The Majority of Professional Counselors
The majority of professional counselors, according to this article, choose this line of work for a variety of special reasons. The key conclusion to be drawn from reading what each of the sampled counselors had to say is that a profession in counseling is more of a calling. It all begins when someone realizes they are adept at listening to other people's problems and providing them with specific solutions and becomes persuaded they can make the career ideal. Many people learn the skills necessary for this career as a result of prior experience. As seen from what has been shared in the text, most of them talk of undergoing some problem that made them end up being counseled and in the process decided to become counselors. To sum up, the profession also borrows a lot from studying the various concepts about it to gain the necessary skills and insights of handling the career successfully (Lee 10).
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This article discusses the biasness that has been witnessed over time regarding counseling research and how the problem can be solved. Scholars came up with various approaches; one of them is improving the competencies of counseling research to enhance more efficient investigations. Another way is developing the knowledge and skills of the researchers. These two can be achieved by ensuring that all the professional counseling organizations educate and train their researchers and students on the culture-centered research methodologies. Raising awareness among the counseling researchers about the topic through training whose aim is to reduce the level of biasness in the process of research is also another effective way of achieving unbiased results. Above all, there is a need to take action by creating a collaborative team of clients, scholars, and practitioners rather than leaving the work for the researchers alone.
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Anxiety is something that has a high ability to reduce the stability of the mind and is mainly caused by the uncertainty about what the future holds. The change in most occasions leads to stress and thus the need for counseling. This stress builds up from suspicion and distrust among the people, especially when there is a past of political instabilities. Brown one of the professional counselors in this article explains that his clients reported a troubled lifestyle and he attributed this to too much watching of news. Handling the various clients, especially when trying to help them balance what they watch, calls for sufficient knowledge and skills because what works for one client may not work for another. From the arguments of the various professional counselors, the best way of dealing with anxiety is having self-control and understanding what triggers their anxiety to be able to lead an anxiety free life.
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For a professional counselor to feel satisfied with their career, they need to have as many clients as possible since the fulfillment comes from the lives changed rather than the payment received. There are many ways in which a counselor can attract and keep his clients, and the website is the best since many people access the internet at present. If the service provider designs their practice website well and includes all the necessary details and interesting calls to action, they will successfully attract clients. A solid strategy, as well as a high-quality video or photo, is what customers usually notice and decides to work with the counselor in question (Kaplan, Vilia and Samuel 370). The video can go an extra mile of enabling the clients to understand well what the counselor does. Because of this, it should be designed well and the explanation of how the professional counselor does their work well presented.
Works Cited
Kaplan, David M., Vilia M. Tarvydas, and Samuel T. Gladding. “20/20: A vision for the future of counseling: The new consensus definition of counseling.” Journal of Counseling & Development 92.3 (2014): 366-372.
Lee, Courtland C., ed. Multicultural issues in counseling: New approaches to diversity. John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
