Personal Values
What guides and shapes everyday actions?
Personal Values
What is ethical bracketing?
Separating personal and professional values
What is value imposition?
Influencing client values to adopt your own personal values.
How do personal values influence decisions?
Shape interpretation of situations, evaluate options and prioritize outcomes.
Why is neutrality crucial in counseling?
Allows exploration of values, beliefs and choices without external pressure.
What is self-determination in counseling?
Respecting autonomy
Why is ethical bracketing important?
To provide unbiased support.
How can value imposition occur?
Consciously or unconsciously. Subtly and overt. What do I mean by overt? Example?
What are the effects of personal values?
Effect how ethical decisions are approached, how clients are treated and how conflicts are resolved.
What is the body/college that regulates Social Work Practice in Newfoundland.
NLCSW. Newfoundland and Labrador College of Social Workers.
What influences client decision-making?
Personal Biases
What should counselors do when values clash?
Recognize the conflict, resolve it personally, or refer somewhere else.
What should counselors do to avoid it?
Seek Supervision. Consult.
What is the first thing a counsellor should consider in ethical decision-making?
Identify key issues.
What are 3 ethical frameworks?
Duty-Based- Duty to Report
Virtue Based- The emphasis is on the character and integrity of the social worker, guiding their interactions and promoting a supportive environment for the client’s growth.
Outcome Based- A school counselor is working with a student who is struggling with bullying. The counselor considers two approaches:
Confronting the Bully: The counselor could directly confront the bully in front of their peers, which might immediately stop the bullying behavior. However, this could lead to retaliation against the student and create a hostile environment.
Implementing a Support Program: Alternatively, the counselor could develop a support program that includes workshops on empathy and conflict resolution for the entire class. While this takes longer to implement, the expected outcome is a more lasting culture of respect and reduced bullying overall.
In this scenario, the counselor opts for the second approach, believing that fostering a positive school environment will yield better long-term results for all students involved. The decision is based on evaluating the potential consequences of each action and choosing the one that promotes the greatest overall benefit for the community.
What are core values in workplaces?
Integrity, compassion, etc.
What is the role of self-reflection here?
Ensures that personal values do not interfere with client centered work.
What impact can value imposition have?
Erosion of trust. Imbalance of power. Client blaming you if something goes wrong.
What is the purpose of ethical principles?
Guide decision making
What is the difference between ethics and professionalism?
Ethics is primarily concerned with moral values and the obligations individuals have toward others, including issues like integrity, honesty, and fairness.
Professionalism emphasizes behavior, appearance, and competencies expected within a particular profession, such as accountability, reliability, and appropriate communication.
How can personal values conflict with work?
Personal Values can clash with your professional duties ie: someone deciding to continue shooting up.
How does ethical bracketing empower clients?
Clients make their own choices
What is a key ethical practice in relation to value imposition for counselors?
To remain neutral.
What is a key outcome of ethical decisions?
Improved client outcomes/experiences.
Name the 6 ethical decision making principles.
Autonomy, Veracity, Non-Maleficence, Beneficence, Justice, Veracity.