Based on Chapters 3&4, respond to the following questions:
We all have values and it is often difficult not to allow these values to interfere with our judgement and decisions. Yet, as a human services professional, we have to find a way to keep our values in check and not place them on the people we serve.
1. Review the vignette on Family Values, and respond to the questions below.
The Divorce, the client (Janice) has decided to leave her husband and get a divorce. She tells her counselor (Gary) that she doesnt want to work on her marriage anymore. Janice says that she is tired of her husbands anger and moods. The counselor responds: I hate to hear that. What about your kids? Who will be the advocate for them? She says, If I am happy, they will be happy. I will take care of my kids. The counselor concludes by asking, Is divorce the best way to take care of your children? It is clear that the counselor has an agenda for the client. The counselors focus is on the welfare of her children. The client feels misunderstood and does not think the counselor is helping her.
Put yourself in this situation with a client similar to Janice. Assume that your client is experiencing a great deal of ambivalence about getting a divorce, even though she tells you she is convinced that her marital situation is hopeless. She pleads with you to tell her whether she should remain married or get a divorce.
a. What kind of questions would you ask of Janice, if any?
b . What is your opinion of the counselor’s response?
c. If your client expects you to provide her with an answer, because she is coming to you as the expert, what would you do?
2. Explore what you consider to be the main ethical issues in counseling lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clients. Review the discussion of the case of Bruff v. North Mississippi Health Services on pages 127129.
a . What are the ethical issues in this case?
b. To what degree do you think the counselor imposed her values on her client?
c. Do you think counselors have a right to refuse to provide services to homosexual clients because of the counselors personal beliefs?
3. What did you learn about values from this discussion?
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