You will be assigned reading excerpts from the book, Divorce Poison, by Richard Warshak, as supplemental readings. Upon completion of the excerpts, write a personal reflection of what it was like to r

Assessment Description View “Narrative Counseling Following a Late-Career Job Loss” in the Topic 6 Resources to complete this discussion question. What observations did you make regarding the counselor working with the client who is navigating late-career job loss? How well did the counselor explore the client’s emotional processing of their job

Assessment Description Read the articles “Instilling Hope” and “Hope for the Hurting: Strategies for School Counselors Working With Heartbroken Students” located in the Topic 6 Resources. As professional counselors, we are committed to acting with purpose and intention. Furthermore, we should be purposeful in using evidence-based practice as we work with

Assignment Instructions The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord, and the brain is made up of many different anatomical parts that each have a specific role and function in biolog Assignment Instructions The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord, and the brain is made

Assignment Instructions The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord, and the brain is made up of many different anatomical parts that each have a specific role and function in biology and behavior. To explore this system more in-depth, you will identify the function of the different areas

Assessment Description If your client tells you they have depression and you have scaled it, what question might you ask to establish onset? What question might you ask to establish frequency? What question might you ask to establish duration? What question might you ask to establish intensity? Include at least

Assessment Description Identifying the “real story” is important for effective counseling. What skills can you use to help your client prioritize and focus on their specific concerns related to the problem? For example, a client comes in and reports being stressed out at work, behind on personal responsibilities at home,

WEEK 2 Sociologist Rik Scarce went to jail because he refused to identify someone who was thought to be his research participant and had engaged in criminal activity. Scarce believed that revealing his research participant’s identity would have violated the confidentiality he had promised them. Please read the article about

Assessment Description The change process is a central component of counseling practice. Your role as a counselor in training includes recognizing and understanding how change can occur for each client you work with. Watch the video “Mindfulness-Based Therapy and Guiding Clients Through Change” located in the Topic 4 Resources. Then write

What are three curious questions that align with evidence-based counseling strategies you can ask in your next practice session that will facilitate prevention and intervention of the counseling process? In your response, focus on exploring the client’s needs (met and unmet) as well as onset of concerning experiences (when did

Rewatch your practice session from Topic 3. What is an example of an open-ended question or minimal encourager you used in your recording? Discuss your use of paraphrases and feeling reflections; Where did you see yourself conveying unconditional positive regard? Where did you see yourself using verbal and non-verbal empathy?

Sociologists use the sociological imagination to understand how individuals’ problems (i.e., troubles) are tied to broader social patterns.  First, read this week’s learning resources (UMGC, n.d.), including the segment of C. Wright Mills’s Sociological Imagination (linked below) (Mills, 2000). This discussion question has two parts: Part 1. Give an example of a

Collect baseline data for 14 days only. • Collected data does not need to be across consecutive days (but that is preferable). • Plot the measurement of your behavior across days. • Avoid excessive and/or unnecessary use of colours, fonts, symbols, and other effects • Keep the graph simple and

Assessment Description Watch “Probing Specific Concerns: Parents” located in the Topic 3 Resources. Describe the client’s presentation in the session specific to coping strategies, resources, and barriers. What did you notice about how Dr. Cervantes attended to cultural components of the session with Anna. From your personal lens as a

Paper AssignmentAssignment Instructions:Select one of the theories of religion discussed in this course—Sigmund Freud, C.G. Jung, WilliamJames, Erich Fromm, Gordon Allport, Abraham Maslow, or Viktor Frankl—that aligns with yourperspective on religion. Write a four-page, double-spaced paper (approximately 1000 words) addressingthe following: Explanation of the Chosen Theory: Provide a concise summary

Watch the S1 E11 – African & African American Religions and the S1 E12 – Native American Spirituality. *Answer the following questions for the ‘African and African American Religions’1-What is the name of the narrator of the video?2-What is the name of the 1st speaker who is a PhD?3-What is

Vignette 2: Ethan, the Angry Athlete  Age: 13 Grade: 7th Family dynamics: Ethan is the younger of two siblings. His older sister, Samantha (17), is preparing for college, often monopolizing their single mother’s attention. Ethan’s father left the family when he was 4 years old, and his mother works two jobs to make

Assessment Description Watch “Probing Specific Concerns: Parents” located in the Topic 3 Resources. Describe the client’s presentation in the session specific to coping strategies, resources, and barriers. What did you notice about how Dr. Cervantes attended to cultural components of the session with Anna. From your personal lens as a

Review the supplemental video “A Meaning-Making Approach to Work With Trauma” listed in the Topic 3 Resources and summarize in one paragraph (4-6 sentences) the meaning the client ascribes to their lived experiences as it pertains to the themes identified in the reading. Then write a script of the dialog