PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF COUNSELING

Instructor’s Manua l and Test Bank For

Counseling: A Comprehensive Profession

Eighth Edition Samuel T. Gladding, Prepared by Nathaniel Ivers, 1 / 4

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CHAPTER 1

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF COUNSELING

CHAPTER OVERVIEW

This chapter focuses on the personal and professional qualities associated with effective counselors. It emphasizes that some individuals make better counselors than others because of their temperament, experiences, knowledge, and skills. The importance of self-examination and growth is emphasized along with professional development. Academic standards for becoming a professional counselor and credentialing also are discussed. Systems in counseling are described including the development/wellness approach and the medical/pathology model. Finally, the importance of engaging in professional counseling-related activities is highlighted particularly continuing education, supervision, advocacy and communication through portfolios.

KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE

20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling

accredited counselor education program advocacy Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) attribution burnout certification certified mental health counselor (CCMHC) cognitive complexity compassion fatigue compensatory model Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) continuing education units (CEUs) credentialing counseling desire for power Developmental Counseling and Therapy (DCT) developmental/wellness approach Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) dispositional eclectic counseling emotional distress empathy energy enlightenment model flexibility generalist human services workers goodwill guidance Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) inpatient settings inspection 2 / 4

2 Copyright © 2018, 2013, 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.intellectual competence licensure loneliness and isolation long-term relationship medical model moral model National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) National Certified Counselor (NCC) National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) National Counselor Exam (NCE) National Register of Health Service Providers nonprofessional helper need for love outpatient settings paraprofessional patients peer supervision Piagetian concepts of cognitive levels portfolio (working/presentation) professional helper psychiatrist psychologist psychotherapy registration self-awareness short-term relationship social worker solution-focused theory stress inoculation training (SIT) social justice supervision support synchronicity system therapy vicarious coping vicarious rebellion wounded healer

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CHAPTER 1 - PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF COUNSELING

Definition of counseling:

• Grew out of the progressive guidance movement of the early 1900s with an emphasis on prevention and purposefulness.• From 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling, counseling is “a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.

• Emphasizes wellness, personal growth, career, education, and empowerment

concerns

• Is conducted with persons individually, in groups, and in families
• Is diverse and multicultural
• Is a dynamic process

The effectiveness of a counselor and of counseling depends on numerous variables including: • The personality and background of the counselor, • Formal education of the counselor, and • The ability of the counselor to engage in professional counseling-related activities such as continuing education, supervision, advocacy, and the building of a portfolio.The Personality and Background of the Counselor Negative Motivators for Becoming a Counselor • Not everyone is cut out to be a counselor. Inappropriate reasons for entering counseling

include:

• Emotional distress – unresolved emotional traumas
• Vicarious coping – living life through your clients or others rather than having

meaningful relationships yourself

• Loneliness and isolation – seeking friendships through counseling others
• A desire for power – seeking to control others who feel powerless in their own

lives

• A need for love – individuals who are self-absorbed and believe problems are

resolved through love and tenderness alone: They think they can give these to the client.

• Vicarious rebellion – unresolved anger; acting out their own thoughts and feelings

through their clients’ defiant behaviors Personal Qualities of an Effective Counselor • Curiosity and inquisitiveness • Ability to listen • Comfort with conversation • Empathy and understanding

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