Altered States of Consciousness and Hypnosis
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This 10 page report discusses hypnosis and the altered state of consciousness it produces. While the term “hypnosis” often carries a certain number of negative connotations that do not truly convey the beneficial and physiological relation response that is the legitimate hypnotic response, many people are still hesitant about the concept in general. The simple fact is that hypnosis is not a form of mind control and is not the will of one person being exerted over another. Health professionals, mental health counselors, even sports performance consultants advocate hypnosis as a form of stress reduction, pain management and personal performance enhancement. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWhypno.wps

An Analysis of Michigan’s Mental Health System: The Kalamazoo Asylum for the Insane to Community Based Treatment
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A 5 page discussion of the state of mental care as it existed in the mid 1850s and how this care has evolved over time. Focusing on the Kalamazoo Asylum, this paper notes the inadequacies and the historical circumstances which created them. While facilities such as the Kalamazoo Asylum may have been considered a reflection of enlightened public policy in its heyday, today they are considered an antiquity which should be abolished. Michigan is in the process of such abolishment. Unfortunately other facilities with equal faults continue to exist around the nation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPmentCl.rtf

An Analysis of Will Hunting
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This 5 page paper presents a psychoanalytic analysis of the protagonist from Good Will Hunting. Repression as a defense mechanism is shown to be exemplified in this character along with abandonment issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA110Wil.wps

An Eclectic Approach to Counseling
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An 11 page research paper that argues that the therapist who has an eclectic knowledge of psychoanalytical theory can offer therapy intervention that is adapted to the specific needs of the client. In support of this idea, the paper offers a brief survey of a wide variety of psychotherapeutic theories. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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An Ethical Dilemma in Counseling
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This 3 page paper discusses the problem of dual relationships in counseling, and what the ethical response to such a dilemma might be. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVEDCoun.rtf

An Example of a Professional Disclosure Statement for Licenced Professional Counselors
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This is an 8 page paper providing an example of a Professional Disclosure Statement for a Licenced Professional Counselor. “Professional Disclosure Statements” for Licenced Professional Counselors vary somewhat from state to state but overall contain vital information relating to what details, history and qualifications the counselors must disclose upon introduction to the client and in turn what rights the clients have in terms of session, communication and report information which may or may not be disclosed by the counselor. For the large part, clients’ information is only disclosed upon written authorization from the client. Confidentiality may not be guaranteed however in some situations which include times when the client may be a serious threat to him or herself or others; when there is reasonable suspicion of child abuse or abuse of the elderly or infirm; when a court order is issued; or when the information is used in defense to a formal complaint to the counselor among other instances. Professional disclosure statements begin with information about the counselor(s) and then proceed to the confidentiality and disclosure rights of the clients. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TJprofc1.rtf

An Individualized Theory of Counseling
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of Rogerian theory of counseling. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHRoger7.rtf