Ethical Issues Quintell Turner Liberty University Ethical Issues Ethics plays a huge role in the counseling profession. The professionals that practice counseling whether group or individual must be very careful not to violate any of the ethics code because it could cause them to lose their career. Counselor and Therapist that work with groups setting have ethical standards that they must adhere to only a daily basis. There are several ethical issues that may present as barriers to counselors
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Summary of the Case: On March 26‚ 2015 Jasmine Smith began her counseling sessions at Sheridan Counseling Services. During this first session we completed both a face sheet and intake form in order to get a better understanding of why she began going to a counselor. Through this initial intake Mrs. Smith explained that she recently had a child‚ and had just been given the news that her daughter was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. This news came as a surprise to Jasmine Smith and her husband because
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A group Counseling Project Proposal - sample INTRODUCTION What is Group Counseling? Purpose of the group counseling varies from group to group. It can be therapeutic‚ educational‚ or helping people to make fundamental changes in their way of thinking‚ feeling and behaving (Corey‚ 2004‚ p. 7). Group counseling/therapy has the advantage of being more effective than individual therapy because‚ it more closely stimulates social interactions and interpersonal communication patterns than does individual
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Social Justice in the Counseling Profession Changes in world politics and US policy have affected the personal paradigms of many‚ as well as that of many professions. In this essay‚ I will discuss the meaning of social justice for the counseling profession. First‚ I will highlight how social justice has become a crucial necessity because of a changing world. Next‚ I will suggest how to promote and apply social justice in the counseling profession. Finally‚ I will point out some major characteristics
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Counseling Theories and Their Application in Schools Counseling in schools is more than scheduling students and career planning. Counseling in schools also includes counseling a diverse population with a variety of problems. Understanding counseling theories will help school counselors to effectively help the special populations on their campus. This paper will explore the key concepts‚ therapeutic process and applications of Adlerian Theory‚ Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Solution Focused Brief
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horizontal have been established‚ we achieve a common ground based on humbling ourselves before God and others. In this setting trust and fellowship are established‚ and ministering and pastoral care between one another can begin. In reading Pastoral Counseling The Basics‚ Dittes believes that one of the essentials to the personhood of the pastoral caregiver is koinonia as well. Dittes is more subtle in his approach to koinonia‚ than van Deusen Hunsinger. Dittes states that “The pastoral counselor does
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Lethal Sex: Conditions of Disclosure in Counseling Sexually Active Clients with HIV Elliot D. Cohen‚ Ph.D. The present HIV pandemic presents challenges for mental health practitioners who‚ in the course of therapy‚ sometimes become privy to confidential information about potentially lethal sexual relationships ongoing between the client and one or more uninformed partner(s). In this lecture I will discuss the current professional/legal status of making disclosure in such cases‚ and
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Running head: VALUE-NEUTRALITY PAPER Value-Neutrality Paper Associated with Counseling Launita D. Joseph Grand Canyon University November 9‚ 2011 Value-Neutrality Paper associated with counseling When working in the counseling field‚ one must remain neutral about issues that a client is suffering from. A counselor should not criticize a client for what he or she may believe in and should make ethical decisions when dealing with his or her clients. Within this paper‚ one will locate personal
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The ACA Code of Ethics is a set of standards for professional helpers to follow. The Code “reflects the counseling profession’s understanding of the responsibilities inherent in the covenantal relationship with society” (Ponton & Duba‚ 2009). This Code is a set of standards to basically keep everyone on the same page when working with clients. Upon reading the Code‚ I was intrigued with the Bartering component found in section A.10.d. I did not realize that bartering was allowed at such a professional
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and Macdermid suggest that students who are serving or are veterans may have trouble connecting with their peers and feel rather isolate and as if they have to keep to themselves. The research focuses on a comparison of emotional support from peer counseling among 199 students who are serving or are veterans and 181 civilian students over the course of an academic year. The data that was collected was via an electronic survey. The survey said how they felt about emotional support from
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