At my practicum, there are several opportunities for a counselor to make a mistake. However, the mistakes can be easily corrected, and most of the time the person on the other end of the phone or computer will not be phased by a slip up. The forgiveness of the mess up does not make it okay, because as social workers we should strive to always provide the best services for our clients. When I think of decisions I have made that were flawed, I immediately think of a chat session I had last week with a teenage girl. The situation reminded me of how important it is to use our training when working with individuals. Last week I was working a chat shift when I was connected with a fifteen-year-old girl. She confided in me that she had been sexually
