Ethical Decision Making
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Sheila, a first-generation Asian-American, is a rational emotive behavior therapist who claims to be an atheist and has recently set up a private practice in a culturally mixed, upscale neighborhood. She has a strong
bias against any spiritual or religious influences, considering these beliefs influences, considering these beliefs to be irrational. Her client Brendan, Irish Catholic, describes an unhappy marriage as one of the issues he struggles with. When she suggests to him that perhaps he should consider leaving his marriage he replies that this is not an option due to his religious conviction. If he were to go against his religious convictions he would suffer on some other level. Sheila replies: “Have you ever considered that your convictions might be unhealthy, not only for you but also for your children? Are you willing to look at this?” Brendan seems taken aback. He tells
the counselor, “I think that what you just said was insensitive to the way I believe. I am not sure that you can help me.” Brendan leaves abruptly.
Ethical Decision-Making Model by Corey, Corey, Corey & Callahan (2015)
Step
1
The problem is the counselor is implementing her own thoughts and beliefs onto the client. The counselor is not being sensitive to the clients religious background. Step
2
The counselor has a strong bias against any spiritual or religious affiliations. Step
3
A.4.b (personal values) meaning a counselor should be aware and AVOID imposing their own beliefs, attitudes and behaviors and respecting the diversity of clients (ACA,2014). NCC should only offer services that are appropriate and not offer services that will not benefit the client (NBCC, 2019).
Step
4
There is not specific law that I could find for this. However, it is HIGHLY unethical. Step
5
One thing that could be done would be ensuring that supervisors are providing supervisees with feedback and periodic evaluation to ensure they have no deficiences (Remley & Herlihy, 2020). Another way would be consult competence and the role of of values and diversity (Remley & Herlihy,
2020). They must be aware of their own values and the world view they have and how that can influence them (Remley & Herlihy, 2020). We must ensure we are competent and have understanding and knowledge about the client and their needs (Remley & Herlihy, 2020). Step
6
Including the client in the decision making process can empower the client (Remley & Herlihy, 2020).
Examine the codes to see how to address and resolve the issue (Remley & Herlihy, 2020). Tune into
your feelings (Remley & Herlihy, 2020). Understand why you are feeling this way about the situation (Remley & Herlihy, 2020). Consult with your colleuges or an expert on the situation, sometimes having an outside source provides us with more information from a different point of view (Remley & Herlihy, 2020). Providing the counselor with proper training on ethics and culturals. Step
7
The first consequence would be it could create an untrusting relationship with counseling (Remley & Herlihy, 2020). Examining the codes has no potential for anything bad except maybe finding out you are not being ethical. Understanding how you are feeling could create a means for needing your own
therapy and could mean you are not culturally competent for this client. Consulting with colleueges could be beneficial. The risk of reporting you is there but if it is that bad, reporting might be needed. Step
8
I think the best course of action would be to provide the counselor with proper training on ethics and cultural competence. This would help the client have a better understanding of ethics, how to use them and how to be effective with no biases. It would also ensure the counselor puts no other client in the risk of harm. It would ensure the client is competent and can perform their duties to the best of their abilities with no biased affiliation. American Counseling Association. (2014). ACA code of ethics
. https://www.counseling.org/resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf
National Board for Certified Counselors. (2019). Ethics | NBCC
. Nbcc.org. https://www.nbcc.org/ethics
Remley, T., & Herlihy, B. (2020). Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling
(6th ed.). Pearson Education.
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