At the end of this course, students must go to this Forum and answer the following question: · Can group dynamics function fully without group work? · Indicate Yes or No and provide reasons explaining how and why. This is the final assessment activity, so be sure to comment assertively on at least three contributions…
Module 8: Polishing Your White Paper Be sure to review the academic expectations for your submission. Submission Instructions · For this assignment, you will submit your completed white paper. Remember to apply the feedback you received from your classmates and instructor on module 7. · Submit your assignment by 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday. ·…
Scenario: The days of having multiple physical servers has shifted drastically. Once a business would need to house hundreds of servers to host everything, has now changed to leveraging a cloud provider to handle their ever-increasing needs. However, this change is not without challenges. The focus of your paper is to look at the following.…
Prompts: · Discuss the difference between your personal life and being a counselor/professional. Why is it important to understand the difference? · What is multicultural counseling? Why is it important to know yourself in multicultural counseling? · When is it acceptable to accept a gift from a client? Is accepting a gift as a form…
Part B-Discussion Topic: Discussion: Gathering Information Discussion: Gathering Information Review the Discussion Requirements for this course before responding to the prompt below. Part I: Counselors start the therapeutic process by gathering information from and about the client. The information gathered should aid the counselor in developing a treatment plan for their client’s journey to well-being.…
Week 1 Readings & Resources Week 1 Objectives After successful completion of this week’s module, the student will be able to: · Discuss the complexities of virtuous and ethical practice within the mental health area. · Apply the characteristics of a counselor and a professional within counseling practice. · Recognize how to manage emotions and…
Discussion: Adlerian Therapy Review the Discussion Requirements for this course before responding to the prompt below. Adlerian theory believes we all have one basic desire and goal—to belong and to feel significant. He developed the first holistic theory of personality, psychopathology, and psychotherapy that was intimately connected to a humanistic philosophy of living. The theory…
Part A-Discussion Topic: Discussion: Psychoanalytic Therapy Discussion: Psychoanalytic Therapy Review the Discussion Requirements for this course before responding to the prompt below. According to Freud, our behavior is determined by irrational forces, unconscious motivations, and biological and instinctual drives as they evolve through psychosexual stages. Play the following videos as many times as you wish…
After successful completion of this week’s module, the student will be able to: · Compare and contrast the key concepts and principles in traditional psychoanalytic vs relational psychodynamic approaches. · Summarize and identify the role of transference and countertransference in the therapeutic process. · Explain the application of some techniques commonly used: free association, interpretation,…
Part A-Discussion: Existential Therapy Review the Discussion Requirements for this course before responding to the prompt below. The focus of existential therapy is the occurrence of anxiety (angst) when a client is confronted with a conflict inherent in life either past or present. The therapist’s role is to help focus the client on personal responsibility…