Ethical Considerations In Counseling

Ethical considerations There are arguably many things to consider as I entered into the field of being a drug and alcohol counselor; yet the code of ethics in which were are sworn to me is of the utmost importance and one I take personally. First we bound to the nine principles that uphold the profession of counseling all of which could be further deduced to their own importance; yet accumulatively these are the principles that guide us in our work. They are as follows: 1) the counseling relationship, 2) confidentiality and privileged communication, 3) professional responsibilities and workplace standards, 4) working in a culturally diverse world, 5) assessment, evaluation, and interpretation, 6) therapy, e-supervision, and social media, 7)
I see mental health and substance use disorders as the result of maladaptive learning, as people are born as a blank slate and learn through their experiences and environment. As a behaviorists I do not assume that sets of symptoms reflect single underlying causes. I tend to assume that all behavior is learned from the environment and symptoms are acquired through classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
Classical conditioning involves learning by association and is usually the cause of most mental and substance use disorders. Operant conditioning involves learning by reinforcement (e.g. rewards) and punishment, and can explain abnormal behavior should as eating disorders. I also believe if a behavior is learned, it can also be unlearned.
Healthy and unhealthy functioning -----Corey
Behavioral therapies are founded on the theory of classical conditioning. The idea is that all behavior is learned; either from a flawed perspective (i.e. conditioning) and is the cause of a negative or abnormal behavior. Therefore the person is in need to learn the correct or acceptable behavior. A feature of behavioral therapy is its focus on current problems and behavior, and on attempts to displace, stop or remove negative behaviors that the client finds problematic. This perspective contrasts greatly with psychodynamic therapy (re: Freud), where the focus is much more on trying to uncover unresolved conflicts
Two of the earliest forms of CBT were Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), developed by Albert Ellis in the 1950s, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy, developed by Aaron T. Beck in the 1960s. CBT can be used to treat people with a wide range of substance use and mental health problems. CBT is based on the idea that how we think (cognition), how we feel (emotion) and how we act (behavior) all interact together. Specifically, our thoughts determine our feelings and our behavior. Therefore, negative thoughts can cause us distress and result in problems. When a person suffers with psychological distress, the way in which they interpret situations becomes abnormal, which in turn has a negative impact on the actions or behaviors we