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Personal, Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling Material related to textbook chapters two, three, and four. * Personal Qualities of Effective Counselors Psychological health - What does this mean? - What would be some warning signs? - Should the counselor undergo treatment? Self-awareness - What does one need to know about self? - Can you give some examples where knowledge of self would be important?. * Other characteristics of helpers Empathic ability - What does this mean? - Carkhuff’s levels of empathy – Text, p.29. - Level 1: The counselor communicates no awareness of client’s feelings - Level 5: The counselor is “tuned in” to clients and responds accurately to their deeper as well as surface feelings. * Personal warmth - What does this mean? Genuine interest in others. Authenticity; Desire to help - Is this enough? Tolerance of ambiguity - What is ambiguity? - Doubtful, uncertain, multiple interpretations - Why is tolerance of this important? - Give some examples. * One other counselor characteristic Awareness of values - “Values are the beliefs that determine our goals and how we meet them.” - “A particular combination of values constitutes a world view, which will influence counseling activities.” - “Effective counselors have thought though their values and live by them.”. * Should therapist’s values be conveyed to clients? - Beware of extreme positions: yes- always : no - never - Corey’s position: “Counselors should be willing to express their values openly when they are relevant to the questions that come up in their sessions with clients.” - He cautions against the extreme positions of 1) holding definite and absolute beliefs and exerting influence on clients to adopt these beliefs and 2) attempting to be value-free. * Value Issues in Counseling Five value-laden areas: ? Marriage, divorce, extramarital affairs ? Alternate lifestyles. AIDS issues ? Right to die ? Reli