Mental Health Counseling

I have (1) paper I need re-written, I have included the PROFESSORS example, please follow example accordingly. Group Topic : Spirituality

During the opening , ice breaker, name a little bit about yourself to let me know who you are since tis is my first group. The last response was a emotional melt down by one of the clients this detoured the meeting a few minutes her story was she relapse yet nobody knows she is an addict, loosing high school sweetheart husband, children, home etc., facing divorce and she is codependent, cross addiction. Focused on Spiritual Assessment sheet from Director.

SUMMARIZED group session.

Clients were given Psycho-education on Spirituality, sharing information of beliefs and to consider believing in a power greater than yourself, Clients became aware of common threads in their spiritual beliefs, clients responded to 3 questions from spiritual assessment sheet, and elaborated on faith, believe, and hope. Clients were taught faith is the substance of things hope for and the evidence of things not seen, and we are saved by our hope, but hope that is seen is not hope, but if we hope for that we see not then do we with patience wait for it. Clients were encouraged to continue praying without ceasing. Prayer that is not answered in our timing is not denied sometimes it is just delayed. We

don’t give in and we don’t give up we stop trying and start training

ourselves. In addition, group was detoured to Codependency, where clients were taught how Cross Addictions allows you to replace one thing with another, allowing distractions to get you outside of yourself to be validated by someone else, basically you are hurting you to help someone else. Clients close with what we think determines what we believe, what we believe determines how we feel, and the way we feel influences how we are going to act. Clients repeated you can’t live a positive life with a negative mind. Just BELIEVE in a power greater than yourself. Clients were participatory in summarizing the group as a

powerful wrap up activity.

Students will write four full 3-4 content page papers (in APA Style, 6th edition) by responding to the topic prompts below, and submit to the Assignment Dropbox by the assigned date in the Course Schedule. Papers will apply the topic to your work at your site, not theoretical or conceptual. Be sure to clearly respond to all parts of the prompts in a meaningful, insightful, applied, purposeful manner. The purpose of this assignment is to begin to synthesize clinical and conceptual knowledge across the curriculum, and to apply it to actual client interactions

Topic: Spirituality Group Session

Because of a client meltdown loosing everything the group led to Co-Dependency, cross addiction(gym, shopping, relationships, cant be alone, service work, self concept

Topic #4:

How to Maximize Use of Supervision

What are your reactions to your midterm evaluation?

What are you most surprised by? Allow for Silence, read clients non verbal expressions, permission to touch clients in back.(because they hug)

Least surprised by? Waking client up from sleep during group (coffee,leave, water on face)due to (4) days with no medication she was in and out sleep on Seroquel- an antipsychotic meds, for schizophrenia, changing actions of chemicals in the brain.

List three areas or skills for improvement, and share your specific plans for how you will address each of these three area or skills in supervision. Make sure Everyone sign in, ask for telephones to be put in the basket group would flow better (accountability) , sign/out on sign in sheet, don’t talk too much about self its their group. Less of me more of them. Let clients have open-ended questions and room for feedback. More structured ice breaker, get to know them a little better like name, where you from, what is your favorite animal).. when you give a lot of instructions it may seem demanding. Example, when Dawn had a melt down, Tessa gave feedback right away. Piggy back after your observation of clients (talk to me, what are you thinking, girl let it out, can anyone relate to anything she said.)

Class Presentation: ‘Clinical Toolbox’

Students will provide a 15-20 minute presentation either

A) audio, narrated embedded Powerpoint presentation posted to the class Discussion Board or

B) live Powerpoint GoToMeeting presentation during

class time. The first part of the presentation will be an introduction of the site, include a website address of your site, if available.

The next part of the presentation you will describe three skills, techniques, or activities used at your Practicum site with the specific client population. (IOP)

Students are expected to illustrate important points/aspects of the techniques, research evidence, explain the theoretical underpinnings, and describe when the techniques would be indicated and contraindicated.

Then, you will demonstrate one of the three skills, techniques or activities in class (either with a peer for an individual technique, or with the entire group for a group technique).

The purpose of this assignment is to share and expand students’ technical repertoire of skills, techniques or activities.

Due dates will be assigned in class. Students will be expected to have practiced with the technology and be able to give a presentation via GoToMeeting prior to the presentation.

Some prompts for you to be reflecting on between classes might include:

· What experiences did you have at your site since last class?

· If you had an individual session with a client, what was it like for you?

· If you had a group session, what was it like for you?

· What was one experience you had that you are most proud of?

· What was one experience you had that you will do differently next time?

· What surprised you about your experience this past week?

· What have you tried as a result of hearing another peer talk about their experiences?

· Did a client do something that you took particular pride in?

· Is there a follow up you’d like to ask someone about from last class?

Some prompts for you to be reflecting on while listening to a peer share their experiences might include:

· How has what they are sharing been similar/different/same for you?

· From your experience, do you want to build upon what they are sharing, while remaining on their central theme?

· Based on what they are sharing & your knowledge of their internship site, what feedback do you have, if requested?

· How has what they are sharing impacted your counselor development, thoughts, or practice specifically, rather than generically?