I know that a counselor must not be seen as an authority figure, but rather as a resource that can be tapped like a well; old fashioned water pumps need to have water put into them before they can dispense water, and counseling must be approached in this manner. A student (or parent or teacher or coworker) must feel comfortable with their counselor as a peer as well as a guide in order to develop trust and get the most out of the relationship. These values have been deeply instilled in me through both positive and negative experiences in my life. As a child in the often overly repressive British school system, I was not offered many constructivist learning opportunities by anyone in the school or community. I wanted to believe that my appointed mentors did in fact have my best interests in mind, but it seemed that all of my concerns fell silently upon closed ears. I never felt heard, or even seen, by my authorities, and I could not imagine how they could offer valid advice...
I felt that things should be different, and fortunately around the time I made the decision that I wanted to be involved in education as a career, I was introduced to someone who also felt this way. A young and innovative university student working towards her Ph.D. was doing research for her dissertation on Theories of Education. She taught me many things about the give and take relationship in a constructivist learning environment, and while I do not necessarily apply a strictly constructivist approach to my relationship with students, I believe that the lessons I learned from her will always be the basis of my approach to counseling. Today I am focusing on incorporating Rogerian techniques to my craft, seeking to help people overcome narrowly defined ideas about what is success. The counselor is not a healer or teacher, but rather a facilitator of healing and of learning that must listen and understand those in need.
Another way to reinforce teaching is through quizzes and classroom participationg. Quizzes do not only test student knowledge, but also evaluate comprehension, which is a good measure of the job that the counselor educator is doing. Likewise, having students engage in classroom presentations and other peer-to-peer teaching is important because that opens up the opportunity for students to put theory into practice. Techniques and Methods to Engage Students Anything that can encourage
Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness by Lori Schiller and Amanda Bennett. Specifically it will discuss the author's life and how mental illness affected her family and herself. Lori Schiller suffered from schizophrenia since she was a teenager, and this is a true account of her struggles with the disease. This book, written by the patient and a writer, is the real story of Lori Schiller,
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling Personal Vision and Learning Mission Statement Ethical Framework Professional Strengths and Limitations Identification and fulfillment of Professional Potential Professional Diversity Integration of Theory and Practice Ongoing Professional Developments Alcohol (and other drugs) abuse is not just a problem of an individual but that of the whole society. This implies that the whole society has a role to play in the rehabilitation of the people who resort to drug abuse when they find it hard
Discussion Essay Questions 1 An employer is required to provide reasonable accommodations for a disabled worker so long as it does not put undue hardship upon the employer. Reasonable accommodations refer to changes that are implemented either to the workplace environment or to the position occupied by the disabled worker. So long as the disabled worker is still qualified to do the job, the employer, under the ADA, has to accommodate the
Introduction Higher education continues to be a significant aspect within an economy with professions necessitating individuals with such educational attainments. However, institutions of higher education have continued to experience several challenges, including deteriorating student enrollments, increasing student debt across the United States, and also concerning student completion rates for the different educational programs. The Higher Education sector in the United States is experiencing major challenges. California State University, Los Angeles, is
.....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 serving women in the community, PM needs to boost its brand and profile in order to attract more funding and more reliable long-term sources of funding. Moreover, Protect Me serves an already underprivileged
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