Ethical Challenges Related to Practice
Apprehensions of the complexities involving the various scenarios that I will face when working with clients have been one of the biggest concerns that remain on my mind as I continue to be groomed into becoming an effective, professional counselor. With the substantiated knowledge throughout our studies that counselors are to protect the welfare of the clients we serve, with his or her best interest on the forefront, I can safely say that I do not believe that remaining respectful of clients and faithful to the established ACA Code of Ethics (Remley & Herlihy, 2016, pp. 399-431) for professional counselors, will be a challenge that I cannot meet, especially as it pertains to my morals, ethics and values. However, I do know that trials will surface upon my career path in the future, which will test my loyalty to the profession, such as the Catch-22 predicament that Edward faced with Ms. Wilcox, as described in the example, 1-2 - The Case of Edward (Remley & Herlihy, 2016, p. 9).
Edward was charged with deciding if …show more content…
According to Remley & Herlighy, the altruistic view is “one of the most fundamental ethical values” that most counselors share (Remley & Herlighy, 2016, p. 8). It is also a valuable characteristic that is extremely essential for counselors to possess, which is the key ingredient to establishing the therapeutic relationship with your client. Genuine empathy or altruism requires that the counselor remains trustworthy, with eminent consideration of the welfare of the client(s). The importance of sustaining an altruistic relationship with the client could make the distinct difference between effectively helping him or her client and leaving him or her in an unaltered position with permanent, negative views of distrust towards counselors. Either way, both come with consequential
Apprehensions of the complexities involving the various scenarios that I will face when working with clients have been one of the biggest concerns that remain on my mind as I continue to be groomed into becoming an effective, professional counselor. With the substantiated knowledge throughout our studies that counselors are to protect the welfare of the clients we serve, with his or her best interest on the forefront, I can safely say that I do not believe that remaining respectful of clients and faithful to the established ACA Code of Ethics (Remley & Herlihy, 2016, pp. 399-431) for professional counselors, will be a challenge that I cannot meet, especially as it pertains to my morals, ethics and values. However, I do know that trials will surface upon my career path in the future, which will test my loyalty to the profession, such as the Catch-22 predicament that Edward faced with Ms. Wilcox, as described in the example, 1-2 - The Case of Edward (Remley & Herlihy, 2016, p. 9).
Edward was charged with deciding if …show more content…
According to Remley & Herlighy, the altruistic view is “one of the most fundamental ethical values” that most counselors share (Remley & Herlighy, 2016, p. 8). It is also a valuable characteristic that is extremely essential for counselors to possess, which is the key ingredient to establishing the therapeutic relationship with your client. Genuine empathy or altruism requires that the counselor remains trustworthy, with eminent consideration of the welfare of the client(s). The importance of sustaining an altruistic relationship with the client could make the distinct difference between effectively helping him or her client and leaving him or her in an unaltered position with permanent, negative views of distrust towards counselors. Either way, both come with consequential