Coun 757 Assignment 1 Research Paper

COUN. 757 Assignment One
John R. Miller
Edinboro University COUN. 757 Assignment One Regarding the assigned topic in the COUN. 757-course assignment one, a significant adult in my personal life that played a significant role in my development during the school-age developmental stage of my life were my parents, Eve and James Miller. There is little difference in these two individuals when compared to how they are now, however, the lifestyle these individuals have now is significantly different than the lifestyle they had. My relationship with Eve was a nurturing relationship. She organized and aided in her children’s daily life activities in and outside of the home environment. Eve is the spouse of James, who, at the time, served in the military and went to work every day at 6 am. and arrived home at 5 pm. My relationship with James was more distant, however, this was not intentional. He was essentially the person who handled the financial stability for the family. There are several characteristics these individuals displayed that I have learned to adapt as my own in my life today, such as work ethic, hospitality, and respect. Throughout observing how James continued to handle and perform his work in the military and how Eve maintained the household, the work ethic I have learned to adapt was,

Although it is the responsibility of the counselor to format therapy in a way best suiting the child(s) and parents’ wants and needs, I believe it would be difficult to work with both when considering their preferences, in situations that may seem opposites to each other. I hope to overcome this concern of mine, through this class, by learning new techniques and ways to format treatment to suit both child(s) and