He’d say I had to move on from this for everyone, including my clients and self. He would be proud of how I’ve become a better individual since I gained the endurance to multi-task, focus, and deal with problems that come my way with less fear, especially as a single parent.” In the end the occupation of counseling influenced upon Awilda by her mother many years ago has affected her negatively and positively.
Reflective Writing Assignment #4: Barry Ore Barry Ore strives to help people transition back into the community when they get released from prison—Best Chance assists previously incarcerated men to manage effective and fulfilling lives to lessen recidivism. In addition to this, he makes every effort to improve some of the problems in the healthcare system. Ore is one of the individuals who created Project Echo, which is a combined framework of medical education and care management that enables clinicians to supply high-quality treatment. Project ECHO is influential because it provides clinicians with the necessary information and support to help them feel prepared to assist clients with multifaceted conditions. This experience has influenced
Presenting Problems: Mylin was referred by Instructor Phillips to create a psychosocial on self for educational purposes. The cause of referral was due to a classroom activity that occurred in the month of October where classmates interviewed each other. Recommendations: The completion of the assignment will increase Mylin’s self awareness and cause her to have a better understand of why she made the decision to pursue social work as a career. Family Composition and Background: Mylin was raised in a single parent household in Chicago, Illinois.
“Well I am here today to tell you why I got to place I did, but why I decided that counseling was the best decision for my health. First off, I’d like you to know that not everyone goes down this cruel path, but let me tell you, once you do, it is hard to turn back.” “It was 2006, I had just gotten home from dinner with my best friend Anna. As we were walking in the door of our dorm, we slipped into our pajamas and were getting ready to watch
The counselor I plan to interview for my final project is Ms. T, a Mental health counselor in Virginia. Relevant Information Ms. T Is a Licensed Professional counselor, with a Master’s degree in Arts. Specialties in which Ms. T treats includes: Trauma and PTSD, Anxiety, Marital and Premarital issues. In addition to her specialties, she also treats addiction, Borderline personality, Codependency, Coping skills, depression, divorce, sexual abuse suicidal ideation and Women’s issues (smith,2015n.d.). Ms. T also counsels adolescents from ages 14 to 19 and adults.
Reflective Analytical Account. The aim of the lecture was to explore the role of Compassion within SCPHN practice. Throughout the session we followed and discussed the Francis Report, the Compassion In Practice (6C’s) strategy and the 2016 nursing strategy.
For this assignment, I was required to conduct an interview with a professional who has received his or her education and training as a counselor (LPC, LCAS, CRC). The individual I interviewed is a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist and a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate who works at the mental health and substance abuse clinic. The interview included questions about her education, training, current position, her functions, duties and responsibilities, the services this place offers, the clinical issues she deals with, and the interventions she provides in her work settings. Additionally, I inquired about her working relationships with other professionals employed at the clinic. The next step involved summarizing the information
Given my desire to impact individuals who have mental health illnesses through counseling and educational prevention, I believe experience in the area of public mental health and community mental health will equip me to bring about social change at both the individual and societal level. Many licensed clinical therapists with extensive work in the areas of cognitive behavioral therapy, domestic abuse relationships, and mental illnesses serve as my own career
I am writing to you on the past semester that we 've spent together. I enjoyed taking this class because I think that it helped me improve my writing skills and helped me become a better writer. Before taking this class I didn 't believe to think that I could to be a good writer. But you had a great system with different forms of writings to help conquer me and my fellow classmate’s fears in writing. I enjoyed the short writing assignments the most, because it was entertaining and different.
Student A is a nine- year old English Language Leaner (ELL) attending the third grade and is in ESOL Level 3. She is currently reading on a first-grade level and is receiving reading intervention service. Her teacher has started the necessary process for the child's special education placement. The student seems to suffer from memory and expressive impairments. She was pleasant and cooperative during the assessment.
The meeting that I attended this week was Narcotics Anonymous (NA). NA is a fellowship that includes men and women who struggle with addiction. The members of the group are supporters or recovering addicts, and the purpose is to maintain complete abstinence (Narcotics Anonymous, 2017). Prior to attending the group, I was not informed about the group and was uncertain of what to be expected. Unfortunately, the night that I attended was not a traditional session, as they were celebrating the milestones of a few members.
From the ideas and techniques that Mrs. Perez used, I realized how these interviews could be helpful if utilized and applied in the proper way. To me, this assignment was the best and it helped me further my development and growth as a future mental health counselor. The most interesting and educative aspect of this interview was how Mrs. Perez applied most of the counseling techniques, such motivational stage that we have been taught in class. Aspects such as paraphrasing the words of your clients, tone, and facial expressions are critical in a counseling session and students always overlook these techniques. The way Mrs. Perez employed according to her explanation was excellent and her ideas justified the importance of such points in any counseling session.
This experience has taught me a few truths that I intend to incorporate in my future practice. My biggest realization was to learn that patients have amazing intuition when it comes to recognizing if a counselor is invested in a conversational and genuinely cares about patient’s well-being. One of the most important and humbling moments during my Practicum was sitting across the table from a complete stranger, trying to establish certain degree of trust and safety by listening and attempting to understand patient’s story, and receiving “It seems like you care” affirmation from a client that I am trustworthy and
Not being able to cope with certain situations in my life, turned to many problems and made it hard to live, happily. After receiving therapy with a certified psychologist for almost nine years, my outlook on life has completely transformed. I have learned how to confront my emotions in a healthy way and how to have a positive attitude towards my day, regardless of the trials that life throws at me. I have been able to develop a character that others have called selfless, caring, and determined to help others. The influence of a psychologist 's help has exponentially heightened my interest in aiding people in dealing with difficult situations and inspired me to pursue a degree in
Writing project 3 has shown me the importance of writing something that is of interest for you, an issue that you are passionate about. I think that I have started to get somewhat better at the structuring of my writing and using outlines before I jump into a draft. I am no longer as scared and hesitant to write, as I was the first writing project. I think a good goal that I accomplished from this project was using diverse sources in my writing. I was able to utilize a magazine post, newspaper article and research journals to form my argument and provide support.
