Essential Question:
"What is the most effective way for a therapist to support a struggling client?"
Answer 3:
An effective way for a therapist to support a struggling client is through achieving self- realization of the client's current issue or situation.
If a client is unaware that their situation isn't "normal", getting them to realize this helps with the process of treatment. Many people are very sensitive with the idea of counseling and are in denial of their current situation as an issue. Getting a client to fully accept and be open about their struggle allows them to be more susceptible to the idea of change and might want it for themselves. All of this has been taught to me through my mentor and through a article about individuals in denial.
When a client wants to change for themselves, to be better and move on in life, the process may go a lot smoother. The client will want to see change and will have self -motivation and that is greatly admired in the counseling community.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015
Blog 16: Answer 2
1. What is your EQ?
What is the most effective way for a therapist to help a struggling client?
2. What is your first answer?
The most effective way for a therapist to help a struggling client is through the action of active and effective listening.
3. What is your second answer?
The most effective way for a therapist to help a struggling client is after fully understanding a client's situation, for the therapist to set a reachable goal and plan to benefit the client's needs.
4. List three reasons your answer is true with a real - world application for each.
- The therapist's job is to have a full understanding after a thorough evaluation, many counseling sessions require this. I have been into a session before and it is required of a counselor of any sort to fully understand a situation before diagnosing and treating.
- Another reason my answer is true is because it is important for a therapist to assign something to a client according to their personal circumstance. It only makes sense for a person to be treated for their own issue, therefore, a therapist must diagnosis a client properly for the best outcome.
- Setting a plan helps ensure that the client and therapist are on the same page and know what's expected. Having goals, even if they are small are such a reward once they are met.
5. What printed source best supports your answer?
"The Clinicians Guide to Writing Treatment Plans and Progress Notes" : sccgov.org > a small book written up by several counselors
6. What other source supports your answer?
I would say my mentor Joanne. Through mentorship and interviewing her, I've learned setting a plan is vital in the procedure of making a client's situation better.
Making sure your client's goals are obtainable is very important. Setting a goal can be an anwesoe confidence boost and depending on the individual that may be what they need. The therapist or counselor must always set up a plan with the client to maintain consistent communication and a healthy relationship so that they can both help each other reach the client's goal that best benefits them in their situation.
What is the most effective way for a therapist to help a struggling client?
2. What is your first answer?
The most effective way for a therapist to help a struggling client is through the action of active and effective listening.
3. What is your second answer?
The most effective way for a therapist to help a struggling client is after fully understanding a client's situation, for the therapist to set a reachable goal and plan to benefit the client's needs.
4. List three reasons your answer is true with a real - world application for each.
- The therapist's job is to have a full understanding after a thorough evaluation, many counseling sessions require this. I have been into a session before and it is required of a counselor of any sort to fully understand a situation before diagnosing and treating.
- Another reason my answer is true is because it is important for a therapist to assign something to a client according to their personal circumstance. It only makes sense for a person to be treated for their own issue, therefore, a therapist must diagnosis a client properly for the best outcome.
- Setting a plan helps ensure that the client and therapist are on the same page and know what's expected. Having goals, even if they are small are such a reward once they are met.
5. What printed source best supports your answer?
"The Clinicians Guide to Writing Treatment Plans and Progress Notes" : sccgov.org > a small book written up by several counselors
6. What other source supports your answer?
I would say my mentor Joanne. Through mentorship and interviewing her, I've learned setting a plan is vital in the procedure of making a client's situation better.
Making sure your client's goals are obtainable is very important. Setting a goal can be an anwesoe confidence boost and depending on the individual that may be what they need. The therapist or counselor must always set up a plan with the client to maintain consistent communication and a healthy relationship so that they can both help each other reach the client's goal that best benefits them in their situation.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval
1. Describe what you are going to do in detail
What I plan to do for my Independent Component 2 is not only hours with my soon to be new mentor but to start logging hours, taking notes on counseling videos and movies. I also am planning on volunteering at a children's foundation or teen/child group that helps cope with depression and or suicide.
2. This will show evidence of 30 hours by logging my start and finish or just total hours each day that I go to my new mentorship or am watching videos and my feedback after. I plan to thoroughly record this to ensure I get to 30 hours.
3. This component will help me explore my topic more in depth by gaining first hand experience and being in the field as close as I possibly can and observing what other professionals do to make sure I have a string background. These activities will also help me answer my essential question by giving me information I've experienced and seeing professionals do to ensure authentic answers.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Blog 14: Independent Component 1
Literal:
(a) I, Anais Bolden affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) sources: Joanne Carr and Lela Williams
(c)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1udJrgdAd4tkqi3a8BzgKU_hwtBhRCmRDiMWlLRTSofI/edit?usp=sharing
(d)My thirty hours for independent component was more Mentorship hours. I just volunteered extra time and went to a senior home with Ms. Williams for a lot of the hours to get more advice and understand and see counseling first- hand. When I went to my mentorship at PIH, I'd continue to do paper work, make copies and go through scenarios or "case studies" my mentor Joanne gave me.
Interpretive:
Since counseling is very tricky due to privacy laws, I wasn't allowed to take pictures of the senior homes I spent my time at but my mentorship location hasn't changed and the office is in La Habra with Presbyterian Inter-Community Hospital (PIH).
Applied:
How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?
Being able to go to facility and more specifically a senior home and to hear how the procedure works of ensuring a senior is getting medicine or just proper care really helps to understand the process. My mentor talks a lot about active listening and ensuring a full understanding of a clients situation and with this you can clearly see that. It's important to ask the right questions to make sure someone is comfortable and in a okay state of mind. Each person deals with their situation differently and being able to work or shadow in a setting like this helps to understand way more when it's right in front of you. Also, with the situations my mentor makes me read and go through helps to visualize and gives you a better idea of what is actually possible and the range of things people deal with.
(a) I, Anais Bolden affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) sources: Joanne Carr and Lela Williams
(c)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1udJrgdAd4tkqi3a8BzgKU_hwtBhRCmRDiMWlLRTSofI/edit?usp=sharing
(d)My thirty hours for independent component was more Mentorship hours. I just volunteered extra time and went to a senior home with Ms. Williams for a lot of the hours to get more advice and understand and see counseling first- hand. When I went to my mentorship at PIH, I'd continue to do paper work, make copies and go through scenarios or "case studies" my mentor Joanne gave me.
Interpretive:
Since counseling is very tricky due to privacy laws, I wasn't allowed to take pictures of the senior homes I spent my time at but my mentorship location hasn't changed and the office is in La Habra with Presbyterian Inter-Community Hospital (PIH).
Applied:
How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?
Being able to go to facility and more specifically a senior home and to hear how the procedure works of ensuring a senior is getting medicine or just proper care really helps to understand the process. My mentor talks a lot about active listening and ensuring a full understanding of a clients situation and with this you can clearly see that. It's important to ask the right questions to make sure someone is comfortable and in a okay state of mind. Each person deals with their situation differently and being able to work or shadow in a setting like this helps to understand way more when it's right in front of you. Also, with the situations my mentor makes me read and go through helps to visualize and gives you a better idea of what is actually possible and the range of things people deal with.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Blog 13: Lesson 2 Reflection
1.
What are you most proud of in your lesson 2 presentation and why?
The use of my personal experiences throughout my presentation. I could actually relate to the situations given and have been through them. I feel like it makes presentations more passionate.
2.
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson 2 presentation?
P-
b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the lesson 2 component contract.
I hesitated in some areas of my presentation and forgot to cite one of my sources.
3.
What worked for you in you lesson 2?
Using examples I felt passionate towards and really knew about helped me. I also found that when I took time to do my activity I got the chance to think about what maybe I had missed and got to collect my thoughts again.
4.
What didn't work? If you had a imd machine, what would you have done differently to improve your lesson two?
The amount of slides, I feel if I had added a few more with some key points I wouldn't have forgot any information and been a bit more confident when I spoke.
5.
What do you think your answer 2 is going to be?
From where my research is going, I think that my answer two will probably be when a therapist has fully evaluated it's client than making the time to set a reachable plan to best benefit the client and his or her situation.
What are you most proud of in your lesson 2 presentation and why?
The use of my personal experiences throughout my presentation. I could actually relate to the situations given and have been through them. I feel like it makes presentations more passionate.
2.
a. What assessment would you give yourself on your lesson 2 presentation?
P-
b. Explain why you deserve that grade using evidence from the lesson 2 component contract.
I hesitated in some areas of my presentation and forgot to cite one of my sources.
3.
What worked for you in you lesson 2?
Using examples I felt passionate towards and really knew about helped me. I also found that when I took time to do my activity I got the chance to think about what maybe I had missed and got to collect my thoughts again.
4.
What didn't work? If you had a imd machine, what would you have done differently to improve your lesson two?
The amount of slides, I feel if I had added a few more with some key points I wouldn't have forgot any information and been a bit more confident when I spoke.
5.
What do you think your answer 2 is going to be?
From where my research is going, I think that my answer two will probably be when a therapist has fully evaluated it's client than making the time to set a reachable plan to best benefit the client and his or her situation.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Blog 12: Mentorship 10 Hour Check
1. Where are you doing your mentorship?
I started out doing a lot at home but I have gone to a few organizations like cancer walks and discussions and a senior facility.
2. Who is your contact?
Lela Williams, a lady I have done hours with at senior homes.
3. How many total hours have you done?
Sixteen
4. Summarize the 10 hours of service that you did.
A lot of research for resources for clients, in other words paper work and documentation. Interaction and conversations to observe behavior and maintenance in senior facility.
I started out doing a lot at home but I have gone to a few organizations like cancer walks and discussions and a senior facility.
2. Who is your contact?
Lela Williams, a lady I have done hours with at senior homes.
3. How many total hours have you done?
Sixteen
4. Summarize the 10 hours of service that you did.
A lot of research for resources for clients, in other words paper work and documentation. Interaction and conversations to observe behavior and maintenance in senior facility.
Monday, January 5, 2015
Blog 11: Holiday Project Update
1. What did you do over break with your senior project?
I didn't do very much with my project besides looking up research on counseling and psychology.
2. What is the most important thing you learned from what you did and why? What was the source of what you learned?
My source was the Internet and I didn't find much more new information or methods that I haven't touched on throughout are research checks but active listening plays a huge role and benefits both client and counselor.
3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
I would talk to my mentor or another expert in the field that has experience with people to end up with legit, reliable answers that could benefit my project.
I didn't do very much with my project besides looking up research on counseling and psychology.
2. What is the most important thing you learned from what you did and why? What was the source of what you learned?
My source was the Internet and I didn't find much more new information or methods that I haven't touched on throughout are research checks but active listening plays a huge role and benefits both client and counselor.
3. If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers for your EQ, who would you talk to and why?
I would talk to my mentor or another expert in the field that has experience with people to end up with legit, reliable answers that could benefit my project.
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