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Running head: BENCHMARK ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS REFLECTION 1 Benchmark and attitudes and Beliefs Reflection Felicia R. Montgomery Liberty University

Benchmark Attitudes and Beliefs Reflection 2 Abstract After carefully examining my beliefs and the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (ACA) I have found that as a counselor I must be able to use professionalism in order to promote the respect for those I counsel. In this paper I will discuss and examine my strong beliefs as well as my values as a counselor. After completing the Benchmark and Attitudes and Beliefs Inventory I have decided to choose the three questions with the strongest reactions that was difficult for me to answer. The questions I will be answering within this paper are: 1. A man who wants to leave his wife and children for the sake of sexual adventures with other women, 2. A teenager who is having unsafe sex and sees no problem with the behavior, and 3. A woman who comes with her husband for couples counseling while maintaining an extramarital affair. As I cover each topic, I will cover the reaction which caused my feelings, my response, or my values and finally my action or what I need to wok on as a counselor. Keywords: Reaction, Values and Beliefs, Action, and Response.

Benchmark Attitudes and Beliefs Reflection 3 Benchmark Attitudes and Beliefs Reflection According to the American Counseling Association also called ACA (2014), I should maintain autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity at all times while counseling others. As a counselor my primary focus should be the client and not my personal beliefs for any reason. I should always respect the client’s dignity and encourage the well-being of my client. I must also always avoid harming or trying to force my values on any client in my care. As a counselor for couples and family I must “discriminate or condone discrimination based on age, color, culture, disability, ethnic group, gender, race, language preference, religion, spirituality, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status” (Ballard et al. 2018, p. 5). Reaction: We will begin with my first reaction in which I have selected for discussion which is a man who wants to leave his wife and children for the sake of sexual adventures with other women. The second reaction is a teenager who is having unsafe sex and sees no problem with their behavior and finally a woman who comes with her husband for couples counseling while maintaining an extramarital affair. As a woman of God and a counselor I am aware of other people and their feelings while trying to understand the lifestyles others chose for their lives. As for a man who decides he would like to leave his family to partake in his own desire of sexual adventures with other women has sparked some thoughts in my mind that seem to be personal to me. As I began to ponder this first question, I believe this was something personal for me. This was personal to me because I have witnessed this type of behavior several times whether it was in my own marriage or with a family member or friend. As this question has been opposed to me, I have had to

Benchmark Attitudes and Beliefs Reflection 4 carefully take inventory of myself and how I can successfully help others with these issues in their lives. With this question placed up front in my life at this time I believe I am able to look into other cultural norms as well as values to learn what others might have been taught or learned from their parents. According to USA Today, there are men who cheat for different reasons with who some cheat for sex, emotional gain, attention from someone other than their mate, or to feel important. The study of men cheating shows that least 60% of married men cheat with a slightly lower number for women. Cheating can also be about meeting their own need or gratification (2011). My second reaction of teenager having unsafe sex and sees no problem with their behavior I believe came from children I have witnessed several teenagers doing this inappropriate behavior in school and in the church. Growing up, I was taught that sex was a sin if you were not married to that person. In the church I grew up in a teenager would have to go before the church and ask for forgiveness if they became pregnant. I never believed in anything like this, as a matter of fact I thought it was foolishness to make a person ask for forgiveness. I only ever witnessed the girls asking for forgiveness but never the boys. This was not one of my values I learned however, having sex and not caring about your body being the temple of God was and is a value I learned. For this cause this statement brought question as to how I feel about having no problem with unsafe sex. My final reaction is in reference to the women who decides to engage in counseling with her husband and still remain in her extramarital affair while in counseling. This response can very well tie in with my first response of a man leaving his family for his own sexual gratification. Both of these reactions did however bring great thought to my mind as well as thought to the values taught in our family growing up. I am not in agreement with anyone agreeing to partake in counseling and continue with their sin. As I did not consider prayer and of the Code of Ethics, it seems to be a waste of their time. However, as a counselor I

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