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Typical Motivations Of Helpers

Typical Motivations Of Helpers. Need To Make An Impact Can be frustrating when client doesn’t wan to change. Return The Favor Emulating a role model Need To Care For Others Natural helpers - be sure to “heal thyself”. Motivations Cont’d. Need For Self-Help

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Typical Motivations Of Helpers

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  1. Typical Motivations Of Helpers Need To Make An Impact Can be frustrating when client doesn’t wan to change. Return The Favor Emulating a role model Need To Care For Others Natural helpers - be sure to “heal thyself”

  2. Motivations Cont’d Need For Self-Help Are able to identify with client - must be on the road to your own healing (Do No Harm) Need To Be Needed Great satisfaction from helping - do not make client dependent on you Need For Money Financial motives can work against good relationship

  3. Motivations Cont’d Need For Prestige / Status How important is this to you? Provide Answers Strong need to give “advice” What’s best for you may not be best for client. Client must discover own course. Need For Control Control others lives vs. teach others to regain effective control of their own lives?

  4. Motivations Cont’d Need For Variety / Flexibility Wide variety of ways you can get meaning from your work.

  5. The “Ideal” Helper Knows own strengths / weaknesses Healthy sense of self Open to learning - curious Strong interpersonal skills Genuine care for others Can deal with wide range of thoughts, feelings & emotions Realize that change is hard - willing to stay the course when assisting a client Utilizes resources for clients Engages in critical self-examination of personal beliefs & values Aware of personal needs & motivations

  6. Challenge Your Vision Talk to various practitioners: What are their motivations for choosing & remaining in the profession? Challenges, demands, frustrations??

  7. Work Values Assessment Beliefs, Attitudes, Values Inventory

  8. Developing A Self-Portrait Who are you? What do you stand for? Add brush strokes to it each meeting. “A Work In Progress” If you like - be creative. Could be a page in your weekly journal.

  9. Prospective Counselor Interview Role Play 10 minutes each Get feedback

  10. The Helping Professions Social Work: Casework, community intervention, social policy, some counseling Master’s (MSW) Broad course work in counseling http://www.socialworkers.org

  11. Community Counseling: Trained in assessing / treating mildly disturbed persons. Assist relatively healthy people in solving developmental problems - function more effectively. A variety of options available - Vocational/Career Counselor Skills specific to employment Personal Counselor (agency / private practice) Wide variety of mental health issues Adult / adolescent One-on- One http://www.counseling.org

  12. Marriage & Family Counselor Group and individual therapy from a family-systems prospective. All require Master’s Degree / Licensure (LMHP)

  13. School Counseling: Individual / group counseling, group guidance, consultation & coordination. Developmental & preventative by nature. Implement & coordinate state guidance curriculum. Academic,career, personal/social issues. Elementary, middle school, high school. Requires Master’s Degree -Licensure (CSC) http://www.schoolcounselor.org

  14. Clinical Psychologist: Focus on assessment, diagnosis and treatment procedures of mildly to severely disturbed persons (psychotic disorders, etc) Interview clients, write case studies, develop treatment modalities. Requires a doctorate for licensure http://www.apa.org

  15. School Psychologist: Focus on student assessment, data interpretation, consultation, observation & intervention development to meet individual needs within a school system. Academic needs / behavioral modifications are a priority. Educational specialist degree is needed for certification (CSP)

  16. Other Helpers: Non-licensed, but may have specific training competencies.Often have education & training at undergraduate level. Fulfill broader roles such as advocacy Alcohol/Drug Counselor Residential Counselor Child Care Worker Client Advocate

  17. Becoming an LMHP Meet the graduate program requirements. Complete licensure procedure through State Of Nebraska Department Of Health Successfully complete NCE (National Counselor’s Exam) 3000 supervised hours in a mental health services setting (Provisionally licensed) Once LMHP - must complete 32 continuing education hours every 2 years. www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mchs/mental/mentalindex

  18. Color Personality Matrix

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