The Ethics Of Battlefield Ministries - 1807 Words

Battlefield Ministries is a battlefield where the fight for families is constant. It is a Christian counseling center with a focus on marriage and family counseling. Battlefield’s slogan is â€Å"fighting for families† and every time the counselors or office workers step into the office that is what they are doing. For a place with so much fighting, it has an overwhelming sense of peace that flows through every inch of the building. The peace is from the One who has already won the ultimate battle and is present as Battlefield continues on in the fight for families. All warriors have a plan, or an approach, to fighting and the same is true at Battlefield. Our counselors and other office staff must decide on the theoretical approaches that will†¦show more content†¦Every call is just as important as the next, but my favorite calls are usually those from individuals who want to become new clients. I usually scan a few files into our digital program, which has bee n my biggest project while at Battlefield Ministries. Every physical file has had to be scanned into the new digital program. Battlefield opened its doors in 1995, so this has been no small job. These are only some of the many tasks I may perform while at the office. Some may seem menial and unimportant to some people, but my experience at Battlefield Ministries is priceless. I may have just been the woman behind the desk, but I still experienced the approaches that are most commonly used in the office, whether in session or out of session. One theoretical approach that can be used to best explain the environment at Battlefield is Carl Rogers’ client-centered therapy. This approach can also be known as person-centered therapy. Rogers believed that an important part of therapy was the relationship between the therapist and the client. He believed this relationship should be a comfortable one, which included the therapist being warm, genuine, and understanding to the client (Mc Leod, 2015). As inferred by its name, client-centered therapy puts the importance on the client and making the client comfortable. This also means that the client is responsible for doing the work to make improvements, not the therapist.