Coming Out Of Your Closet Analysis
Module I
Regarding the video "Coming Out Of Your Closet":
1. Why do you believe the act of "coming out" (whether regarding sexual orientation, divorce, illness, abuse, addiction, etc...) is so difficult?
• Confession is difficult no matter what the situation may be. Having to be truthful about something you fear someone will judge you about because you have witnessed it being dpone to somepne else or you have done it to others.
2. If you were "coming out" for the first time about something in your life to a human service professional, how would you want that professional to respond? Give specific examples.
• If coming to a professional about something close to my heart, I would expect their response to be thought out and show signs of empathy. For …show more content…
Setting boundaries is also most important when it comes to the health of the physician and client, without them you run the risk of being taking advantage of and burnout.
2. What difficulties do you anticipate may occur with maintaining boundaries? Are there specific situations that you anticipate will be challenging? If yes, why and if no why? Give specific examples.
• The difficulty I feel with maintaining boundaries, I expect to come most when I am helping a client in dying need. Meaning I may feel so much empathy for a client that I would want to help them out as much as I can, but that would cause conflict with the boundaries I set to begin with.
3. How could you respond to a client who requests to be your Friend on a social network like Facebook?
• If a client asked to befriend me on a social media platform, I would have to kindly decline their offer and inform them of the polices of the agency and boundaries that must be present between physician and
Regarding the video "Coming Out Of Your Closet":
1. Why do you believe the act of "coming out" (whether regarding sexual orientation, divorce, illness, abuse, addiction, etc...) is so difficult?
• Confession is difficult no matter what the situation may be. Having to be truthful about something you fear someone will judge you about because you have witnessed it being dpone to somepne else or you have done it to others.
2. If you were "coming out" for the first time about something in your life to a human service professional, how would you want that professional to respond? Give specific examples.
• If coming to a professional about something close to my heart, I would expect their response to be thought out and show signs of empathy. For …show more content…
Setting boundaries is also most important when it comes to the health of the physician and client, without them you run the risk of being taking advantage of and burnout.
2. What difficulties do you anticipate may occur with maintaining boundaries? Are there specific situations that you anticipate will be challenging? If yes, why and if no why? Give specific examples.
• The difficulty I feel with maintaining boundaries, I expect to come most when I am helping a client in dying need. Meaning I may feel so much empathy for a client that I would want to help them out as much as I can, but that would cause conflict with the boundaries I set to begin with.
3. How could you respond to a client who requests to be your Friend on a social network like Facebook?
• If a client asked to befriend me on a social media platform, I would have to kindly decline their offer and inform them of the polices of the agency and boundaries that must be present between physician and