Readings
Use your Orientation to the Counseling Profession text to read the following:
Chapter 4, “Theories of Counseling,” pages 114–159.
Chapter 7, “Human Development Throughout the Lifespan,” pages 215–239.
Use the Capella Library to read the following:
Reese and Myers’s 2012 article, “EcoWellness: The Missing Factor in Holistic Wellness Models,” from the Journal of Counseling & Development, volume 90, issue 4, pages 400–406.
Herrman et al.’s 2011 article, “What Is Resilience?,” in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, volume 56, issue 5, pages 258–265.
After completing your assigned readings on wellness and resilience, create a brief case scenario regarding the application of the wellness model to a targeted group of clients within a community. Once you have described your scenario and population, address the following:
Describe the counselor’s role in promoting optimal human development, wellness, and mental health through prevention and educational activities.
Discuss the importance of the counselor’s role in developing cultural self-awareness; promoting cultural social justice, advocacy, and conflict resolution; as well as other culturally supported behaviors, in order to promote optimal wellness and growth of the human spirit.
Incorporate theories and models of individual, cultural, couples, family, and community resilience as well as theories for facilitating optimal development and wellness over the life span into your post.
Response Guidelines
Respond to one of your peers’ posts whose scenario appealed to you. What can you take away from this discussion that will help you integrate the wellness model into your practice?
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