Lesson 3. Professionalism and the Professional Counselor Flashcards
What is professionalism?
- the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark the profession or the professional person
- person who has obtained a degree in a professional field
Criteria for the Professional
- Academic Qualifications
- Expert and specialized knowledge in field which one is practicing professionally
- Excellent manual/practical and literary skills in relation to profession
- Dress appropriately according to the profession
- High quality work
- A high standard of professional ethics, behavior and work activities while carrying out one’s profession
- Reasonable work moral and motivation
Professional Counselor
- Interest in and concern for other people
- Emanate the spirit and the practice of skills needed for effective counseling
- Attainment of necessary educational qualifications from a reputable institution is a must
- Self-knowledge and awareness is imperative
- Knowledge of human nature and behavior
- Awareness of the factors that impinge upon the client
- Knowledge of requirements, conditions and opportunities in the world around
- Continuous updating and upgrading should follow the acquisition of a degree
- Awareness of and adherence to professional ethics
Characteristics of Counseling Clients
- Clients who ignore boundaries
- Clients who refuse responsibility
- Argumentative clients
- Clients who fear intimacy
- Incompatible Clients
- Clients who push therapists’ buttons
- Literal and concrete clients
- Feeling hopeless clients
- Clients with poor impulse control
- Clients with narcissistic behavior
- Hysterical clients
- Clients who are countertransference objects
- Impatient Clients
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
“you fix me”
Clients who refuse responsibility
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
avoidant
Clients who fear intimacy
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
chronic lateness, missed appointments
Clients who ignore boundaries
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
hostile and skeptics
Argumentative Clients
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
bring up unresolved issues
Clients who push therapists’ buttons
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
want something therapist can’t and will not give
Incompatible Clients
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
actively suicidal
Feeling hopeless clients
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
unable to express internal states
Literal and concrete clients
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
reminds the therapist of someone in the past
Clients who are countertransference objects
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
offenders, substance abuses
Clients with poor impulse control
What characteristic of counseling clients is this?
“fix me now!”
Impatient Clients
Rights of Clients
- Clients need enough information about the counseling process to be able to make informed choices.
- Educate clients about their rights and responsibilities
- Confidentiality is essential but not absolute
Counselor’s Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Program Management
- Guidance
- Counseling
- Consultation
- Coordination (to other professionals & colleagues, parents)
- Assessment
- Professional Behavior
- Professional Standards
The ACA Code of Ethics contains ___ main sections.
Nine (9)