G.1 Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice - studies that provide an understanding of all of the following aspects of professional functioning:

a)    history and philosophy of the counseling profession;

b)    professional roles, functions, and relationships with other human service providers, including strategies for interagency/interorganization collaboration and communications;

c)    counselors’ roles and responsibilities as members of an interdisciplinary emergency management response team during a local, regional, or national crisis, disaster or other trauma-causing event;

d)    self-care strategies appropriate to the counselor role;

e)    counseling supervision models, practices, and processes;

f)     professional organizations, including membership benefits, activities, services to members, and current issues;

g)    professional credentialing, including certification, licensure, and accreditation practices and standards, and the effects of public policy on these issues;

h)    the role and process of the professional counselor advocating on behalf of the profession;

i)  advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients; and

j)      ethical standards of professional organizations and credentialing bodies, and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling.

 EVIDENCE FOR KNOWLEDGE AND MASTERY

1. Association Memberships

I am a member of the following professional organizations and associations:

American Counseling Association: Click here to download American Counseling Association Membership.pdf

Washington Counseling Association: Click here to download Washington Counseling Association Membership.pdf

Chi Sigma Iota: Click here to download Chi Sigma Iota Membership.pdf

Psi Chi Honor Society: Click here to download PSI CHI Membership.pdf

2. Applicable Training or Certificates

I have had the opportunity to attend, and volunteer at, external training events. I have received the following certificates. 

Washington Counseling Association's 2015 & 2016 Annual Conferences: Click here to download WCA 2015 Annual Conference.pdf

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Click here to download TF-CBT Certificate.pdf

Gottman Couples Therapy Level 1 Training: Bridging the Couple Chasm Click here to download Level 1 Certificate.pdf

Get Out Of Your Mind & Into Your Life: Using Acceptance & Commitment Therapy For Powerful Life Change: Click here to download ACT Certificate.pdf

Psychological First Aid Click here to download Psychological First Aid Certificate of Completion.pdf

Frontier Behavioral Health trainings:

Click here to download Frontier Behavioral Health Trainings (1).pdf

Click here to download Frontier Behavioral Health Trainings (2).pdf

Overview of Depressive Disorders

Adolescent Suicide

Suicide Screening and Risk Factors

Columbia Suicide Risk Assessment, Treatment & Management

Suicide Assessment and Treatment

BHO Practice Guidelines

MOAB Initial Course

CIT 101

Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA)

Outpatient Clinical Accelerated

ROI and Other HIPPA Updates

3. Resume and Cover Letter

Click here to download Resume.pdf

Click here to download Cover Letter.pdf

4. Professional References Click here to download Professional References.pdf

5. Ethical Decision Making Model  Click here to download Ethical Decision Making Model.pdf

During my Introduction to Mental Health Counseling and Professional Issues in Mental Health Counseling courses, I was challenged to integrate my own values, professional codes of ethics, and other resources that I will utilize to resolve the daily difficulities encountered in a role as a professional counselor in an ethical deicision making model. 

6. Ethical Challenge Click here to download Ethical Challenge Review.pdf

I utilized my ethical decision making model to complete a written review about an ethical challenge that I faced during my internship.