The Maple Counseling Center has a very thorough intake form; however, it lacks in some areas. The intake form thoroughly addresses how the individual is feeling in terms of depression and anxiety; however, it fails to thoroughly address how the individual feels in social situations. While the intake form does have one question about relationships with family members and one question about relationships with individuals outside of one’s family, it would be more effective to have several more specific questions about one’s socialization. This would enable the professional to have a more well-rounded understanding of the client from the start of the relationship at the intake meeting. All of the questions aim to gather an understanding of the
Of these four questions, I believe that the question concerning fit is the most important one to address when a counselor is deciding on the best intervention to help resolve their clients' issues. Is the hope-focused couple approach a good enough fit to work for this couple? If so, the counselor will now to be able to adequately the remaining questions of the acronym concerning appropriateness, relevancy, and the need for typical treatment. During the thorough assessment of the intake process, the counselor is better able to conceptualize what is happening between the couple. With that being said, the counselor will then take the information gathered from the intake process to decide if the hope-focused couple approach is the most appropriate treatment for them at that particular time.
Wilson uses several different charts that pertain to each topic she examines and how a counselor can implement these charts into the counseling sessions. She also use...
Formulation of Problem/Needs: The client 's presenting problems are caused by her mother’s emotional verbal abuse. In spite of all, her emotional problems Ana maintains a positive outlook towards her future. Ana demonstrates self-determination as she clearly expresses her current issues. She struggles with overeating because she feels unloved and worthless. Ana is seeking services to overcome the resentment she feels towards her mother. She is requesting help to manage her coping skills and reduce her feelings of depression. According to Ana these feelings started at a young age. Ana’s current challenges are learning to cope with her mother’s verbal abuse. Anna will arrange monthly meetings with her social worker to talk about what methods she’s used to coping with her depression. Ana agrees that she needs to find positive away to communicate with her mother. Ana also stays that she wants to learn to be selfish and break free from the traditional stereotypical life of East LA. Ana would like to begin addressing the following
This is a follow-up case study on Dan Lee, the pre-med student. This is a client that is seeking counseling for emotional and social stress issues at the university where he attends. It is apparent that Dan Lee is dealing with psychological stress, which can fall under three categories: harm, threat, and challenge (Hutchison, 2015). In Dan’s situation, his stress issues fall under the category: threat, which is causing him to be apprehensive about the possible negativity from his family and peers at each encounter. In a social worker’s perspective, evaluating the normality and abnormality with a client is required, but can be difficult due to normality is characterized by community and culture, which makes everyone different (Hutchison, 2015). The best option in determining the
As a Certified Crisis Counselor, I found this text one of the most interesting books I’ve read on the subject matter. Babler’s perspective while not unique is somewhat unorthodox to say the least within the world of crisis counseling. But compared to the previous text I must say I do prefer this one. But that I do understand is purely subjective and because I also happen to love autobiographies I am partial to Chapters 1 and 2 (also subjective) of this text.
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To explain, the client should not be inferior to the counselor; the environment should be two people discussing an issue and ways to make a difference. A therapist should occasionally share similar experiences; therefore, sessions should make clients feel comfortable. To add, the client should feel safe due to the positive atmosphere the therapist brings to the session. The goal is to finally give the client a chance to be heard, regularly people are muted and feel like they are insignificant to society. Similarly, to Person-centered therapy where communication with the client is unconditionally positive. The therapist needs to genuinely care about the client needs for them to fully express themselves successfully. Furthermore, clients should be encouraging to make their own choices which model how to identify and use power responsibly. Hence, this will help the client feel more confident in everyday life when making a meaningful
Client motivation can range from outright resistance to eager anticipation. A client’s decision to change is one of the essential steps toward fulfilling goals and a successful outcome toward therapy. Other essential elements of engagement reflect the “quality of the interaction, the collaborative nature of developing goals for treatment and the bond between client and therapist (Thompson, Bender, Lantry, & Flynn, 2007, p. 39-40). Clients with social anxiety involve fear of social situations that involves interaction with others and fear of the process of therapy and their role in it. Barriers to treatment engagement often interfere with treatment initiation and engagement. Historically, clients with
The counselor accomplishes the above by expressing empathy, developing discrepancies, going along with resistance and supporting self-efficacy. Moreover, the counselor guides the client toward a solution that will lead to permanent posi...
Many shared that rapport building between counselor and client is one of the significant steps in ensuring the success of the counselling process (Achmon, 2004; Davis & Ritchie, 2003; Glosoff, Herlihy & Spence, 2000). When rapport is established, clients felt more motivated to share their issues explicitly and this facilitates a successful intervention. Along with confidentiality, it further provides a safe environment for them.
When assessing a new client, it is crucial to provide the client with a form that is easy to understand and complete. These forms are often the first impression a client has of an agency; a hard to understand form may intimidate a client or discourage them before the treatment has begun. For this critique, a form was selected from an independent therapist’s website. The form is simply titled “Mental health intake form” and consists of seven (7) pages of questions regarding the client’s mental and physical health as well as questions regarding past traumas and experiences.
Therefore, in order to improve our effectiveness we must confront our own adaptive affective, behavioral, and cognitive coping responses to diversity and multicultural populations. As noted by Wallace (2005), adaptive affective coping refers to the concept of identifying and focusing on the positive attributes and strengths of a client, while “having positive expectations about this clients ability to change” and sustain the change behaviors over time (p. 144). A critical component of interactions is empathy, which is defined as an emotional state reached by using one’s own potential to feel in order to appreciate a client’s inner emotional experience, and it likely is the most significant factor related to the success of treatment. In addition to displaying empathy, it is important that counselors demonstrate respect, which is an affective state experienced as a consequence of “acknowledgement of another’s experience as valid, real, and worthy of recognition” (p. 147). Once respect is established, it opens the possibility for acceptance. Acceptance is defined as an affective state that results from appreciating a person’s current situation, “what’s going on with the person, and the nature of the person’s experience” (p.148). An important aspect of acceptance is remaining free from negative judgment, criticism, and disapproval of the person’s emotions and behaviors, values,
Primary Counselor met with Pt. for an individual session. Counselor and Pt. discussed his recent previous drug screen result, account balance, recent recovery challenges, and personal goals and how he continues healing from his car injuries. Pt. reported that he has not experienced any suicidal ideation and no mental health issues. Pt. informed this writer that he has not used any drugs since his positive UDS result at his admission. Counselor praised him for maintaining his commitment to abstinence during this difficult times and dealing physical pain. Counselor told him that he needs to continue reflecting on what can be learned from his recent car accident. Counselor noticed that Pt.'s medical status has improved due to his accessing appropriate
For most of my life I have watched as many of my own family members struggle with addiction. I have seen that it not only damages the person that is addicted, but the loved ones of the individual as well. Being the peacemaker in my family has given me early experience into the helping profession and has lead me to be a drug and addiction counselor. It is easy to see that my motivation for going to the office every day is based on “the need to care for others” (Corey & Corey, 1998, p. 4). However, this at times can make it very easy to forget to take care of myself, which if not properly addressed could lead to burnout or the erosion of my own abilities to be an effective helper.
Psychotherapy is an important form of treatment for many kinds of psychological problems. In most types of psychotherapy, as well as counseling, a person discusses his or her problems one-on-one with a therapist. The therapist tries to understand the person's problems and to help the individual change distressing thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. People often seek psychotherapy when they have tried other approaches, like counseling, to solving a personal problem. For example, people who are depressed, anxious, or have drug or alcohol problems may find that talking to friends or family members is not enough to resolve their problems. Sometimes people may want to talk to a therapist about problems they would feel uncomfortable discussing with friends or family, such as being sexually abused as a child. Finding a therapist to talk to who is knowledgeable about emotional problems, has patients' best inte...