If they prove to not be ready i will continue the

If they prove to not be ready, I will continue the process of self-exploration and self-
understanding with the client as it is an integral part of setting goals (Childers, 1987).
How would you go about assessing client needs and therapeutic progress? I would
assess the needs of the client and the progress they are making by asking the client how they
view the therapeutic process going and also referring back to the goals that had been set. It is my

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belief that employing both of these methods allows me to assess what the client is feeling and
what the client is actually accomplishing. I also will be following up with clients after sessions
have been terminated. According to Perdrix, Stauffer, Masdonati, Massoudi, and Rossier (2016),
follow-ups consisting of unscheduled telephone calls made clients feel listened to and helped
them in clarifying assets and values in relation to career counseling. It is my desire to have my
clients leave my sessions and feel this way.
Application of Theoretical Orientation: Crisis and Consultation
Compare and contrast two crisis intervention models and discuss their compatibility
with your personal counseling orientation. Albert Roberts’ Seven Stage Crisis Intervention
Model and Mitchell’s Critical Incident Stress management are two crisis intervention models that
coincide with my personal counseling orientation. The Albert Roberts’ crisis intervention model
focuses more on the crisis in current time; ensuring people are informed and gathered, and the
needs of those affected are met. The Mitchell’s crisis intervention model focuses on the here and
now but also on resiliency trainings before events occur and long after they are over to ensure the
well-being of everyone. An example of Mitchell’s crisis intervention would be a school or
community-wide conducting of trainings of stress management and stress resistance in the event
of a crisis (Grace College, 2016).
Discuss the role of psychological first aid with regard to crisis counseling and discuss
its compatibility with your personal counseling style. Psychological first aid (PFA) is an
evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the
immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism (Peterson, 2018, para. 1). There are eight core
actions that are included in psychological first aid: contact and engagement, safety and comfort,
stabilization, needs assessment, practical assistance, connection with social supports, information

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on coping, and community referral. After the typhoon devastated the Philipines, PFA was put
into place to reduce the stress amongst the local people. Mindfulness training was offered as a
part of PFA intervention to help the people become aware of stress and how to face it enough to
allow it to come and let it go as relishing in it or avoiding it can bring about a delay in stress
recovery (Hechanova, Ramos, Waelde, 2015). This method is compatible with my personal style
as my aim is to help clients be aware of what is happening and offer techniques on how they can
recognize signs of stress and how to cope and overcome.