General Reflections Counseling is Practical - 3246 Words

Abstract The essay is an analysis and description of my journey of being a professional counselor within the background of counseling practices, expectations, and counseling methodologies that have helped me along the way. I describe my practicum experiences; general reflections on the practicum experience; I talk about Counseling and the concept of Social constructionism; Counseling and Self-awareness; the importance of Active Listening; the necessity for adherence to Counseling Ethics; and my intentions for the future. I conclude with the observation that were I to change some of my practices, I would likely insert a behavioral component within the counseling. In short, both client and I learned much from the three brief sessions. Introduction Counseling is a being-in the world, down to earth body of knowledge. It can be abstracted into its numerous orientations and counseling methodologies, but as I have found counseling is best practiced when the counselor learns and grows with his practicum, is constantly open to new experience, and is malleable to the changing process. The counselor grows as much as the patient and, oftentimes, the two grow in tangent. The following essay is a recapitulation and review of my practicum experience to illustrate the fact that the value of any theory to us as practitioners is nil until theory turns into who we are - into phrase and glance and gesture - until our intellectual powers and our humor settle into it. (Luepnitz 1988 p.20).Show MoreRelatedCulturally Appropriate Counseling Practices And Advocacy766 Words   |  4 PagesCulturally appropriate counseling is important when forming the counselor-client relationship. 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