Case Study of Ethics in Client Counseling
Case Study of Ethics in Client Counseling
This is about an ethical issue in counseling. It is a counselor possibly having a problem with a client that is abuse in relationships, specifically spousal. The counselor had an abusive father, which makes him very sensitive to this type of situation.
The client of course is approximately the same age as the counselor, grew up similar in circumstances, but different outcomes. The questions at hand are somewhat a dilemma to the counselor. Should he continue with the client even after some of the things the initial meeting came up with? Should the counselor remove himself from this situation due to the feelings he has about his father? Can the counselors own experiences help the client? Will the counselor truly be able to keep his feelings out of the counseling sessions and use his experiences as his guide? Does he already preconceive that the client is not willing to change his behavior? All of these questions are legitimate and controversial to the situation. So, what does the counselor do and how will he go about doing the decision.
American boys are being so "emotionally uneducated by everyone from parents and peers to the entertainment industry, say some psychologists.” (APA Monitor; VOL 30 , NR 7 July/August 1999
This is what we have grown up with for many years in the United States, it has lead to an increase of domestic violence, just as our case states has happened. This mis-education is a decision maker for each individual growing up to decide on how he plans to use it. As for the counselor, he became educated and learns a better way than what he was taught at a young age. The client went from high school straight to work with the type of men that he wanted to be like, muscular. He educated himself with reinforced behavior of his earlier years of education.
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