Professional Knowledge in Counseling

This assignment involves demonstrating your
knowledge in a number of required professional orientation topic areas for Licensed Professional Counselors for the state of Colorado. You must answer all aspects of each question. This will require you to do a lot of searching on government and agency websites to find the information you need. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE information to answer the questions, use your own words. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. You will write a 10-12 page paper (approximately one page per topic/question) that addresses the questions below. Each topic should be given approximately equal weight throughout the paper. Citations need to be in APA format but the over-all paper does not need to follow APA guidelines. Please Number your responses.
PART I – KNOWLEDGE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
1) The response should demonstrate that the student understands the differences between certification and licensure in professional accreditation for the state of Colorado, and the effects that public policy has on these issues. The response should also demonstrate that the student is aware of how to enroll in the primary professional counseling organizations for an LPC in the state of Colorado and nationally. The response should discuss at least one major issue of public policy that is central to professional credentialing in the state of Colorado, as well as discuss the criteria for acceptance into state and national counseling organizations and any required continuing education.

2) The response should demonstrate that the student understands the ethical standards of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the state of Colorado through a discussion of the primary elements of the ACA ethical codes and the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) (www.dora.colorado.gov) standards for licensure in Colorado (these can be tricky to find so I have uploaded them). The response should demonstrate that the student understands ethical and legal binds that counselors can find themselves in when engaging in the practice of clinical mental health counseling. This should be done through presenting at least two specific scenarios with ethical/legal complications, as well as a discussion for each scenario of the appropriate ethical and legal response and the primary legal or ethical principle addressed in each scenario.

3) The response should demonstrate that the student is able to discuss professional issues that confront clinical mental health counselors. The response should present both sides of the debate regarding at least three current professional issues (i.e. managed care, integration of spirituality in counseling, diagnosis). The response should present a clear understanding of the rationale supporting both points of view.

4) The response should demonstrate that the student understands management issues in the field of counseling by providing a discussion of the aspects of leadership that a clinical mental health counselor may be involved in. Examples could include program development, supervision, budgeting, program evaluation, or administrative leadership. The response should discuss at least three primary qualities that successful managers in mental health services and programs will demonstrate.

5) The response should demonstrate that the student possesses a rudimentary knowledge of the public policies that influence the quality and accessibility of mental health services. This should include a review of academic research in this area. The response should demonstrate that the student is aware of local (Denver), state (Colorado), and national (United States of America) policies that are relevant to clinical mental health counseling.

PART II – KNOWLEDGE OF SUPERVISION, CONSULTATION, and ADVOCACY MODELS
6) The response should demonstrate that the student has a general knowledge of at least two different models of supervision and general knowledge of the concept of consultation, as well as the practices involved in each (I have uploaded an article on Models of Supervision). The response should discuss strengths and weaknesses of each model of supervision selected. The response should discuss ways in which counselors serve as consultants and present at least two specific examples of situations in which a counselor might need to act as a consultant.

7) The response should demonstrate that the student understands the concept of advocacy by presenting a clear definition of this construct and describing the activities that a counselor would engage in when acting in the role of advocate for the profession of counselors. The response should discuss at least two effective strategies (one on the Colorado state level and one on the national level) for client advocacy that can influence public policy. At least one example for each strategy should be provided that demonstrates how program funding or increased availability of services could result from this advocacy.

8) The response should demonstrate that the student has investigated the process of emergency management in a clinical mental health agency in the Denver area. This should be demonstrated through reviewing academic research in this area. The response should discuss the elements of a successful community mental health emergency management system.

PART III – KNOWLEDGE OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE and TREATMENT TEAM CONCEPTS
9) The response should demonstrate that the student understands the standard by describing how a counselor can respond as part of an EMR team during varying types of crises, disasters, or trauma-causing events. The response should discuss ways in which counselors can access and participate in local (Denver, Colorado) EMR teams and what their responsibilities on such teams would be.

10) The response should demonstrate that the student understands the importance of teamwork in the mental health field. This should be done through a response that presents at least three scenarios in which interdisciplinary treatment team work would be necessary to meet a client’s needs. The response should discuss ways in which each of the three clinical situations could lead to the necessity of a team of professionals working together to serve the client.
PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT 🙂