COUN 400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2-3: Countertransference, Family Values, 18 Months
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Certain basic values are important to maintain mentally healthy lifestyles and for guiding and evaluating the course of treatment. Clients are responsibility of choosing what values to adopt, modify or discard, and what direction their lives will take. Avoid disclosing a personal value that may steer client toward accepting your value orientation. Reveal your values in a way that does not communicate it directly or indirectly that the client should adopt them. Help client explore and clarify their beliefs and apply them to solving their own problems. Be aware of your own values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Avoid imposing values that are inconsistent with counseling goals. Seek consultation when struggling with ethical dilemma. Common characteristics of helpers working with lgb clients: negative personal reactions, limited empathy, lack of understanding. Familiarize yourself with legal requirements by state. Know and apply policies of agency where you work.
