Ethical considerations that will be upheld by the counsellor during the sessions with Kate are the following: 1) respect for the client; the counsellor will respect the Kate as a person, and the counsellor will acknowledge Kate’s dignity, worth and sense of value. 2) Best interest or well-being: the counsellor should act in the best interest of the Kate. 3) Human rights of the Kate will be respected …show more content…
The counsellor can also help the family members to understand that the one true aspect that the family can control are their own individual beliefs and behaviours and that no change will occur unless the whole family is willing to truly perceive each other’s contributions to the challenges (no matter how small) the family is currently experiencing (Abramson, 2007). The counsellor working with families in therapy focuses on the family atmosphere, the interactive goals of each member within the family and the family constellation (Corey, 2009). Each family creates a certain climate or atmosphere that could be assessed and determine how the family members relate to one another. Each family has a unique climate or atmosphere. The most important indicator of what the famlies climate or atmosphere is, is to pay attention to the parents relationship and how they are with one another. Parents are the modles to the children, the children learn from them how to relate and treat others as well as how to work and how to contribute to the community (Bitter, 2014). The goal of family therapy is for the family members to become more aware of each individuals interaction within the family system. It is very important for the counsellor to understand each family members and the family as a hole their, behaviours, beliefs and goals (Corey,