Analysis: A Paradigm Shift In Counseling Philosophy
A Paradigm Shift in counseling Philosophy Upon reading the article, A Paradigm Shift in Counseling Philosophy, I learned that the word culture can take on a different meaning. A culture is normally referred to as a part of a race, how individuals within this culture act and what these individuals believe collectively. I found that culture is also a proper term to use for groups of individuals who exude the same interest, share commonalities and do not have to be of a particular race. For example, motorcycle groups, educators, counselors, teenagers and various other groups are representation of how a culture looks, act and what they believe to be important to them. As a part of this paper I will describe the paradigm shift, address how
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In defining the new movement, Cottone himself, created a social constructivism model of ethical decision making. This process he laid out contends that there is no free will and the decisions we make are influenced heavily by our culture. Likewise, he goes on to say that there is no individual conscience but he believes there is a collective conscience. Our collective conscience, is developed in part from the cultural ethics we have been exposed to in life. I agree that free will isn’t totally free. My thought is that we are impacted by our morals, beliefs, and religion prior to exercising free will. Before we make a decision, we process what we know then sway towards what will be the best decision for us. Now, I will say that the choice we arrive at is ultimately our own but it isn’t free of having some …show more content…
According to Cottone (2016), consensualities are the absolute truths of a community. In explaining the community he speaks more of religion, and compares the absolute truths of a community to his concept of how these truths are incorporated whether a person religious or not. The commonality is that if you are an outsider to a group or community it is going to be difficult for one to understand the ways or communication style of this group/race. Why? Because the concept is foreign to the counselor, but significant to the group. This significance originates from how they live, customs and morals, religion and beliefs. Who we are, what we believe and who we interact with affects all of our
In defining the new movement, Cottone himself, created a social constructivism model of ethical decision making. This process he laid out contends that there is no free will and the decisions we make are influenced heavily by our culture. Likewise, he goes on to say that there is no individual conscience but he believes there is a collective conscience. Our collective conscience, is developed in part from the cultural ethics we have been exposed to in life. I agree that free will isn’t totally free. My thought is that we are impacted by our morals, beliefs, and religion prior to exercising free will. Before we make a decision, we process what we know then sway towards what will be the best decision for us. Now, I will say that the choice we arrive at is ultimately our own but it isn’t free of having some …show more content…
According to Cottone (2016), consensualities are the absolute truths of a community. In explaining the community he speaks more of religion, and compares the absolute truths of a community to his concept of how these truths are incorporated whether a person religious or not. The commonality is that if you are an outsider to a group or community it is going to be difficult for one to understand the ways or communication style of this group/race. Why? Because the concept is foreign to the counselor, but significant to the group. This significance originates from how they live, customs and morals, religion and beliefs. Who we are, what we believe and who we interact with affects all of our