After reading the Halbur & Halbur Developing Your Theoretical Orientation in Counseling 4th edition text, Jones & Butman Modern Psychotherapies Chapter 11 regarding Eclecticism and the Challenges of Contemporary Practice, Corey's integration & integrative approach to counseling Stan (throughout the text), and after completing multiple counselor identity inventories, write a 7 page paper (do not include the cover and reference pages in the 7), reflecting on, and describing your developing counselor identity and theoretical orientation. Discuss how you might approach counseling clients based on your own strengths, skills, worldview, and Biblical faith integration beliefs. Please utilize the information from the course readings to support what you write, and Paper must have 3 peer-reviewed journal articles to strengthen your case. Paper must have have a clear introduction, main points, reference page, must use critical thinking and written communication skills. Make sure to format and write in the most current APA format. You should cite all of sources.
Use the following Counselor Identity Inventories
**Counselor Identity Inventory -- Adlerian Therapy
**Counselor Identity Inventory -- Existential Therapy
**Counselor Identity Inventory -- Person-Centered Therapy
**Counselor Identity Inventory -- Reality Therapy
**Counselor Identity Inventory -- Behavior Therapy
**Counselor Identity Inventory -- Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Some questions you might consider in your response (Do not use as headings, but rather have these questions guide the paper’s development):
Will you lean toward Christian counseling techniques?
Or are you more comfortable using the techniques of a particular theory without integrating faith into your practice?
Why do you think this theoretical foundation and approach to counseling is right for you?
As you reflect on the course content, readings, discussions, and inventories what theoretical orientation(s) do you seem to fit with?
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