Author Question: Maria is struggling with whether or not to pursue medical school after she graduates from college. ... (Read 119 times)

nevelica · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Maria is struggling with whether or not to pursue medical school after she graduates
from college.

She is married and very concerned about whether she should have children before applying to medical school, whether she should just take her chances on medical school and deal with it if she gets pregnant, or whether she should wait until she finishes residency to have children. She has sought out help from you as a licensed professional counselor. Which of the following responses by the counselor is unethical?
A. What are your thoughts about whether to continue on to medical school or not?
B. It is important that you think about how you are going to handle a child if you get pregnant while in school because that can't be easy.
C. Sounds like you are really struggling with how to manage two different
roles: student/worker and mother.
D. How much of this decision do you feel responsible for making? How does your partner feel about each scenario?

Question 2

Although research has shown that while individualized counseling is the most
effective approach to career development, comprehensive programs should make use of

A. computerized delivery systems.
B. group counseling.
C. workshops.
D. a wide range of approaches.