Value-Neutrality Paper
Working in the couseling field in my opinion can be very hard when you are faced with value neutral situations. I believe one must remain neutral about issues that a client is suffering from. It is human nature to have personal opinions, especially when it comes to hot topics such as abortion, suicide, adultery, drug use, domestic violence, and child abuse. Within this paper, one will locate personal beliefs on ethical decisions, factors that might lead a counselor to referring a client to another counselor and, what would a counselor do if a referral is not an option.
To me as a counselor remaining value neutral to a client’s situation should always be practiced with ethical decision-making. I believe a counselor should remain value neutral to all issues or problems a client maybe facing. If a counselor decides that they feel telling the client how they feel about the situation it can either go two ways. One way the client will accept it and everything will be fine another way will be the the client will become resistant to the therapy session and also you are the counselor. I am currently in couseling myself and I go to therapy looking not to be judged because that is what they do outside the doors of the counselor. If I feel I am being judged I will not come back or ask to be referred to another counselor. It wouldn’t hurt more to know that your counselor is judging you because you face that every day of your life. Counselors in my opinion are the people you trust the most when it comes to expressing yourself and to have that person help you through your trials without being judged is a great feeling.
According to www.examiner.com Counselors face this decision often when discussing the issue of child abuse. For example, a client discloses to a counselor in a session that she hits her two-year-old son with a belt when he misbehaves. The counselor is vehemently opposed to this type of discipline, however, what is in the best interest of the client? Would it
To me as a counselor remaining value neutral to a client’s situation should always be practiced with ethical decision-making. I believe a counselor should remain value neutral to all issues or problems a client maybe facing. If a counselor decides that they feel telling the client how they feel about the situation it can either go two ways. One way the client will accept it and everything will be fine another way will be the the client will become resistant to the therapy session and also you are the counselor. I am currently in couseling myself and I go to therapy looking not to be judged because that is what they do outside the doors of the counselor. If I feel I am being judged I will not come back or ask to be referred to another counselor. It wouldn’t hurt more to know that your counselor is judging you because you face that every day of your life. Counselors in my opinion are the people you trust the most when it comes to expressing yourself and to have that person help you through your trials without being judged is a great feeling.
According to www.examiner.com Counselors face this decision often when discussing the issue of child abuse. For example, a client discloses to a counselor in a session that she hits her two-year-old son with a belt when he misbehaves. The counselor is vehemently opposed to this type of discipline, however, what is in the best interest of the client? Would it
References: Keane, K. A. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.examiner.com/article/value-neutrality-from-a-counselor-s-point-of-view