In my last series of posts, I discussed elements of suicide assessment. In this post, I will outline two models of crisis counseling.
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Mental Health Counseling Settings
In the last post, I wrote about the clinical mental health counseling history, roles, and professional issues. In this post, I will explore the various settings under which mental health counselors commonly work.
Counseling Types: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
There are many things you can do with a counseling degree! In this post I will describe clinical mental health counseling.
Counseling Types: Student Affairs
There are many things you can do with a counseling degree! In this series of posts, I will describe various counseling settings, starting with student affairs, or college counseling.
How To Build Rapport With Clients
Building rapport with your clients is one of the most important counseling skills to possess. Did you know that approximately 40% of client change is due to the quality of the counseling relationship?
The Skill of Psychoeducation: What You Need To Know
There is an appropriate time and an appropriate way to provide psychoeducation to your clients. Do you know what they are?
The Skill of Decision Making: What You Need To Know
A great way to assist clients is by employing the skill of decision making, or logical consequences. Originally from Adlerian counseling, the goal is to help clients explore and evaluate possible actions when making a decision.
The Skill of Confrontation: What You Need To Know
The skills of confrontation, and it’s cousin, logical consequences are important counseling skills to have. But, as with other counseling skills, there is a right way and a wrong way to do them.
The Skill of Self-Disclosure: What You Need To Know
Self-disclosure can be a very useful skill, but only if employed properly.
Consulting and Supervision
Providing psychotherapy isn’t the only job description for counselors. Often, counselors act as a consultant. For example, an experienced counselor could provide supervision to a novice counselor. It is important for both graduate students in counseling programs and beginning counselors to understand what these different roles entail.
