The document discusses wellness counseling and different models used in counseling clients. It summarizes Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model and Sweeney/Myers' indivisible self model for understanding clients in relation to others, their community, and social context rather than primarily as individuals with pathologies. A hypothetical wellness intervention example is provided that targets physical health to improve overall wellness by targeting exercise, nutrition, and sleep to positively impact emotional, intellectual, and other areas of wellness.

1. Adam Schwartz
CPS-510
Dr. O’Brien
Sweeney/Myers Indivisible Self Model
Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Model

2. ALL CLIENTS EXIST AS…
• People in relation (to others)
• People within a Community
• Individuals in a Social Context
Not Primarily As An Individual Afflicted
with A Pathology

3. WHY WELLNESS SHOULD MATTER TO COUNSELORS
“What makes professional
counselors unique from their
peers in other mental health
disciplines is their , ‘wellness,’
orientation. While trained to
understand pathology and
mental illness, professional
counselors take a preventative
approach to helping people and
are trained to use counseling
treatment interventions, which
include principles of
development, wellness, and
pathology that reflect a
pluralistic society.”
A M E R I C A N C O U N S E L I N G
A S S O C . ‘ 0 3
C O U N S E L I N G
C O N C E R N S A N D I S S U E S
• Mental
disorders
• Addiction
• Lifestyle
Concerns
• Family Issues
• Career Issues
• Crises
Intervention
• Grief and Loss
• Personal
Growth
Gladding & Newsome.(2010). Clinical
Mental Health Counseling in Community
and Agency Settings. Pearson Ed., Press
Pgs. (25-29)

4. WELLNESS IS AN ACTIVE PROCESS OF
BECOMING AWARE OF AND MAKING CHOICES
TOWARD A MORE SUCCESSFUL EXISTENCE.
http://definitionofwellness.com/

5. REFRAMING THE LANGUAGE OF HELPING
Use of The Strength and Resource Oriented Model
Story - Positive Asset - Restory – Action
• Exploration of Concerns
• Recognition of client resources and strengths
• Reframing a strategy for change
• Putting this strategy into action
Represents a shift away from the
Pathology model of Counseling

6. SOCIAL CONTEXTS
(EXTERNAL MODEL)
Individual
Local – Family, Neighborhood, &
Community
Institutional – Education, Religion
Government, Business
Global – Politics, Culture, Global
Events, Media, Environment
Chronometrical – Perpetual,
Positive, Purposeful
Sweeney and Myers. (2004).
Developing Strategies for
Helpers (2nd Ed., pp. 39-68).
Amherst, MA; Mircotraining.
Illustrates the ways in which the individual relates proximally within the confines
and contexts of his/her environment and culture in order to either develop increased
or diminished wellness.

7. BIOECOLOGICAL MODEL
COMBINING INTERNAL LIFESTYLE COMPONENTS
WITH EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCES
Individual
Mesosystem
Microsystems effect each
Other within the Mesosystem
Chronosystem- The interplay and
Change of the other four systems
within a lifespan.
Microsystem
Most Immediate influences
upon Individual
Exosystem
Indirect Influence
(i.e. Spouses
discontentment
at work)
Macrosystem
Influence of cultural mores and norms
Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Model

8. SWEENEY AND MYERS (2004)
INDIVISIBLE SELF MODEL
The
Creative
Self
(Cognition,
Emotion,
Vocation)
The
Indivisible
Self
The
Coping
Self
(Leisure,
Self-Worth,
Beliefs)
The
Social
Self
(Friendship,
Love)
The
Essential
Self
(Spiritual,
Gender,
Cultural, Self
Care)
The
Physical
Self
(Exercise,
Nutrition)
Sweeney and Myers. (2004). Developing Strategies
for Helpers (2nd Ed., pp. 39-68).
Amherst, MA; Mircotraining
Illustrates the ways in which the intra-personal self, the self in relation to others,
the self within the community, and the self within a social context indivisibly
unite in order to establish a sense of wellness along a continuum.

9. A Hypothetical Wellness Intervention
Changing One Facet of Wellness to Facilitate Change in The Indivisible Self
Poor Physical
Health
Poor Emotional
Health
Poor Social
Health
Poor Intellectual
Health
Poor Spiritual
Health
Poor Vocational
Health
Individual With Low
Degree of Wellness
Strength & Resource Model
Story

10. WELLNESS INTERVENTION- PHYSICAL
Strategy
• Referral to a nutritionist
• Implementation of 20 minutes moderate walking on five or more days/week
• Decrease in stimulant use and improved sleep hygiene
Improved
Nutrition
Increased
Exercise
Better
Quality of
Sleep
Physical
Wellness
Improvement
Positive Asset

11. CHANGING THE ROLE OF EXERCISE, NUTRITION, AND SLEEP
IN WELLNESS
H I G H D I E T A R Y F A T
A N D C A L O R I E
C O N S U M P T I O N A N D
I N C O N S I S T E N T
E X E R C I S E W I T H P O O R
S L E E P H A B I T S
1. Raised blood Pressure
and Heart Disease.
2. Links to Cancers such as
Breast and Colon
3. Obesity and Type II
Diabetes
4. Liver and Gallbladder
disease
5. Sleep and Digestive
Disorders
M O D E R A T E D I E T A R Y
F A T C O N S U M P T I O N
A N D R E G U L A R
( 5 X ’ S / W E E K L Y )
E X E R C I S E W I T H
I M P R O V E D S L E E P
H Y G I E N E
1. Limitation of Respiratory
Illness
2. Improved Immunology
3. Reduced risks for certain
Cancers , Heart Disease,
and Diabetes
4. Reduced stress, anxiety,
and depression through
release of Endorphins
(Dopamine,
Norepinephrine,
Serotonin)
Berk. (2008). Exploring Lifespan
Development. Pearson Ed., Press
Pgs. (345-348)

12. PAYOFFS WITHIN THE INDIVISIBLE SELF
Improved
Physical Health
Habits
Improved
Emotional
Health
Improved
Intellectual
health
Through regular release of
endorphins
and improved self-image.
Through empowerment,
Improved cognition, and
Increased focus.
Through cognition not dictated by emotion and
Through emotions based on more reasoned
and constructive thought.

13. CASCADING EFFECT WITHIN THE WELLNESS
WHEEL
Improved
Physical Health
Poor Spiritual
Health
Improved
Intellectual
Health
Poor Social
Health
Poor Vocational
Health
Improved
Emotional
Health
Restory

14. EFFECTS ON VOCATIONAL, SOCIAL, AND ESSENTIAL
SELVES WHICH ARE INDIVISIBLE PARTS OF THE WHOLE
Improved
Physical Health
Improving
Vocational
Health
Improved
Intellectual
Health
Improving
Social Health
Improving
Essential Health
Improved
Emotional
health
Through better ability to relate to others
interpersonally.
Through better
decision making &
increased productivity.
Through increased
optimism and increasing
comfort with emotions.
Action

15. RESTORATION TO PERSONAL WELLNESS

16. HYPOTHETICAL CASE SUMMARY
• Able to improve all areas contributing to wellness by intervening in a
single area. Intervening In more than one area would most likely yield
even faster tangible results.
• Area we chose to intervene in was arbitrary. Could have intervened
intellectually using REBT, or emotionally using stress reduction and
coping techniques.
• We worked from the individual outward, could have looked at outside
sources contributing to limited wellness such as career dissatisfaction,
marital issues, or existential angst and made an appropriate
intervention using the corresponding counseling or therapy.
• Once one or more areas improves the cascading effect should have
been similar, regardless of the starting point.

18. Sources Cited
Sweeney and Myers. (2004). Developing
Strategies for Helpers (2nd Ed., pp. 39-68).
Amherst, MA; Mircotraining
Berk. (2008). Exploring Lifespan
Development. Pearson Ed., Press
Pgs. (345-348)
Gladding & Newsome.(2010). Clinical
Mental Health Counseling in Community
and Agency Settings. Pearson Ed., Press
Pgs. (25-29)