The Role of Counselor in Texas The Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors (2017) last updated the scope of practice for Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) in 2010 and defined counselors as applying mental health, therapeutic, and developmental principals to facilitate development and change through prevention, assessment, evaluation of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Counselors in Texas achieve congruence through evaluation and assessment, establishing goals
There is no question that the need for mental health professionals is at an all-time high. When I think about how I want to contribute to the world through my vocation, I think of this need. I am eager to be a small part of filling a need and positively impacting the world around me. My personal motivation to become a Licensed Professional Counselor comes from my personal background and my inherent desire to help others and make a positive impact. I am thrilled to pursue a graduate degree with a
Dictionary, professionalism is defined as the skill, good judgement, and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well. In regards to becoming a Licensed Professional Counselor I believe these elements are key to achieving success. The most important components of acting as a professional and achieving success to me are: motivation, resilience, teamwork, people skills, high quality work, and self-development. I once read an article on these traits and it has stuck
Introduction “Nugent and Jones (2009) defined professional identity as how training and personal characteristics are applied in the professional setting. It was theorized that there was a need for development of a strong professional identity among counselor trainees, because professional identity confusion resulted in several negative consequences when these counselors entered the community workforce (Pistole & Roberts, 2002)”. Counselors play an important role in today’s society. Counseling has
profession its credibility. The Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (2014) gives provisions on the conduct of counselors as stipulated by the law. Chapter 135-7-01 provides the various responsibilities of counselors to their clients. Every counselor has a responsibility to their clients. It is their primary duty to promote the welfare of their clients and meet the client’s best interests. Confidentiality Chapter 135-7-03 of the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (2014)
There are many professions to choose from. Doctors, lawyers, teachers even down to a garbage man. Out of all the 100,000 of jobs available throughout the countries none is more personal, than a counseling; whether it is License Professional Counseling, a Mental Health Counseling, Pastoral Counseling, a psychiatrist or a phycologist. There are various reason individuals goes into this profession, some for monetary gain, others for gain of power to feel in control. Some the satisfaction of helping
INTRODUCTION As professional counselors, there are a variety of challenges that are faced daily and throughout their career. The purpose of this article is to give some insight into these challenges and how professionals in the field transition through them. Some of the concerns we will look at include personal challenges, such as burnout, but also some of the challenges professionals face like agency policies, mandated regulations by the state and federal government, and the challenge of having
REVIEW OF THE PROFILE OF CREATIVE ABILITIES There are differences between Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Testing is a large factor in accurately assessing the full scope of the assistance a client may new. Depending on the needs of the client the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) could be a better fit. In considering the tests that exist, one sample population LMFT’s are likely to work with are children. Development is always a major factor
life has being important to me because it will help determine the future that awaits for me at the end of my journey. Choosing a theoretical orientation is an important decision for me as a graduate student working towards becoming a licensed professional counselor. After being introduced to several theoretical orientations, it was difficult to make a final decision of which one to choose because each one had ideas that I agree with. When reading these theories I realize that many of them had views
Generations of mental health counselors often play a pivotal role in the training and supervision of students and new practitioners, as well as passing down the unique art form we now know as counseling today. Whether the necessary clinical skills are being conveyed in an academic setting, through a practicum and or internship experience, or even serving as a clinical supervisor for soon to be licensed or less experienced counselors, supervision is a relevant component of the mental health practice
at one time or another, they also learn how to diagnose and treat chronic mental and emotional disorders, including substance abuse and addiction" (Licensed Professional Counselor, n.d.). To obtain an LPC, you must first acquire a master 's degree in psychology, social work, or psychiatric rehabilitation. The next step is Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC) exam. This will allow you to gain the required supervision hours you need to sit for the LPC exam. The number of hours depends on your education
patients, facilitate the professional development of consultee" (Welfel, 2013/2010, p. 416). According to Welfel (2013/2010), there are different ways mental health explains the term "guidance" the factors are, "practice of equating competence, process that involves multiple roles, and improper supervision inability of welfare of others" (p. 415). Implying a hierarchical relationship with one of the components being evaluative. Insuring the part to help with the professional socialization of supervisees;
explored what it takes to be a genuinely helpful counselor. Although I do not intend to pursue a career in counseling, her book touches on various topics that may be used by all individuals. Small provides her readers with a check-list of characteristic ranging from empathy to respect to self-actualization that are virtually essential to becoming therapeutic. The book begins by stating that “ordinary people” offer better therapeutic help than professionals. In a sense, this fact was surprising because
would interview them, and they would speak about their experience. Every school counselor I interviewed expressed their love for it. They even expressed how it was a fulfilling position that they didn’t desire to do anything else, and that it was a career that they could retire within. While speaking with the school counselors, I learned that many of them received their degrees at National Louis University. Each counselor loved the program. Shockingly, I had already been researching this school. I did
change to them and society. This all started to interest me is when I reflect on what I had learned through my own struggle in life. It then got me thinking about working with clients who have been misdiagnosed. With that said I see a career as a counselor in mental health can be both challenging and stimulating. I hope to continue to work in an area where I can provide counseling and have a positive impact on those I serve and contribute relevant experience and educational background to a challenging
Characteristics and Behaviors of Effective Counseling The purpose of this paper is to analyze counselor behaviors and characteristics utilizing a case study from the COUN 6100 learning resources (n.d.). The first section will include aspects of the counselor’s responses I find to be effective. The next will examine areas where I see the counselor’s interactions as ineffective. The final section will feature an overview of how the factors in the preceding sections might impact the case study session
I have a need to help others and give back to the community. Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling Related to My Ethical Autobiography Confidentiality is when a professional protects their clients by securing client information. Disclosure of client information is only appropriate when there is consent or legal
While training in the profession, counselors have been taught the importance of confidentially between homeless and their clients. Although this ethics standard is very important, there are limitations in which counselors have to disclose information. There are various ethical dimmers where counselors will be faced with the difficult discos of whether to disclose information or maintain confidentiality. Younggren and Harris (2008) states that confidentiality is the key to most models of effective
Counselor characteristics are also an important part of the therapeutic dynamic. As the case study demonstrates, the professional counselor began with a good rapport and empathy. I believe the session was effective because the client and the counselor worked together with re-evaluating how the client was going to improve his circumstances. In this case study, the counselor establishes a good relationship and empathy with the client, which allows him to be completely honest about his thoughts and
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