Counseling Services

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The paper considers that psychological and other counseling services are probably the most worthy of professions. The paper explains that human beings in our fast-paced world have a tendency towards emotional, psychological and work-related stress. The paper maintains that the government should take particular interest in the counseling profession and funding for those most in need since it is often difficult and challenging to reach the most needy. The paper contends that in a democratic society, care should be taken to include everybody in the empowerment and freedom paradigm. The paper concludes that with proper counseling services, the United States could remarkably enhance its economy in terms of manpower and business creativity.

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"Services currently in place take considerable trouble in providing the poor and disabled communities with targeted counseling services. One example of this is the Catholic Church (Catholic Charities, 2003), in its charitable counseling services to the poor and elderly. Counselors come to the homes of those unable to reach counseling services physically. Another service offered to the physically disabled is the counseling service for physically disabled veterans. This service is specifically targeted at service men and women who became physically disabled in the course of their duties. These persons are helped to reenter society and the workplace, along with dealing with their new disability status."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Batres, Alfonso (1992). Readjustment Counseling Service. http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/publications/cq/v2/n2/rcsbatre.html
• Brennan, Virginia (2004, Aug). Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_health_care_for_the_poor_and_underserved/toc/hpu15.3.html
• Butterfield, Lee D. (2005, June). Outplacement Counseling from the clients' perspective. Career Development Quarterly. Database: FindArticles.com
• Catholic Charities (2003). http://www.catholiccharities.org/cccommunity.html
• Division of Youth and Family services (2006). http://www.rockvillemd.gov/residents/ncs/commserv.htm

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