Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services
HN 144: Unit 4 Assignment
Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services
The counselor in this article has learned a lot from Steve throughout his time spent with him. Some of the things I believe that he has learned was personal strength, how to see the world through another person’s eyes and also that not every case can be treated the same, especially when someone is battling something so deep inside of them, that you are just there to guide them through their journey at that time. Working with someone like Steve is not easy and it takes a lot of your own strengths to work with someone like that, but in the end it is very awarding and you learn a lot about yourself. Some behaviors that may get changed while working with Steve throughout the years may be that the counselor may not be so quick to say that this is a simple case of just college jitters, and take his time in sessions now. He may learn that life is too short and is very fragile and learn to appreciate time spent learning to get to know Steve and that it will be a remarkable journey to go down with Steve, because Steve did not just learn that he is not normal, I believe the counselor while working with Steve has learned a lot about himself. Do I think that most people that I come into contact with will change me in some kind of way? Yes I do, I work for a Mental Health Clinic, and on a daily basis get to meet a whole bunch of different people. Some teach me that unlike Steve we are all not “normal” or what may be the definition of “normal” to one person, another definition of “normal” is different for them. It has also taught me that you cannot take a grain of assault with everything said and that life is very precious and to be glad that we do not have to struggle on a daily basis, and be thankful for what we have in life, because others are not as fortunate as us to have food and shelter and even a job. According to the Standard # 3 of the
Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services
The counselor in this article has learned a lot from Steve throughout his time spent with him. Some of the things I believe that he has learned was personal strength, how to see the world through another person’s eyes and also that not every case can be treated the same, especially when someone is battling something so deep inside of them, that you are just there to guide them through their journey at that time. Working with someone like Steve is not easy and it takes a lot of your own strengths to work with someone like that, but in the end it is very awarding and you learn a lot about yourself. Some behaviors that may get changed while working with Steve throughout the years may be that the counselor may not be so quick to say that this is a simple case of just college jitters, and take his time in sessions now. He may learn that life is too short and is very fragile and learn to appreciate time spent learning to get to know Steve and that it will be a remarkable journey to go down with Steve, because Steve did not just learn that he is not normal, I believe the counselor while working with Steve has learned a lot about himself. Do I think that most people that I come into contact with will change me in some kind of way? Yes I do, I work for a Mental Health Clinic, and on a daily basis get to meet a whole bunch of different people. Some teach me that unlike Steve we are all not “normal” or what may be the definition of “normal” to one person, another definition of “normal” is different for them. It has also taught me that you cannot take a grain of assault with everything said and that life is very precious and to be glad that we do not have to struggle on a daily basis, and be thankful for what we have in life, because others are not as fortunate as us to have food and shelter and even a job. According to the Standard # 3 of the
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