Tag: Counseling

A sensitive counselor considers a number of factors before confronting sins of a counselee. This factors include the level of the counseling where by the counselor evaluate whether he or she has enough information about the counselee, the counseling is in a willing position to face his or her sin, the trust between the counselor…

Mary concluded that she is still a believer but there was a great distance between her and God. According to the book Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling, by Mark R. McMinn, a believer is an individual who believes and has faith in something or someone(McMinn, 1996).Despite Mary’s position as a believer is weak,…

Introduction Jack is a 64 years old European-American man who is married to one wife. Jack was brought to a counselor for heavy drinking, a behavior he was involved in after his return from Vietnam War where he land on a mine and lost his legs. Jack is current in a wheelchair with his two…

Summary McMinn’s book, Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling educates Christian counselors on the significance of spirituality in counseling. Across all chapter of the book, McMinn uses a number of cases that enable the reader to understand how to apply various counseling concepts in different contexts. Additionally, McMinn uses cognitive therapy from a Christian…

Multicultural Counseling Conceptualization: Latin Americans Inter-Group Characteristics Latin Americans refer to people living in America who have their ancestry from Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and other Latin American countries. Not all people accept the term Latin Americans. Certain groups refer to the individuals Latinos or even La Raza the race in which the…

Risks to confidentiality when conducting on-line counseling In the contemporary world, an increasing number of therapists are now turning to the online world to offer counseling or therapy. Several arguments have been raised concerning the effectiveness of on-line counseling as far as protection of client’s privacy and confidentiality is concerned. There is one major risk…

Goal of Christian Counseling Christian counseling primarily seeks to restore and strengthen the relationship between an individual with Jesus Christ. Its main objective is to make a person gain strong maturity in the Christian religion. Crabb (1977) emphasizes that the goal of Christian Counseling needs to change from making a client happy to enabling a…

Week One The first week may be difficult with little progress as the children are still adopting to the new environment. These children are still strangers to one another, and they also view the counselor as a stranger. This week, therefore, will feature activities that will ensure the children get comfortable. This is important because…