Community Ethics

RUNNING HEAD : ETHICS

ETHICS IN COUNSELING

[NAME]

[UNIVERSITY]

[DATE]

Counseling is a very difficult profession . It entails a lot of listening , analysis and , I think the hardest part of it is giving advices . I believe , though , that counseling is very rewarding for people trust you that you can help then when go through a very difficult situation . It is one big challenge for the counselor to get the complete trust of the other party

Being a competent counselor , you really would have to invest time and effort to

gain knowledge about different situational conditions . It becomes harder when the client has culture different from yours . First the client must be comfortable to share to us what he /she is going through . The usual practice would apply , but this time , we must be a little sensitive and conscious since we are from different cultures . The counselor must watch his /her words . Humor can help so the client can be comfortable

A competent counselor must be good in asking the proper questions Gathering information is always crucial . Assure the client that everything will be held confidential . During sessions , the counselor must be able to keep the focus of the client . The counselor must pay attention to what the client would answer to his /her questions . It may be difficult for the counselor to understand the client because of their difference in culture but the counselor has to . Again , a competent counselor must be knowledgeable about different cultural norms . It would also be difficult to validate one 's feelings or thoughts because the counselor feels or thinks the other way . Just listen and seem interested . Interest in the client is also another important thing

Giving good and proper advice would make a competent counselor . The counselor 's advice must meet propriety of the client 's culture

Do get news from the client regarding his /her issue after the sessions Know if things are better and tell the client that if he /she ever needs help , he /she could come to the counselor

In the case of Tanya , who was having affair with men not known to her lesbian partner Liz , I am going to handle the case as I would with other cases . Tanya needs counseling because she is confused . I would ask questions like , does she still think about Liz ? What does she feel about having an affair with men ? Why was she doing it when she has Liz ? If intimacy is a problem , does she think obtaining it from others would not harm her relationship with Liz ? Does she still want to keep the relationship

I think I would also arrive to Maxine 's suggestion that Tanya 's affair with men affects her intimacy with her partner . My idea is that Tanya is enjoying her intimate relationships with men and still wanting to work everything out with Liz means she values her partner and intimacy is not the sole foundation of their relationship but can perturb it

Maxine has to see...