Telephone counseling

Task 1: Describe the purpose and nature of counselling The function of personal counselling is to help people to resolve problem areas in their life. Counselling provides an opportunity for the person to explore the difficult feelings, thoughts and behaviours that have blocked the way to satisfying relationships, personal happiness. The purpose of counselling is to help clients achieve their personal goals, and gain greater insight into their lives. One hopes that by the end of this process one

1. As a Counseling Secretary my duties consisted of formatting various documents for Counselors for their case load including graphs for the percentages of students per counselor. I created charts for A.W.O.L. retrievals. I sent letters to potential students and I also created proposals for Incentives for the students. 2. As a Counseling Secretary I was responsible for Student Academic records which I maintained over 500 students files. 3. As a counseling secretary I would attend Counselors meeting

With the limitations surrounding online counseling, the cousnselor may lack the ability to meet a client’s immediate or crisis needs in the same way that face-to-face therapy can. In particular, online services that have delayed communication may not respond to a client quickly enough to assist them in a meaningful way (Finn and Barak 2010). In addition, when a client does have immediate needs, communicating through text lacks the same type of empathy that can be conveyed in face-to-face interactions

This chapter discusses the importance of keeping records. Counselors are instructed to keep records to provide great quality of service in storing information on their clients and to have their own self covered and protected when it comes to subpoenas and technology. “ Counselors at any given time can be subpoenaed for any oral testimony at court hearings or any trials of their client which involves with bringing recordings of information at a legal proceedings” ( Remeley & Herlihy,2014, p. 150)

approach to counseling: This was an issue that I had to face very cautiously. The client was a friend that I loved and I had to put our relationship aside so that I would not be bias in counseling her. My goal for the first session was ease the client’s fears of communicating her marital issues to someone outside of her marriage. Even though this client was very lively and animated, she was very private in regard to this relationship with Marc. My particular approach/theory of counseling during this

The minimum educational requirements vary from state to state, but experts recommend getting a master's degree in counseling before becoming certified. Once you are certified, you will need to re-certify every three years to be able to continue practicing as a crisis counselor (http://www.humanservies.org). To really understand the evolution of crisis intervention, is

Online Therapy Sites Online therapy is professional counseling services that are offered over the internet. Online therapy allows clients and professionals to communicate over the internet without having to communicate in the traditional office visits. In addition, online therapy allows clients and patients to attend online counseling in which the clients will feel more comfortable and less intimidated. On the other hand, clients are more likely to be open and honest when communicating through

Some people make appointments to see their therapist in person, others choose online counseling. As a counselor and therapist who offers both, my experience is that neither is better or worse than the other, they are just different. Each approach to therapy has its own advantages and benefits. When There is No 'Body Language', the Focus is on the Therapy Some people have an idea that because online counselors will not see body language, they are at a disadvantage in their job and may not be as

The goal of each session is to manage anxiety and increase the client’s level of differentiation, incorporating “I-statements” (Goldenberg, Goldenberg, 2013, p. 227). The evaluation interview begins with a telephone call between a combination of family members (Goldenberg, Goldenberg, 2013, p. 223). A therapist is to remain neutral and avoid being triangled into family issues. Sessions focus on symptoms in relation to the presenting problem (Goldenberg, Goldenberg, 2013, p. 223). The counselor gages

Throughout my college career, I have been fortunate to experience many opportunities to immerse myself in the field of genetic counseling through phone interviews, job shadows and internships with a variety of genetic counselors. As a sophomore still seeking to learn more about genetic counseling, I arranged a telephone interview with Patricia Arscott, a cardiovascular counselor from the University of Michigan. Patricia answered all of my questions involving the average job duties, responsibilities