hat could cause an unplanned termination? What will you do when you are faced with a termination that wasn’t planned?
What will be an ideal response?
?Things do not always work out the way we would like. Sometimes clients do not or cannot complete the commitment made to counseling and quit before the agreed-upon time.
?This may happen for any number of reasons. Personal client issues or certain real-life factors may impinge on a client’s ability to continue. A client may move away, or a parent may discontinue a child’s involvement in some school-sponsored counseling program. Clients may get sick, or may even die. Sometimes clients are simply not particularly invested in counseling and drop out for no apparent reason.
?These kinds of abrupt endings can leave a counselor with all kinds of unresolved feelings. Sometimes a client will abruptly tell you that things are great, much better, and that she doesn’t feel a need to continue. This so-called “flight into health” usually takes place just as the counseling work is getting really interesting and probably quite scary to her because of its closeness to some touchy issues.
?Whenever possible, encourage your client to talk about the factors that are leading to a consideration to end counseling prematurely. Try to avoid being manipulated into extending a session’s length to address a last-minute declaration of stopping, but do what you can to make provision for a next appointment to discuss the client’s reasons for thinking about ending.
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Given the mobile society we live in, _________________ is a situation that counselors need to know how to handle given it is more painful for clients and more challenging for counselors than the natural end of the counseling process
A. temporary counselor initiated termination B. premature termination C. permanent counselor initiated termination D. permanent referral
In collaboration with principals, teachers, other school professionals, and parents/caretakers, school counselors share
A) ?in the preparation of students for high-stakes testing B) ?in providing mental health counseling to troubled students on an ongoing basis and respond to emergencies on an as-needed basis C) ?the challenge of preparing students to meet the expectations of higher academic standards and become productive and contributing members of society. D) ?in executing the directives of the superintendent and principal for school improvement and student achievement E) ?in helping students to discern career paths that fit into the changing global economy and incorporate the use of technology
__________ are often among the first "nonessential services" to go during budget cutbacks
A. Custodial services B. After school programs C. School counseling services D. Special education services
Choose the progression that reflects the name changes of the American Counseling Association
A. ACPA?AAAMFT?AACD?ACA B. NVGA?APGA?AACD?ACA C. APGA?ACPA?NVGA?ACA D. NVGA?APGA?ACES?AACD?ACA