Counseling Field

Question 1

Reflect upon the history of assessment and the counseling field as presented in the assigned reading. How does assessment help to define a counselor’s professional identity? Address the role of assessment in the area of counseling that fits your professional goals. Use the assigned readings and other scholarly sources to support your position.

Please include references. 200-250 words.

Question 2

Choose one of the roles that assessment plays in the counseling field other than initial assessment for treatment. Examples are discussed in Chapter 16 of your text, such as Treatment Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability, Outcome Assessment, or Data Analysis. Select a scholarly peer-reviewed article from the Capella Library that presents an example of this type of assessment in practice. It may be a case study or a research study that describes and reinforces the role of assessment. Summarize the study and integrate information from the text to illustrate how the article exemplifies the role of assessment.

250 words please.

Question 3

Please answer each in paragraph form with at least con citation per answer.

1. How do substance use disorders affect older adults? Does it affect older populations differently than younger people? Explain.

2. Write a short scenario that gives a fictional example of an ethical or legal issue you could encounter when working with an aging or vulnerable adult client. Describe what you could do to protect yourself in a situation similar to the scenario you describe.