Ethical Competence In Couples Counseling

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I chose this document to show my ethical competence because it demonstrates application of an ethical framework to a subject that I had not experienced, couples counseling. The subject was very difficult, due to my experience only working with child/adolescent population. As I grew to learning the concepts of ethics in this course, I learned that there is no straight answer. This course was able to help me develop a professional plan for a dilemma in which I would encounter as a clinician. This course taught me the skills in which I would be able to perform in a professional perspective along with provided the services that my clients are in need of. Perhaps most importantly, through the process and steps

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