Contrary to the IMED seven steps’ model, Making Decisions Involving Boundaries model has nine steps. The nine steps are helpful to counselors to decide when crossing boundaries are going to be helpful or harmful. The first step is to consider possible outcomes of crossing boundaries, will it be the best or worst possible outcome. The second step is to consider research and publications about the topic, if needed, the counselor should consult with colleagues. Third, regard the knowledge of colleagues, it will help to stay focus on boundary crossing regarding ethic codes, legislation, case law, and other resources. Fourth, identify a colleague for honest feedback on boundary crossing questions. Fifth, pay attention to uneasy feelings, doubts, …show more content…
Students differ in age and wisdom, also gender should be taken into consideration. When the counselor is a female, and says to a young female student “ You look adorable today, that dress makes your figure look great” it will process differently if the same compliment was from a male counselor. Certain boundary crossings are ethical and cross the boundaries with students (Pope & Keith-Spiegel, 2008). Additionally, counselors should stay away from personal comments to students to avoid being awkward, and possibly incurring in boundary crossing, hence, being …show more content…
Both are very similar, but at the same time, they provide specific examples, and real-life situations that counselors can relay on when encountering those situations. Counselors, seasoned, and new, need to be aware of their own cultural ideas and knowledge in order to be able to counsel without breaking any laws. In the case study of Marty, mentioned above on the IMAD model, Boundary Crossing and Decision Making can work, and can help the counselor to help Marty with his situation. The counselor cannot cross boundaries with Marty and his family. The counselor has the intention to go to Marty’s home to talk to Marty’s parents about his problem, and to tell them that she thinks they should not impose Marty to assimilate so soon into the new culture, and not to impose on him going to church. The counselor wants to provide her personal experience in assimilating to a new country. When the counselor leaves the office will lead her to cross boundaries and create ethical problems. The boundary crossing can occur when Marty’s mother views the counselor’s visit as an intrusion in their private life and cultural views. This action by the counselor leads to boundary crossing and cultural misinterpretation, creating a problem. The best practice is for the counselor to call for a meeting at the school, to discuss Marty’s problems, and to look for solutions. Crossing boundaries involving cultural practices can
Professional counselors are confronted with ethical decision making on a regular day-to-day basis. This could be both nerve-racking and challenging. In order for a counselor to face these ethical decisions, it is important for them to have guidelines in place for when an ethical or legal situation occurs. The first step is to recognize there is an ethical dilemma, once this is recognized the process to resolve it can be started (Capuzzi & Stauffer, 2008).
These are examples of where an abuse of the hierarchical relationship between a counselor and student may come into play, and are the exact areas in which I hope to distance myself from in my practice. The idea that every conversation I have should end with the other party feeling empowered is one that really resonates with me, and a goal I will continue to strive towards.
According to Guideline 1.06 (a) In many communities and situations, it may not be feasible or reasonable for behavior analysts to avoid social or other non-professional contacts with persons such as clients, students, supervisees, or research participants. Behavior analysts must always be sensitive to the potential harmful effects of other contacts on their work and on those persons with whom they deal (Bailey & Burch, 2011, p. 65) A situation in which a behavior analyst faced the possible development of a dual relationship will be presented, as well as the steps that were taken in an attempt to avoid it. Guideline 1.0 Responsible Conduct of A Behavior Analyst states that the behavior analyst maintains the high standards of professional behavior of the professional organization. In our assigned text, Bailey and Burch specify that you should strive to avoid social contacts with your clients because it might interfere with your objectivity as a behavior analyst (2011) in regard to Guideline 1.06 Dual Relationships and Conflicts of
Setting limits (building a boundary) and explaining the importance of boundaries to your client should be part of the initial assessment with the him/her. The worker should inform the client that boundaries, as well as confidentiality,
In the growing community where I reside in northern Colorado, the population is a mix of Euro-Americans and Mexican-Americans. Therefore, the majority of clients entering into agencies in the community would be of these populations. The issues foreseen would be communication concerns, even though, the child speaks English the parents may not or it may be limited. With this knowledge as a professional counselor, it is the responsibility of the professional to educate themselves on the culture of the clientele in their community. Hays (2008) reports, In the Mexican American culture attending counseling by a professional, is the last resort, they typically keep their issues within their family. Therefore, by the time a Mexican-American client
For instance a nurse using nursing practice to imposing their religious beliefs on a patient in their care is clearly not maintaining professional boundaries. There are rafts of examples that can be used to identify situations that professional boundaries ought to be maintained. In line with the guidelines nurses work under, if they don’t follow these they face being struck off the register. It is important therefore that professional boundaries are maintained when dealing with patients and also through working in
Caution and strict compliance with regulations, laws and following a proper client-therapist relationship will ensure a smooth ride for both a client and their therapist. Dual relationships and boundary breaking are perhaps the most fatal blow to that of said relationship. For a therapist to truly show compassion they must limit any instance of a dual relationship or boundary push. Erosion of one’s trust and guidance can build slowly over time if just the wrong thing is said. Through building dual relationships or breaking boundaries, this becomes all too apparent. To become a competent therapist that is filled to the brim with helpful resources, there are things one must limit.
.... Also following a guideline pointed by Saddler (1986 -retrive from Forester-Miller, H., & Davis, T., 1996) counselors should apply the three test in their practice. The test of justice which determines if you would treat others the same in this situation, the publicity test, if you would want your behavior to be known and reported to the public, and the test of universality to ask yourself if you would administer the same action to another counselor in the same situation. With that in mind the professional has to believe that after all of this is achieved the professional is capable to perform the career with an outstanding background and knowledge on how and when to act and perform the social and personal changes that relies on the profession and always having in mind what is more beneficial to the patient in resolving and responding to their ethical conflicts.
A counselor should always keep their thoughts to themselves and remain open-minded about the situation. The only time a counselor should share their thoughts is if it helps the client with their situation that they are dealing with. “Counselors must practice only within the boundaries of their competence (Standard C.2.a.), and, if they “determine an inability to be of professional assistance to clients” (Standard A.11.b.), they should facilitate a referral to another provider. (Kocet, M. M., & Herlihy, B. J. (2014). Addressing Value-Based Conflicts Within the Counseling Relationship: A Decision-Making Model. Journal Of Counseling & Development, 92(2), 180-186 7p. doi: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00146.x).” Keeping your thoughts to yourself is
G.P. Koocher & P. Kieth-Spiegel (1998) pointed out many conflict of dual and multiple role including personal, client/therapist, therapist/supervisor and therapist/colleague, and how they can improve and complicate the counselling process. Boundaries and competence runs along side one another, which made come to conclusion that if the therapist is considering breaking them s/he should know what they breaking and how to break them ethically. Sometimes the outcome of ethical dilemma can only be “determined by the client and counsellor at that time” which could enable the therapist to change the priorities of Ethical principles and modify his/her actions according to the client’s circumstances (T. Bond, 2000:62).
This paper discusses a cross-cultural conflict scenario in which a mediator must apply the appropriate skills to resolve the conflict. In order to resolve these types of conflicts mediators must apply a non-bias approach to the conflict because the mediator must perceive and identify the cultural differences in order to appropriately resolve the conflict. The mediator must facilitate communication, and they must invoke trust with the disputants for successful cross-cultural conflict resolution.
Boundaries are like the rules you have to follow every day. To create the boundaries, you should learn to strict with the time. There will always be another work to finish or another customer’s email to reply, but you should learn to stop at the proper time and follow your own rules. By doing it daily as a routine, you will find out you still have a lot of time to do many other things in your personal life. In this case, using social networks appropriately also helps you to follow your boundaries. For many people, turning off cellphone may be the hardest thing to do, but once you can do it, you will experience many things. You will see some problems clearly from the outside and also have more time to build good relationship with
Professional boundaries in social work and other helping professions are limits in therapeutic relationships, but boundaries are also important in other kinds of relationships. Depending on one’s upbringing and past experience, setting boundaries in relationships may be easier for some people to set than others. All healthy relationships have boundaries, which are the line where one person ends and someone else begins. Boundaries in relationships can be likened to boundaries around states. One feature of a healthy sense of self or identity is the way people understand and work with boundaries. Personal boundaries are the limits set in relationships that allow people to protect themselves. Good boundaries protect
Sexism is one of those topics that get blood boiling, makes tempers soar, and sends men and women alike on rants. Sexism in school can be an even touchier subject. Nonetheless, it is a subject that needs to be talked about and addressed. School counselors have a duty to address the sexism – both deliberate and unintentional – that appears in the school system. This sexism most obviously manifests through sexual harassment. However it can also appear unintentionally in school policies, such as dress codes, as well as in teaching styles. School counselors are in a unique position to be the ones to address this issue, through their work with students and faculty alike.
After this semester, I have found that the school counselor’s ethical responsibilities feel more real to me than they have before. This was my first semester working in a school; therefore, before all of my views were based off of what a text book or theory may have taught me. Now after having experience, the ethical responsibilities feel more personal. I feel that it is my responsibility to fulfill this ethical duty. Reflecting on what I had said at the beginning of the semester, I can honestly say that I have fulfilled each role during my practicum hours. I have seen the importance of advocating for students that may be underrepresented. There was a little girl that came from Baltimore City. She was new the beginning of December. Not only