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Psychological Fitness & self awareness
Psychological Fitness & self awareness
Counselor Ethical Boundaries and Practices
Practicing SOLER, Active Listening, Empathetic Listening, Probing, and Summarizing
Reflection
Reflection
Ethics are more than just an outline of professional behavior. Ethics show the world what kind of counselor you are and reveals much about our own personal values as humans. We hold a position of power with populations that are in a space of crisis or vulnerability. How we choose to use that power says everything about our character. When we understand our own value systems and ethics, we are better able to learn how to bracket our own beliefs when facing beliefs in sessions that we do not align with. This is an important part of counseling because it also falls in line with the ACA code of ethics A.4.b. Personal Values. This ethical code allows us to counsel people of a variety of cultures and lifestyles without causing harm which is touched again in section B.1.a. Multicultural/Diversity Considerations. This also highlights the importance of practicing within one's own competence and learning to set clear boundaries with clients as discussed in section C.2.a. Boundaries of Competence (ACA, 2014). More importantly as a counselor it is vital that we monitor ourselves for signs of impairment (ACA, 2014, C.2.g.) and that we refrain from giving advice when we are impaired. Utilizing introspection or consultation can aid us in remaining authentic and limiting our influence on clients' decisions and beliefs. Learning to remain congruent in and outside of work helps us build on that authenticity and build stronger relationships in and out of counseling. Knowing these things helps us to learn how to manage countertransference, and encourage us to use curiousness with clients that hold differing beliefs to raise our understanding of them and their culture so that we may be intentional by putting aside our own prejudices, biases, and prior knowledge to understand the client just as they are, and as they experience the world which is essential to truly understand a clients perspective.
This also ties into psychological fitness and maintaining holistic wellness across mental, relational, and professional lives. These interpersonal values that we identify aids in promoting our personal growth. Within these ethical realms it is important for a clinician to engage in roles that promote open-ness, self-awareness, and self- acceptance.
Cultural Diversity
Cultural Diversity
Reflection
Reflection
CIT’s honor and embrace cultural diversity, responsiveness, and sensitivity by seeking to support clients dignitity and worth within their own unique context. They seek additiona training where needed for multicultural competency, and they work hard to utilize curiosity to better understand a diverse array of cultures, attitudes, and beliefs that are held by others because they understand that to help others, they must understand them in their own context.
CITs acknowledge how their cultural identity impacts their relationships with others by avoiding imposing their beliefs, values, and attitudes onto others or their clients. They seek to understand the effects of the power and privilege dynamics within the counseling space, and they embrace opportunities to learn strategies for identifying and eliminating instances of oppression, discrimination, and prejudice within the world.
Flexibilty
Flexibilty
Reflection
Reflection
CITs embrace ambiguity with an open-mind and have the courage to form innovative solutions when facing challenges. CITs are able to work with others in a way that is open and inviting to multiple points of view and diverse cultural situations. CITs are open to shifting their perspective and embracing change.
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This guiding question is informed by the following CACREP common core area standard: 2.F.1.k., ACA code of ethics standards: C.7.b; C.2.f, and program objectives: Counseling and helping relationships; social and cultural diversity.
Guiding Question: How does the CIT model open-mindedness by their words and actions?
Examples of Evidence:
•Embraces ambiguity in multiple contexts
•Works to identify innovative solutions when faced with challenging situations
•Invites opportunities to engage in diverse cultural situations
•Remains open to a shift in perspective
•Recognizes there are multiple perspectives
Patience
Patience
Empathy
Empathy
Kohlberg’s Six Stages of Moral Reasoning
Bereavement Across the Life Span
Reflection:
Moral reasoning and Breavement
CIT's demonstrate empathy in multiple contexts by avoiding value imposition on their clients, maintaining professional boundaries, engaging in self-reflection, and seeking ongoing training and regular supervision. This is done to create a safe and inclusive therapeutic environment and work towards establishing a strong and therapeutic alliance with the client while also ensuring the counselors competency. Throughout the lifespan clients will experience a variety of different experiences and emotions and it is our job as counselors to promote their dignity and respect as they navigate these experiences in a manner that reflects the direction they seek in life. One of the greatest places our empathy will be shown in the counseling profession are in moments of understanding grief in a persons life. Grief is a unique emotion and experience as the symptoms of grief may never leave us, though we are to help them understand their grief and how to live through it without it controlling their lives. Understanding that this is a cycle all humans experience and the significant role of grief in understanding love as well and utilizing our empathy to help clients feel like they are not alone in these waves of life is some of the greatest work we will ever do.
An important part of understanding breavement is in the identity work we do as counselors with clients that aim to help a client identify their values, and how they interpret good vs bad, right vs wrong. It is in this work that moral reasoning is built and through this lens where breavement can be understood through the lens of the client. This work goes hand in hand and cannot be fully understood without the other. This work also helps counselors to help clients how to relate to others who may see the world through a different lens which aids in teaching them how to use their own empathy when dealing with others.
This is the work that begins the depth of healing journey. In my growth in counseling grief began as a fear that i myself could not overcome. Alignment always has its way of finding me as once i acknowledged this i was flooded with clients who struggled with grief and together we navigated this healing process together. I am forever humbled by every client experience I have been trusted to able to be a part of in this nature. I am constantly reminded that grief is the price of love, and the deeper the love, the deeper the grief. It is the sacrifice we pay to experience love in this world. We as humans must always remember we are never alone in this sacrifice. It is my ultimate pleasure to sit with clients in this grief and appreciate the love that they experienced that led to such a profound level of grief. It is one of the greatest honors of being a counselor to get to whitness.
This guiding question is informed by the following CACREP common core area standards: 2.F.2.g.; 2.F.2.h.; 2.F.3.f., ACA code of ethics standards: A.2.c.; A.4.a., and program objectives: Counseling and helping relationships; social and cultural diversity.
Amiability
Amiability
Acceptance
Acceptance
Marginalized Group Career Counseling Paper
Reflection
Reflection
CIT's practice acceptance in multiple contexts by attending supervision and engaging in consultations regularly. They honor the decision-making process of others and understand the importance of gathering clinically relevant data to inform treatment planning and they always seek for clarification when needed. A CIT must always understand their role and limitation within the various relationships they engage in.
Professional Identity
Professional Identity
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