LCDC Domain 3: Counseling Latest Update Graded A+

LCDC Domain 3: Counseling Latest Update Graded A+ "people first" lanaguage referring to a client as a person with alcohol dependence rather than an alcoholic; a homosexual person rather than a homosexual; or a person with schizophrenia rather than a schizophrenic acculturation, multicultural counseling refers to accommodation to the rules & expectations of the majority culture without entirely giving up cultural identity active listening attending skills and reflective listening; through utilizing active listening skills, the counselor will be able to connect with the client and be able to reflect the client's emotions, thoughts, and attitudes; attending to verbal/nonverbal aspects of communication without judging or evaluating; this encourages trust and client self-disclosure altruism, Yalom clients often enter treatment with the belief that they have nothing of value to offer others; in groups, clients learn that they are capable of helping others; their self-esteem is enhanced as a result of helping others, and they become less absorbed in their problems arrange for follow-up, crisis intervention help the client develop coping skills assessment stage, crisis intervention discover what led to the crisis; look at precipitating events; assess the client's present psychosocial stage; collaboratively define the problem with the client assessment, SOAP what is your impression about/of this client? assimilation, multicultural counseling adaptation to a new culture by taking on a new identity and abandoning the old cultural identity; individuals consciously or subconsciously reject the culture of origin in favor of their adopted culture; these clients may resist placement into a group with clients of their own ethnicity or may prefer a clinician from their adopted culture assist with action plans, crisis intervention because the client may be in a state of distress, it may be necessary to identify some action step that will bring the client toward a pre-crisis state at the first session; counselors may be more directive than usual; help the client gain insight (connect current stress to past experiences in order to grow) assure safety, crisis intervention to self or others as well as the client's safety from others; help the client return to his/her level of functioning prior to the crisis attending refers to ways in which the counselor demonstrates that s/he is listening to the client through use of cues awareness training, therapeutic community members participate in awareness training, which raises consciousness about the reciprocal impact of one's own conduct & the conduct of others bicultural/multicultural individuals that are proud