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Using Prayer And Scripture In Counseling

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Danielle was the product of a highly chaotic home in which the mother was addicted

to drugs and abused alcohol daily. The four children in the house were removed by Child

Protective Services and placed in foster care; Danielle was five at foster care placement. She

never knew her father. The foster family was "religious" and took Danielle and her five foster

siblings to church each Sunday. At home, the foster father had little emotional interaction

with the children—Danielle would later say that he was "in it just for the money." The foster

mother seemed overwhelmed with the responsibility of the children and would use excessive

corporal punishment for slight infractions. During the beatings, the foster mother would recite

verses such as Ephesians 6:1 and would require the children to memorize passages that

seemed to justify the harsh treatment. Danielle, now in middle school, was referred to the

Christian social services agency where you are a therapist. She has exhibited both verbal and

physical outbursts at school. You are eager to show Danielle that God loves her and can help

her with her problems. For her part, Danielle seems pretty disinterested in "religion." Finally,

although this case refers to a "Christian" social services agency, briefly review what you can

and cannot do if this were a public service setting regarding expressing your beliefs and faith.

In looking at the history surrounding Danielle, her counseling session will be a work

in progress. Using the METAMORPH grid to assist in the "outside-in" approach changed her

behavior and provided her support. Knowing she has no interest in religion, I will steer

towards a psychological session in the beginning, given her history of being removed from

her birth mother with her siblings and placed in a foster home. Then being placed in a foster

home and realizing that situation was not an improvement. As illustrated by her when she

said he foster father there but, in the end, it was for the money. At the beginning of the

sessions with Danielle, I want to discuss her experiences at school that caused her behavior.

Letting me know how she felt, I will try to establish common ground. Choosing to share

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1 Using Prayer and Scripture in Counseling Student's Name Institutional Affiliation Course Number Professor's Name Assignment Due Date 2 Using Prayer and Scripture in Counseling Danielle was the product of a highly chaotic home in which the mother was addicted to drugs and abused alcohol daily. The four children in the house were removed by Child Protective Services and placed in foster care; Danielle was five at foster care placement. She never knew her father. The foster family was "religious" and took Danielle and her five foster siblings to church each Sunday. At home, the foster father had little emotional interaction with the children—Danielle would later say that he was "in it just for the money." The foster mother seemed overwhelmed with the responsibility of the children and would use excessive corporal punishment for slight infractions. During the beatings, the foster mother would recite verses such as Ephesians 6:1 and would require the children to memorize passages that seemed to justify the harsh treatment. Danielle, now in middle school, was referred to the Christian social services agency where you are a therapist. She has exhibited both verbal and physical ou ...
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