************ Professor Tom Snook Gen 300 January 23, 2003 Counseling and Therapy The human need for counseling was born as a result of unwanted behavior displayed by certain members of society. The realization that anxiety often sets in when discomfort or fear appear to take over most of one's thought process incurrs a true need for therapy. A counselor utilizes a number of methods aimed at identifying and correcting distorted thinking patterns that may be troublesome, self-defeating, or even …showed first 75 words of 321 total…

…showed last 75 words of 321 total…nature allows us to question those claiming to be experts should they elect to disagree. This atmosphere is extremely adherrent in family law matters when a mediator must decide which parent is best suitable to rear their now, unstable offspring. An investigator may be asked to provide facts while a therapist may be assigned to get the mental edge as to which parent is likely to do the least amount of harm to all concerned.