Reflecting Personal Values In Counseling

Your environment creates a person’s values through a complex evolution of culture, interactions with others, life experiences and world views. As we grow and develop, life forms our values through a lifetime’s worth of experiences. As a counseling student, counselors shouldn’t force their values onto others. When working clients, you have to allow them to make their own decisions. As stated in the Ethical Code of Standards A., “counselors must be aware of their own values, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors and how these apply in it a diverse society” The insights you gained from reflecting on your personal attitudes
I gained values and beliefs from reflecting on my personal attitudes. Life has shown that there will be ups and downs. You have to be able to stand strong no matter the circumstances. Attitudes develop over a course of time; throughout every experience you will get a reaction. Client’s personal attitude is a reflection of …show more content…
The strength of personal convictions can be foundational in the development of professional identity, yet counseling students may not be conscious of this influence. Few people acknowledge personal bias against groups or individuals. The failure to acknowledge these biases may be reflective of a lack of insight about personal biases. The insights you gained from reflecting on your personal behavior
The insight I gained from reflecting on personal behavior is a person will react to how you treat them. A person’s behavior shows their attitude towards situation. Human beings respond to actions and indicated responds immensely. If you gain your clients trust and build a professional relationship your, they’ll feel valued, open up to their counselor and receive healing toward their challenges. How these factors might impact your delivery of counseling