One of the dangers of teen suicide is that there is an alarming tendency of 'copycat' suicides. Teens who feel that 'no one understands their pain' envy the attention given to a 'successful' suicide or suicide attempt. They may see suicide as a way Continue Reading...
Group counseling helps to advance self understanding and awareness which may combat repressive tendencies. Teaching coping skills in a group setting can help participants to develop needed tools and stimulate psychological growth (Lambie & Sias, Continue Reading...
) may typically be used in the conduction of the activity; and 3) Activities can be standardized and adapted with a minimum of alteration for use across groups and members so that a common framework can be replicated. (Trotzer, 2004) The main featur Continue Reading...
Another helpful technique is introducing topics. Although this sounds like a very simple suggestion, at times group leaders may forget the fact that those whom they are leading may be shy or uncertain of their purpose. By reminding members of their Continue Reading...
Notably, such groups are applicable in nonmedical atmosphere to help people not diagnosed with mental health issues. Given the significance of interpersonal and personal issues, the group leaders must work in unity with the clients to settle on the Continue Reading...
Chapter 9: Treating Couples Here Papp acknowledges that the criteria to be used when deciding to treat a couple rather than the entire family vary from therapist to therapist (p. 138). Papp focuses on martial therapy specifically, and suggests tha Continue Reading...
Counseling Why do you think the preventative therapy approaches have not reduced the divorce rate? There are several reasons for the overall ineffective nature of preventative therapies when attempting to decrease the divorce rate. Primarily there Continue Reading...
The closing phase is important. Here, group members will be reminded of the fact that everything said inside the group session is confidential, and must therefore remain within the context of the group. If anything is shared, it must be done so ano Continue Reading...
Frequently in a correctional facility, disruptive group members may not be content with simply interrupting the group sessions but may actually go so far as to be belligerent or threatening to the facilitator or to other group members. Rather than d Continue Reading...
Counseling: Group SessionsGroup Counseling Plan 1Group name: At-risk high school studentsGroup topic:Ice-breaking among the group participants, getting to know each other, accepting cultural differences, and building trust between themSession focus:C Continue Reading...
Gesalt Theory The author of this report is asked to answer to several questions. First, a definition and summary of the major constructs of the Gestalt Theory are to be explained. Next, the practical applications and implications of the Gestalt Theo Continue Reading...
Group Psychology: Theoretical Approaches to Group Counseling Case Vignette 2: Phil, the Japanese-American Phil, a Japanese-American expresses his discomfort and anxiety during the second meeting of his group. A keen listener, he is having difficult Continue Reading...
.....trategic goal for the organization that reflects its "main thing." The primary focus of Protect Me (PM) -- it's "main thing"-- is to provide a safe haven for women who have experienced domestic abuse. After 27 years of s Continue Reading...
Sarah's Case Study: Sarah is a 13-year-old female junior high school student whose mother has visited the school's counseling office to share her concerns about her daughter. In addition to her grades falling rapidly, Sarah tends to avoid social int Continue Reading...
The more experience a facilitator has with a minority group, the greater the likelihood the facilitator will be able to help those members feel included, rather than excluded from the group process. This is critical, because inclusion is an importan Continue Reading...
Ethics in Group Counselling Ethics in Group Counseling Group Therapy Counselling: Ethics The ethical concerns of therapists have been getting larger in quantity and sophistication. Managed care demands professionals to think about problems with d Continue Reading...
Counseling Prominent factors influencing group and individual counseling (#3) Which approaches to individual and group counseling are best for new group counselors? Successful theoretical approaches vary between individual and group therapy. Never Continue Reading...
In understanding further that the session referenced is focused on imparting ways in which group members may improve their own lives, group members additionally view John not as a friend but as an enemy capable only of passing judgment upon them. L Continue Reading...
Group Social Work: Nurturing Father's Program The group investigated for this paper is the Nurturing Father's Program. I encountered the Nurturing Fathers Program while working for my state's child protective services division (DCFS). The NFP is an Continue Reading...
Moreover, maltreated children reveal their feelings and situations when a counselor engages them in group counseling. Younger children perform well with growth playgroups where older children profit from activity groupings and treatment-oriented gr Continue Reading...
This can be a challenging process and it is not always apparent what is the norm and what is offensive in some cultures. Furthermore, the counselor will also have to ensure that the group respects the diversity that it has within it and therefore th Continue Reading...
Counseling Model A Practical Pastoral Counseling Model Counseling Setting Where Will Counseling Take Place? Boundaries for Safety and Security Relational Style Relational/Communication Style Structure/Strategy Sessions Summation Supportive Continue Reading...
Finding out the range of client needs and creating a team that can come in and support the client in all of those needs is an essential part of the skill-set of a counselor. Looking ahead to my five-year goals, I would like to find that my skills h Continue Reading...
Group Addiction TX Theory Selection The Psychodynamic Model The Behaviorists The Cognitive Model The Humanistic Model Theory Analysis Ethical and Cultural Considerations Group Development Personal Model Psychology has a long tradition of i Continue Reading...
Cardsmax Abramson, R. (2010). Psychotherapy of psychoses: some principles for practice in the real world. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychoanalysis And Dynamic Psychiatry, 38(3), 483-502. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Abramson, R. (2010) ex Continue Reading...
Designing a Group A Group for Individuals Concerned about School Bullying Incidents What population is the group designed to serve? The group is ultimately designed to serve students of a school where bullying has occurred, and the entire school s Continue Reading...
Ethical Imperatives for Rational Paternalism in Advisor-Client RelationshipsInstructions:2/ Here is the one issue that I still dont have clarity on: what is your operational definition of rational paternalism for the purposes of your study? Here are Continue Reading...
Counseling Minority groups, because of different cultural value systems, often do not seek out psychological counseling in the United States. Counselors are perceived as either lacking in authority or representing a dominant culture that cannot poss Continue Reading...
Counseling Psychotherapy Why Counseling? Life can be shattering. Deception, lies, and tremendous heartache can derail the most prodigious, honest, and sincere individual. Devastation can acquiescent a beautiful and wonderful spirit into a horrendou Continue Reading...
Counseling Skills and Their Use in Social Work Counseling skills can encompass many different aspects of life, and they are of great use to those in social work. Unfortunately, many social workers do not realize just how important these kinds of ski Continue Reading...
Counseling For mental health professionals, working with patients can be challenging. This is because they will have issues that could be directly associated with their condition. In the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, it is discussing these Continue Reading...
Longitudinal trajectories for individual participants were used at one level, while a second level included the effects of between-subjects predictors at the higher order. To construct the models, 4,193 observations were used over time, with 3,055 o Continue Reading...
The groups I attended were well organized. There is a rule however that was constantly broken in each of the group sessions I attended. The rule is called cross-talk and when a member is sharing their story or whatever it is they decided to partici Continue Reading...
Next, the facilitator will pose an introductory question that will stimulate brainstorming by engaging students in the "why" of their involvement in the group (Bouassida et al., 2006). Next a transitory question will lead to examination of the probl Continue Reading...
For the purposes of directing ex-offenders "from darkness to light," we felt that the first and most important step was to introduce the inmate population to the wealth of resources already existing in the community. Community Partners in Action, t Continue Reading...
" In the process, one learns to see oneself as strong and resilient, courageous, and empowered. Whether the individual can get up and go on and have a happy life after the loss depends on how the person views self Is he or she a victim or a survivor Continue Reading...
Because of this the results of the test may not be effective for what I am studying. In a study done by Ripley and Yuill, (2005), Patterns of language impairment and behavior in boys excluded from school, expressive and receptive language issues in Continue Reading...
Expectations and Significance of Group Facilitation Learning Outcomes Humans are notoriously difficult subjects to analyze, understand, motivate and lead, and while some group counselors appear to possess a natural ability to facilitate effective gr Continue Reading...
Ethics of Group Therapy Ethical Concepts Guiding Group Psychiatric Therapy Practice Ethically inclined group psychotherapists use moral codes produced from their professions and from associations dedicated to the furtherance of group psychiatric th Continue Reading...
The counselor reminds the children that some of the bullying is done because of ethnic and cultural differences. This week the session will be about helping those who are different by race, ability, gender, religion, etc. To feel accepted by doing s Continue Reading...
