life does not have guarantees, neither does counseling.

So to this blog is about ethics. Ethics is something that I keep very seriously as a professional. I believe that you have to. Every class we talk about the ethical aspects of this profession. We even have a class on the legal and ethical implications of mental health counseling. I always believed that you need to have high ethical standards.

So I want to bring a real life ethical scenario to you. So one of my colleagues, who is someone that I have a lot of respect for is a professional was talking about a article that was published in a community news paper. This article was written by 2 mental health professional. One of them is a license psychologist, and one of them is a license mental health counselor. The article stated that they do advertising for mental health coaching services. They will also making some guarantees about the services that they provide. I have a couple problems with this article. One of the people that was featured in this article is a colleague, that I have a lot of respect for. He also has some different perspectives on the nature of counseling. So this is why I was taken back on the article. I am not saying that he is not a competent professional. What I am saying is that the article, made some statements that should not have been made. We can never guarantee anything in this profession. It all depends on a lot of other things. Second, I am a mental health counselor professional. I am not a mental health coach. I don't even know what a mental health coach is. We always need to be careful to say the right thing about what we do to the general public. I don't believe that my colleague was trying to be unethical. What I am saying is statements should have been made.

The use of psychodrama:

So like I promisedI said that I would give you some information on the use of psychodrama. I w introduced to the concept of psychodrama by one of my clinical supervisoat Metropolitan ministries. Below is a document that I created about psychodrama from my group psychotherapy class.

What is psychodrama?

Psychodrama what was founded by J.L. Moreno in the 1930. Psychodrama is a action approach to group therapy. Psychodrama involves having clients explore issues utilizing action Techniques such as role-playing, and utilizing various dramatic techniques. Utilizing psychodrama as a technique creativity, and spontaneity. It focuses on working in the present. The technique of psychodrama is really action focus.

It should be mentioned that, psychodrama emphasizes both creativity and spontaneity. As stated before, psychodrama it is a technique that is very action focus.

Who is involved in a psychodrama?

Psychodrama involves a unique set of vocabulary describing the group therapy process. Psychodrama utilizes specific language to describe the participants of inner psychodrama. Some of these participants include.

·                     The protagonists: is the one that is the focus of the psychodrama. This person is the one that is doing the work for the day.

·                     The director: is the main group therapists that is doing the work for the day.

·                     Auxiliaries: a auxiliary is a individual that is a supporting these psychodrama. Auxiliaries support the psychodrama. They could be individuals that the protagonist needs to talk to, such as relatives.

·                     The audience: they are the individuals that are not participating directly in the psychodrama. In the audience provides support and feedback to the individual that is the protagonists.

What is classical psychodrama?

Classical psychodrama is a very complex, and intense process. Classical psychodrama is normally broken out in three distinct phases. These phases include.

·                     The warm-up: the warm-up is the beginning of the psychodrama. Warm-up exercises can vary depending on what the purpose of the psychodrama is. Warm-up exercises include the director giving a brief explanation about what psychodrama is. Also group members could go around and make a comment about what they'll are experiencing in the moment.

·                     The action phase: the action phase of the psychodrama involves the enactment of various situations. The action phase could utilize various psychodrama techniques.

·                     The sharing and discussion phase: this phase involves the processing of the psychodrama. The sharing and discussion phase involves the reactions of the reactions of the group about what just took place in the psychodrama. This phase is about creating a nonjudgmental environment for sharing.

The implementation of classical psychodrama is a complex process. If you plan to utilize classical psychodrama, you should seek additional training.

Techniques utilized in psychodrama.

Psychodrama utilizes a variety of techniques. Below are some techniques that can be utilized

·                     doubling: doubling is the reflection of the protagonists inner voice. This is reflected by a auxiliary.

·                     The empty chair: this technique is often utilized in Gestalt therapy, but it was actually developed specifically for psychodrama.

References:  Corey, G. (2008)  Theory and practice of group counseling. 8^th edition-

Life is busy but good

Hello folks, yes I am still alive. I am discovering that I am busy graduate student, and that is not had time to blog. I'm going to try to get back into blogging. It has been a very exciting, but yet busy semester. I have discovered some stuff about the counseling profession, that is challenging me to grow as a professional. I am still amazed at the counseling profession. I would like to give you some updates about what I have discovered.

. Group psychotherapy is absolutely amazing. This is probably one of my favorite classes of the semester. I see group psychotherapy as a dynamic technique to provide therapy to clients. I am a lot more passionate about group therapy now. I have definitely decided that I wanted to get more training in group psychotherapy. This will hopefully be a area of specialization from me. I would like to facilitate a couple of ongoing therapy groups when I get out into building a practice.

This next one, will probably make Stephanie proud. Since I am getting into group psychotherapy, I have decided that I would like to get my certification in psychodrama. Psychodrama is a technique that uses actions, instead of talking about issues. I will be devoting my next blog to psychodrama. This will be a ongoing training process.

　

I have also decided that I may want to receive additional training in working with addictions. Addictions is a area that I didn't think I would like very much. This is probably my second favorite class this semester.

I have signed up to the CRC. The CRC is a very big exam for rehabilitation counselors. I will be taking the exam in March.

I finally bought a upgrade Dragon 11. Dragon 11 is my voice-activated software that I used to dictate. I will say that Dragon 11 is a voice-activated software.

My family is doing great. Everyone is good. Love you all, and I will talk to you later.