EDC 571 Ch 2 - The counselor - personal & professional Flashcards
A complete therapy system should address what three things?
Thinking, feeling and doing
What are values?
core beliefs that influence how we act. don’t be encapsulated by own world view.
Who establishes the goals of counseling?
The client - by collaborating with the counselor. the general goals of the counselor must be congruent with the personal goals of the client.
3 processes of being effective multicultural counselor
- know your beliefs and attitudes, so they don’t interfere.
- Knowledge - learn about own culture and how it effects you, understand dynamics of racism/oppression
- Skills and Intervention strategies - become skilled in working with other groups - expectations, knowledge
what are mandatory ethics?
view of ethical practice that deals with the minimum level of professional practice
what are aspirational ethics
doing what is in best interest of client
what are positive ethics
want do to what is best for client and not just meet the minimum standards to stay out of trouble
7 steps to ethical decision making
- identify dilemma
- Identify potential issues
- Look at ethics codes, Consider laws
- Seek consultation
- brainstorm courses of action
- enumerate consequences of possible decisions
- decide on course/document/evaluate outcome
Informed consent
client’s right to be information about therapy and make autonomous decisions. not just about confidentiality
what is diagnosis?
identifying a specific mental disorder based on a pattern of symptoms
What is the RESPECTFUL model of multicultural counseling?
R - religion E - economic class background S - sexual identity P- Psychological development E- ethnic/racial identity C - chronological disposition T - Trauma F - family history U - unique characteristics L - Language and where they live
