Describe two dilemmas that counselor might face in attempting to plan research with special populations (e.g., seriously mentally ill, children, persons with disabilities, elderly, other members of a marginalized group of people). What are some ethical dilemmas a researcher could face with these populations? What principles of ethical research are involved? How would you handle … Read more
Case Study Markus is a Caucasian 45 year old male, who has been smoking cannabis since he was 18 years old. He now grows his own plants. He used to drink alcohol mixed drinks (2 drinks per night) and 4 or more on the weekends. In the past 6 months the amount has doubled. … Read more
Which of the following roles do you think you could assume as a community worker and why (advocate, change agent, consultant, adviser, facilitator of indigenous support systems, or facilitator of indigenous healing systems)? How could you learn to carry out professional roles in a community different from those in which you were trained? How … Read more
Suppose you were applying for a job in a community mental health center. How would you respond to these questions during the interview: (1) Many of our clients represent a range of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds; to what degree do you think you will be able to work with them? (2) How would you … Read more
As a counselor, how do you develop a theoretical orientation? Do you just wake up one morning and—voila—you have your theoretical orientation? Your theoretical orientation will not magically come to you in a dream or vision. In fact, developing a theoretical orientation is a process that begins when you take your first counseling theories course … Read more
To prepare: Review Section 3, “Client Issues and Advocacy,” from the Erford course text. In addition to the assigned reading (Chapter 8), select one additional chapter from Section 3 to review and incorporate into this discussion: Chapters 7, 9, 10, 11, or 12. Search the Walden Library and choose a video that demonstrates a client … Read more
Explore the counselor role of client advocacy. The student will research the following topics and post their responses in a blog: help seeking behaviors, the marginalization of a specific population, and the characteristics of a specific population. The student is required to utilize and list at least 4 sources in constructing their responses to pre-set … Read more
I need assistance with an article review. The articles titled Social Justice….and Professionalism, Ethics… are weekly readings. The article review should be written on the article titled The Impact of Curiosity on Counselors…. The attachment titled Article Review are the instructions for the review. If there are any questions prior to completion, please let me … Read more
Detail one human growth and development theory and discuss its empirical support. Then read Defining Spiritual Development: A Missing Consideration for Student Affairs (Love & Talbot, 2009), and discuss research on spiritual development and how it could be connected to the other areas of development (physical, emotional, and social)
Utilize a standard ethical decision-making model (provided below) to process and resolve an ethical dilemma case in counseling. Case scenarios are provided below. From these cases, choose one case to process utilizing the model. Create responses to the 8-step model regarding their specific case. Utilize and cite a minimum of 3 sources. Two of the … Read more