Occupational Professional Assessment

Professor Koch, You make a valid point, as counselors, we must identify our biases and values, to accurately self-assess, and continuously overcome such bias before practicing. As I read the ACA Code of Ethics, I see the value in the set standards, and they represent a model of efficacy and objectivity. That being said, one does not simply awaken to their biases, assess their behavior and improve upon oneself. Often one is less than objective when it comes to self-identifying, especially when it comes to one's core values. For my part, I have begun to examine my core values more objectively.

Focus 2 Assignment – Reflection Upon completing the Focus 2 career assessment program, I am quite impressed at the quality of information it presents. It allowed me to not only look at careers that would fit my personality, but also those that take into consideration the fields I am already interested in. Also, as with any form of self-assessment, there were strengths and weaknesses that I did not expect based on how I feel I live my life currently. Beginning chronologically, the program had me complete two subjective, current measures of my professional career.

Ethically, it is the integrity, competence, social responsibility, and refinement of moral practice by continuing education. The counselor must provide services where the counselor constantly strives to become better in their profession by continual learning, growing, and develop skilled, ethical judgment to provide the highest level of care that exceeds the client's expectations. Continuing education, conducting research, or involving one’s self in multicultural groups or opportunities to learn about other cultures is a way to continue to grow and best serve multicultural

In this case, the general standard that can be considered in competency restoration. Such general standards include; 1.05 Maintaining expertise This standard should be considered by those psychologists who are involved in therapies, evaluations, research, and organizational consultations to uphold a judicious level of awareness of current scientific and specialized info in their fields of activity and undertake ongoing efforts to maintain competence in the skills they use. That will allow them to respect their client and avoid any malicious activities such as discrimination which might influence the client understanding of their rights and court proceedings; as a result, affecting competency restoration process. Privacy and confidentiality:

Counselors must help clients understand the chaos in one 's career path by explaining to them to be prepared for possible setbacks. Clients must be prepared to face setbacks and have plans in place in order to counter these setbacks as well as having the perspective that unexpected events occur are normal. Building resiliency, counselors must have their clients prepared to cope with unexpected events that may delay or completely change their career development. Clients must be resilient and not get down or give up because the process is too difficult (Niles & Harris-Bowlsbey,

(2017). About Us. Retrieved from http://www.amhca.org/ Remley, T., P., & Herlihy, B. P. (2016). Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling (5th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education,

Focus 2 Assignment – Reflection Upon completing the Focus 2 career assessment program, I am quite impressed at the quality of information it presents. It allowed me to not only look at careers that would fit my personality, but also those that take into consideration the fields I am already interested in. Also, as with any form of self-assessment, there were strengths and weaknesses that I did not expect based on how I feel I live my life currently. Beginning chronologically, the program had me complete two subjective, current measures of my professional career.

For that reason, the counselor should refer to the code of ethics for additional support. The counselor should have ethical and legal considerations when using research in counseling it is for the protection of the client. It is important to know what the population the counselor will be working to see if the research will be effective if there will be any barriers for the client. The responsibility of the counselor is to collect the proper pre and post-test of the client to show a difference when they first started therapy when they finished. It is also important to

Additionally, the counselor will encourage the client to work on her own personal struggles (i.e., private experience). Session 5 consists of the brief value assessments in the various domains of her life (e.g., intimate/family relationships, friendship, vocational activities). The value assessment will be administered to identify the costs of cognitive rigidity and avoidance. Session 6 deals the legal crisis related to her financial problems. Session 7 consists of (a) ACT creative hopelessness and (b) brief introduction of control as the problem.

Counselors must be aware of their ethical and legal obligations when providing counseling services, such as those related to crisis prevention and intervention. This knowledge can guide the counselor in making appropriate decisions to best assist the client. The American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (2014) provides counselors with the core principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice and fidelity to guide them in decisions making. Furthermore, the following ACA (2014) ethical codes are applicable to crisis counseling: A.1.a. Primary responsibility.

QUESTION TWO: Discuss how your life experiences have shaped you for a career in counseling. How have your personal experiences prepared you to deal with human and social problems? What has been the contribution of your family and your friends to your experiences? How do your personal values relate to the values of the profession of Clinical Mental Health Counseling?

As the counselor reviews the screening questions, she will identify the need of each participant. As the counselor is reviewing the screening questions and her notes she will start getting a better understanding of what group she wants to

Additionally, as a counselor, it is important to be genuine with whatever feedbacks one presents to the patient and what one believes regarding the situation of the client. Mrs. Perez believes the more authentic and genuine he is with her patients, the more help he will be able to offer the clients. As a counselor, it is important to have a fine and professional interaction with one 's client but boundaries must be maintained. Through this, a counselor is able to demonstrate their focus on helping the patients by showing the client that they understand their problems. It also through such engagements that counselor is able to use the non-judgmental attention that does not require words for illustration in helping the patient.

PHCY 4170 Career Planning Elective Reflective Writing Please reflect carefully on the following two questions and respond to each question individually. The total word-count for the following questions should be a minimum of 500 words, with a maximum of 2,000 words. 1) After completing the Career Pathways assignment and participating in the class discussion, what do you think of your career match results?

The counselor has an ethical responsibility to strive to reduce any harm caused to a client through a empathic