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Main Post YANSLY MARRERO Summary of Three Important Morals and Values Everyone has different morals and values, and it is something that we all hold very close to us and might even practice it on a day-to-day basis. I think the three most important morals and values are integrity, sensitivity and openness. However, the three most important professional values to me are honoring diversity and embracing a multicultural approach in support of the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of people within their social and cultural contexts; promoting social justice; safeguarding the integrity of the counselor–client relationship. These values are important because you never know what situation you are going to have to deal with. Every client will not present the same situation, everyone is different in their own ways and providing a safe space where everyone that comes in feels comfortable is very important. Promoting social justice is also an important value to uphold because not everyone can seek the right help which is important given everything that is happening around us. Lastly, protecting my integrity is important as well as protecting my client’s integrity because they are being honest and open with me therefore it is important to avoid harming the client in any way and instead establish a trustworthy environment between myself and the client. Ethical Principal Difficult to Uphold There are six ethical principles that were discussed in the videos. The ethical principles are autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity. Autonomy is fostering the right to control the direction of one’s life. This can be a difficult principle to uphold because as a counselor we cannot impose our own personal beliefs and values onto the client. For example, it could be challenging because a client may make a choice that will lead to negative consequences, however we must remember that ultimately it is the client’s decision. However, there are times where we must act and that is if we see acts of suicidality, homicidally, and suspicion of abuse and neglect. This is important to know when starting a session with the client and that is to mention to them that everything that we discuss will stay confidential however, that excludes situations where children are involved and there is abuse and neglect involves, if the client is experiencing suicidal thoughts, if the client has homicidal rage, or if they are victims of abuse. Aside from the general protocol where we might feel like our client’s life can be in danger, we cannot impose our own beliefs onto them because they must learn how to make decisions to govern their own lives even if it is not the decision that we would make as the counselor. Application of Ethical Decision-Making Model To minimize imposing my morals and values while upholding the ethical principle of autonomy I must avoid dual relationships, conflicts of interests and breaches of confidentiality because it can create ethical dilemmas. According to ACA Code of Ethics, A.4.b. Personal Values, “Counselors are aware of—and avoid imposing—their own values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors” (ACA, 2014, Standard A.4.b). This is the most important code of ethic to follow when following the ethical decision-making model because we must put our beliefs to the side
and focus on providing support to the client even if their views don’t align with yours. Dual relationship can cause issues therefore we have to follow ACA Code of Ethics, A.5.e. Personal Virtual Relationships with current clients, “Counselors are prohibited from engaging in a personal virtual relationship with individuals with whom they have a current counseling relationship” (ACA, 2014, Standard A.5.e). This code of ethic is important because we are living in a time where social media and technology consumes us, and it makes it easier to connect with others. All the faculties in the videos gave great advice on approaches we can make when practicing a specific ethical principle, however, Dr. Gary Szirony highlighted the importance of following the code of ethics to prevent a social dilemma from happening. References American Counseling Association. (2014). 2014 ACA Code of Ethics. Alexandria, VA: Author. Retrieved from https://www.counseling.org/resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf Walden University. (Producer). (2019e). Ethics and legal issues [Interactive media]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
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