Adre 6300 Assignment 1

Name: Alexis L. Wilkerson Personal Perspective on Counseling

Course: ADRE 6300 Clinical, Addictions, and Rehabilitation Counseling Theories

Semester: Fall 2015

Competencies addressed:

Knowledge:

Foundations

A.5. a variety of models (e.g.., biopsychosocial, transtheoretical model of behavioral change, public health, disease) and theories (e.g.., cognitive behavioral, reality/control, harm reduction) related to clinical mental health counseling, including the methods, models, and principles of clinical supervision as well as models and theories of addiction counseling related to substance use and other addictions (e.g.., food, gambling, sex).

A.9. the impact of crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events on persons with mental health and addictions issues and

Skills and Practice:

Counseling, Prevention and Intervention

D. 2. helping strategies and treatment modalities to each client’s stage of dependence, change, or recovery;

Summary of activities completed:

To ensure that this assignment was completed appropriately, I made certain of my understanding of models and theories related to counseling and clinical supervision. To explore my personal perspective, the instructor provided a series of questions to answer within an APA style paper. These questions were related to human nature (inspiration and motivation), positive and negative behaviors, clinical relationship, and clinical supervision. I had to clearly describe my ideas regarding clients’ ability to live a fully functioning life. I researched Person-Centered and Cognitive-Behavioral theories, as my personal views are similar to those two