Especially among my culture mental health illness is a taboo and no one want to associate with the person who have mental illness or the person family.…
A counselor applies, evaluates and researchers to reflect on their own work. They are professionals who want to have a full comprehension of the domains of psychology and the understating of linking the knowledge to the real realm of the society. A counselor’s knowledge impacts the life of professionals…
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.…
The point after all of doing the responsibility and caring relationship of counseling can maximize the services we offer while maintaining ourselves. Being Guidance Counselors/Facilitator are not super heroes that can solve other’s problems immediately, however as guidance counselor and guidance practitioner extent effort in trying to accomplish our desire to serve, their will be a great challenge on our profession. We tend to be dissatisfied if we fail to reach our goal as a Guidance…