In some cases, people have to ignore their personal morals in order to remain ethical in regards to their professions. When I was a young girl, my mother married a very well known and successful attorney. My step father had a prideful way about himself. He had a stern voice and stood tall, as if he was balancing a stack of books on his head. I thought as if this man could be made of stone, that was until one day he came home from a long day of court. My new step father walks into the dinning room to join my mother and I, but in this moment I did not see his statue. He shuffled in with his shoulders shrugged and his head hung with shame. I had never seen him act in this manor, so very nervously I asked him …show more content…
But, I believe that in therapy conformity does not always symbolize something negative. A psychologist works with people who have mental health disorders, eating disorders, relationship problems, family and children problems and those who struggle with substance abuse. People go to therapy because its confidential. Whatever is said in therapy, by law can not be repeated or shared with another person unless the therapist has a reason to believe the client or another human being is in danger. The role of the therapist is to listen to the client and help the client find ways to solve or cope with the hardships of life. Over time people start to build trust with their therapists and feel comfortable enough to put all their demons on the table for the therapist to see. So, say I am a therapist for family and children and I have a session with the father alone. The father tells me hes having an affair on his wife. It is my ethical duty to not tell his wife due to confidentiality, even though it is not within the lines of my moral compass to let a women go without knowing her husband is having an affair. I would be going against what I believe in to protect an undeserving man due to the laws of my profession and my professional ethics. But as I said, conformity does not always have to be negative or pressing. Lets say I have a new client and they confine in me that they are making the transition from being a male to a female. I do not necessarily think that sex change is moral. But, having to conform and listen forces me to set aside behind my beliefs and be more open minded to the people coming in for