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Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice
Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice episodes
- Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity and Social Justice
After reading this chapter, you will understand more about:
The meaning of cultural diversity
The definition of social justice and advocacy
The process of advocacy and the need to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients
The role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of the profession.
Cultural humility and how to use it in a counseling setting.
The following CACREP standards are addressed in this chapter:
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice:
The role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of and with individuals receiving counseling services to address systemic, institutional, architectural, attitudinal, disability, and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success (CACREP 2024, Section 3.A.4.)
The role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of the profession (CACREP 2024, Section 3.A.5.)
Social and Cultural Identities and Experiences:
Theories and models of multicultural counseling, social justice, and advocacy (CACREP 2024, Section 3.B.1.)
The influence of heritage, cultural identities, attitudes, values, beliefs, understandings, within-group differences, and acculturative experiences on individuals’ worldviews (CACREP 2024, Section 3.B.2.)
The influence of heritage, cultural identities, attitudes, values, beliefs, understandings, within-group differences, and acculturative experiences on help-seeking and coping behaviors (CACREP 2024, Section 3.B.3.)
The effects of stereotypes, overt and covert discrimination, racism, power, oppression, privilege, marginalization, microaggressions, and violence on counselors and clients (CACREP 2024, Section 3.B.5.)
Strategies for identifying and eliminating barriers, prejudices, and processes of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination (CACREP, 2024, Section 3.B.9.)
21 min - Chapter 4: Counseling: Integrating a Christian Worldview
After reading this chapter, you will understand more about:
The differences among various Christian counseling roles
How credentialing, work setting and ethics can affect the Christian Counselor
As a Christian and a counselor, working with those who have differing beliefs/values
Integrating faith through counseling conversations and putting clients’ needs first
The following CACREP standards are addressed in this chapter:
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice:
The multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across specialized practice areas (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.A.2.)
The role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of and with individuals receiving counseling services to address systemic, institutional, architectural, attitudinal, disability, and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.A.4.)
Social and Cultural Identities and Experiences:
The influence of heritage, cultural identities, attitudes, values, beliefs, understandings, within-group differences, and acculturative experiences on individuals’ worldviews (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.B.2.)
The role of religion and spirituality in clients’ and counselors’ psychological functioning (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.B.11.)
22 min - Chapter 3: Professional Counselor Roles and Practice Settings
After reading this chapter, you will understand more about:
The various settings in which counselors can practice, including outpatient, inpatient, private practice, telemental health, and college counseling centers, among others.
The foundational philosophy of prevention and intervention with clients with practice settings.
The specialty areas in which counselors can gain expertise, including marriage and family, substance abuse, crisis and trauma, and addictions, among others.
The professional roles and functions of counselors, including administrative, consultative, and supervisory roles.
The roles and responsibilities of counselors who work with treatment and interdisciplinary response teams.
The following CACREP standards are addressed in this chapter:
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice:
The multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across specialized practice areas (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.A.2.)
Counselors’ roles, responsibilities, and relationships as members of specialized practice and interprofessional teams, including (a) collaboration and consultation, (b) community outreach, and (c) emergency response management (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.A.3.)
The role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of and with individuals receiving counseling services to address systemic, institutional, architectural, attitudinal, disability, and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.A.4.)
The purpose of and roles within counseling supervision in the profession (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.A.12.)
18 min - Chapter 2: Professional Identity: Associations, Credentials, and Licenses
After reading this chapter, you will understand more about:
The importance of developing and maintaining counselor professional identity.
The American Counseling Association, and it’s branches and divisions, as well as specialty counseling organizations and honor societies.
Counselor credentialing, including licensure and certification.
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and the benefits and standards associated with accreditation.
The following CACREP standards are addressed in this chapter:
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice:
The multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across specialized practice areas (CACREP, 2024, Section 3.A.2.)
Professional counseling organizations, including membership benefits, activities, services to members, and current issues (CACREP, 2024, Section 3.A.6.)
Professional counseling credentialing across service delivery modalities, including certification, licensure, and accreditation practices and standards for all specialized practice areas (CACREP, 2024, Section 3.A.7.)
23 min - Chapter 1: Historical Overview and Current Trends
After reading this chapter, you will understand more about:
The historical perspective of the counseling profession
The philosophy of counseling
The influential ‘waves’ of counseling
The key distinctions between other mental health disciplines and counseling
The following CACREP standards are addressed in this chapter:
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice:
History and philosophy of the counseling profession and its specialty areas (CACREP, 2024, Standard 3.A.1.)
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About Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice
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Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice provides a comprehensive introduction to the profession and faith…
integration.
The publication helps students understand how to be and think like an ethically responsible Counselor who is also a Christian and sought an education, which included a Christian worldview.
Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice:
- is not focused on training Christian counselors. Rather, it is focused on training future Professional Counselors who want to understand how to be true to their faith without imposing values on clients.
- explains what it means to be a professional counselor, the roles and functions included in being a professional counselor, as well as the historical antecedents, current trends, and future outlook of the profession.
- describes how the counseling role is complementary and distinct from other professionals, what students uniquely bring to the counseling profession, and an understanding of how to integrate their identity as a Christian into the profession.
- is designed to address CACREP standards related to Professional Identity.
- Is divided into four main categories of foundational information about professional identity: Who We Are and What We Do, Spiritual and Ethical Cornerstones, Counseling in Practice, and Looking to the Future.