Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to
explore the professional and ethical issues of counseling and referring when
dealing with counselor-client value differences.
Directions:
Begin this assignment by reading both Chapter 10 of the Sanders text and
the two American Counseling Association’s (ACA) articles about our position on
referrals:
- Martz, E., & Kaplan, D.
(2014). New responsibilities when making referrals. Counseling Today, 57(4), 24-25.
- Kocet, M. M., & Herlihy, B. J. (2014).
Addressing value‐based conflicts within the counseling relationship: A
decision‐making model. Journal of Counseling & Development, 92(2), 180-186.
Your paper
must be in current APA format including a title page, abstract and reference
page. The paper should be 3-6 pages in length. (This does not include title
page, abstract and reference page). Your paper must cite both the Sanders text
and the ACA position paper.
Divide your
paper into the headings below and address each question under each heading:
Summarize
(1-2 pages)
In this
section, summarize what you have read by condensing Chapter 10 of the Sanders
text, and the two ACA paper. Prove that you have comprehended the material by
writing a clear, brief, summary of the main points of each source. For the
Saunders chapter, make sure to focus on the presentation of the APA’s position
on values based referals and how to address values conflicts. A summarizationis not a commentary; rather, it is an insightful
précis of the longer, more elaborate chapter/article. It must provide a clear
overview of the material.
Reflect
(1-2 pages)
In this
section reflect on what you just read and answer the following questions:
- Having read the chapter and ACA paper,s what
new realizations and/or questions occurred for you?
- How do you feel about the ACA position of not referring
clients based on value differences?
- Because referrals based on value
differences are not ethical under your profession’s ethics codes, what personal
and professional dilemmas, around specific populations or problems, might this
pose for you? At this end of these instructions is a list of various
populations for you to consider.
Act
(1-2 pages)
In this section put into action what you have just
learned/realized as a result of the reading. Specifically address these
questions:
- What actions or changes are you
going to make as a result of this information?
- Who and what might you consult to
assist you in resolving any personal/professional dilemmas that remain for you?
After you have
completed your paper, follow the steps below to submit your draft to Safe
Assign, for checking plagiarism, and
your final copy to the grade book for grading:
Step 1: Submit your
paper via the SafeAssign draft link by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of
Module/Week 2.
Step 2: Wait
until the link indicates that SafeAssign has analyzed your paper and prepared a
report. (For more information: https://wiki.umbc.edu/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=41191001).
Step 3: Evaluate
the Safe Assign report by opening the report and looking at the highlighted
sections of your paper. You will notice that SafeAssign often matches (highlights)
on headings, titles, and references. These are not considered plagiarized.
If you see matches on entire sentences or paragraphs that
are not enclosed in quotation marks, then you have unintentionally plagiarized.
You will need to go back and re-write those sections in your own words.
Step 4: Save your
final paper as a Microsoft Word document using your name and assignment title,
(e.g., Doe_J_reaction_paper), and submit the final paper to the grade book using
the second assignment link. The final
assignment is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 2.
Population/ Problem List
Review the populations/ problems that you might encounter
while working as a professional counselor.
Choose a population that would be difficult for you to work with due to
conflicting values and beliefs. Use this
population as the one to reflect on in section two of your paper.
____1. A person with
fundamentalist religious beliefs.
____2. A woman who says
that if she could turn her life over to Christ she would find peace.
____3. A person who
shows little conscience development, is strictly interested in his/her own
advancement, and uses others for personal gain.
____4. A gay or lesbian
couple wanting to work on conflicts in their relationship.
____5. A man who wants
to leave his wife and children for the sake of sexual adventures with other
women.
____6. A woman who has
decided to leave her husband and children to gain independence.
____7. A woman who has
decided to get an abortion but wants to process her feelings around it.
____8. A teenager who
is having unsafe sex and sees no problem with the behavior.
____9. A high school
student who is sent to you by his parents because they suspect he is using
drugs.
____10. A person who is very cerebral and is convinced that
feelings are a private matter.
____11. A man who believes the best way to discipline his
children is through spanking.
____12. An interracial couple coming for premarital
counseling.
____13. A high school student who believes she is a lesbian
and wants to discuss how to “come out” to her parents.
____14. A gay or lesbian couple wanting to adopt a child.
____15. A man who has found a way of cheating the system and
getting more than his legal share of public assistance.
____16. A woman who comes with her husband for couples counseling
while maintaining an extramarital affair.
____17. A man who believes internet sex can be a creative
way to express sexuality.
____18. A couple who believe that sex with multiple partners
is okay.
____19. A man convicted of pedophilia and court-ordered for
counseling.
____20. A woman who makes her living as an exotic dancer.
____21. A man convicted of domestic violence.
____22. A woman whose children have been removed by Child
Protective Services.
____23. A man recently released from jail after serving a
sentence for rape.
____24. A man with terminal cancer who wants to discuss
stopping all treatment to hasten his death.
____25. A woman who believes in an egalitarian marriage.
*Modified from Corey, G., Cory M.S., & Callanan, P.
(2011). Issues and ethics in the helping professions, 8th ed. Belmont, CA:
Brooks/Cole.
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