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intro to counseling exam 1

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counseling
professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education and career goals
who is a counselor?
anyone who may be in helping profession
CACREP
Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs; accredits schools, only 2 schools, increased focus on multicultural issues
psychologists
APA
psychiatric mental health nurses
american psychiatric nurses association
human service practitioners
national organization of human services
creative and expressive therapists
american art therapy association and association for creativity in counseling (drama therapy)
what benefits does the professional associations in social services offer
national/regional conferences, access to malpractice insurance, lobbyists, newsletters/journals, mentoring/networking, info on cutting edge issues in field, codes of ethics/standards for practice, job banks
9 characteristics of effective helper
empathy, acceptance, genuineness (congruence), embracing wellness perspective, cultural competence, the "it" factor, compatibility and belief in a theory, competence, cognitive complexity
empathy
more than any other component, most related to positive client outcomes
roger's definition
therapist accurately senses feelings and personal meanings that client is experiencing and komunitcats this acceptant understanding to the client
acceptance
sometimes called positive regard, foundation for therapeutic alliance, regardless of what client says they'll be rejected
genuineness (congruence)
willingness of therapist to be authentic, open and honest within helping relationship
gelso and carter
all counseling relationships have to deal with real relationship between client and counselor; may be important in client outcomes
processing
working thorough what's going on in the moment
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