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The Counselor_ Person and Professional (1)
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The Counselor: Person and ProfessionalIdentify the characteristics of the counselor as a therapeutic person. - ANS-Effective therapists
have an identity. They know who they are, what they are capable of becoming, what they want
out of life, and what is essential.
Effective therapists respect and appreciate themselves. They can give and receive help and
love out of their own sense of self-worth and strength. They feel adequate with others and allow
others to feel powerful with them.
Effective therapists are open to change. They exhibit a willingness and cour- age to leave the
security of the known if they are not satisfied with the way they are. They make decisions about
how they would like to change, and they work toward becoming the person they want to
become.
Effective therapists make choices that are life oriented. They are aware of early decisions they
made about themselves, others, and the world. They are not the victims of these early
decisions, and they are willing to revise them if necessary. They are committed to living fully
rather than set- tling for mere existence.
Effective therapists are authentic, sincere, and honest. They do not hide behind rigid roles or
facades. Who they are in their personal life and in their professional work is congruent
Effective therapists have a sense of humor. They are able to put the events of life in perspective.
They have not forgotten how to laugh, especially at their own foibles and contradictions.
Effective therapists make mistakes and are willing to admit them. They do not dismiss their
errors lightly, yet they do not choose to dwell on misery.
Effective therapists generally live in the present. They are not riveted to the past, nor are they
fixated on the future. They are able to experience and be present with others in the "now."
Effective therapists appreciate the influence of culture. They are aware of the ways in which
their own culture affects them, and they respect t
Understand the benefits of seeking personal counseling as a counselor. - ANS-(1) as part of the
therapist's training, personal therapy offers a model of therapeutic practice in which the trainee
experiences the work of a more experienced therapist and learns experientially what is helpful
or not helpful; (2) a beneficial experience in personal therapy can further enhance a therapist's
interper- sonal skills that are essential to skillfully practicing therapy; and (3) successful per-
, sonal therapy can contribute to a therapist's ability to deal with the ongoing stresses associated
with clinical work.
5) states that lasting lessons practitioners learn from their personal therapy experiences pertain
to interpersonal relationships and the dynamics of psychother- apy. Some of these lessons
learned are the centrality of warmth, empathy, and the personal relationship; having a sense of
what it is like to be a therapy client; valuing patience and tolerance; and appreciating the
importance of learning how to deal with transference and countertransference. By participating
in personal therapy, counselors can prevent their potential future countertransference from
harming clients.
hrough our work as therapists, we can expect to confront our own unexplored personal blocks
such as loneliness, power, death, and intimate relationships. This does not mean that we need
to be free of conflicts before we can counsel others, but we should be aware of what these
conflicts are and how they are likely to affect us as persons and as counselors.
Personal therapy can be instrumental in healing the healer. If student counsel- ors are not
actively involved in the pursuit of their own healing and growth, they will probably have
considerable difficulty entering the world of a client. As counselors, can we take our clients any
further than we have gone ourselves? If we are not com- mitted personally to the value of exam
Explain the concept of bracketing and what is involved in managing a counselor's personal
values. - ANS-Managing your personal values so that they do not contaminate the counseling
process is referred to as "bracketing." Counselors are expected to set aside their per- sonal
beliefs and values when working with a wide range of clients (Kocet & Herlihy, 2014). Your core
values may differ in many ways from the core values of your clients, and they will bring you a
host of problems framed by their own worldview. Some clients may have felt rejected by others
or suffered from discrimination, and they should not be exposed to further discrimination by
counselors who refuse to render services to them because of differing values (Herlihy,
Hermann, & Greden, 2014).
Explain how values relate to identifying goals in counseling. - ANS-ounselors must have the
ability to work with a range of clients with diverse worldviews and values. Counselors may
impose their values either directly or indi- rectly. value imposition refers to counselors directly
attempting to define a client's values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. It is unethical for
counselors to impose their values in the therapeutic relationship. The American Counseling
Association's (ACA, 2014) Code of Ethics is explicit regarding this matter:
Personal Values. Counselors are aware of—and avoid imposing—their own values, atti- tudes,
beliefs, and behaviors. Counselors respect the diversity of clients, trainees, and research
participants and seek training in areas in which they are at risk of imposing their values onto
clients, especially when the counselor's values are incon- sistent with the client's goals or are
discriminatory in nature. (Standard A.4.b.)
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