Key philosophies of counseling professions are wellness, resilience, and prevention that provide the counselor the strategies to evaluate, form a concept of ideas, and intervention for the growth of the client's development within treatment. The roles and characteristics of an addiction counselor and a marriage and family counselor are similar in diagnosing however different when providing treatment to their clients. By comparing and contrasting American Counseling Association and American Mental Health Counseling Association will help with personal development when entering into the field counseling. In the state of Utah there are different requirements to become licensed and certified as a Licensed Professional Counselor. There are key areas that this writer will identify and evaluate of the current and future of her own professional development. When providing treatment technology may affect clinical practice, innovative solutions, and optimize this writer's performance when providing treatment. .
Personal Identity Paper.
The key philosophies of the counseling profession are wellness, resilience, and prevention. With the key philosophies, counselors will gain a perspective with providing treatment to their clients by resolving their emotional and personal needs within the wellness model. This writer implementing strength-based counseling through the PMR (personal model of resilience) will allow the client to gain control of their lives, become aware of their surroundings, and develop their ability to express their emotions. This writer will perform the prevention model through therapy that will allow her clients to develop tools to help cope with situations before they get out of control. The key philosophies within the counseling profession will not only provide the client with tools it will allow the client to cope with life situations as they arise. .
The roles and characteristics of the Mental Health Counselor and an Addiction Counselor are not that different when providing treatment to their clients.