Author Question: To the question Is it possible for counselors to keep their values out of their counseling sessions? ... (Read 33 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

To the question Is it possible for counselors to keep their values out of their counseling sessions? the authors take the position that:

a. it is possible for counselors to be neutral with respect to values in the counseling relationship.
b. it is desirable for counselors to be value neutral.
c. it is neither possible nor desirable for counselors to be neutral with respect to values in the counseling relationship.
d. counselors should keep their values hidden so that they wont contaminate their clients choices.
e. it is the counselors job to influence their clients to adopt healthier values.

Question 2

From the authors perspective, what should students in a counseling program be told about the profession they are about to enter?

a. Counseling can be a hazardous profession.
b. Because practitioners use their own life experiences in their work, they are vulnerable to re-experiencing old wounds.
c. There are stresses both from the nature of therapeutic work and from role expectations of therapists.
d. Working with clients can open up the therapists own issues.
e. all of the above.