Role of a Counselor in Marital Therapy
Handling Ethical Issues
Professional organizations such as APA and others have rules and guidelines regarding how their members should handle certain situations. However, these are not usually the only guidelines that counselors and other professionals have to follow; i.e. they often have to stick to the rules laid out by government regulatory authorities. Therefore, there exist situations in which counselors end up receiving contradictory information on what to do in certain situations. One such situation is on what to do if the client refuses to divulge a secret. One side of the argument is that counselors ought to stop offering therapy sessions to a couple if they refuse to not be open enough with them, while the other side argues that counselors ought to use their professional judgment when deciding whether or not they should terminate their therapy if the clients keep certain information from them. Regardless of which side counselors take on such a matter, it is important for them to communicate their opinion and stand on the matter before commencing therapy sessions (Boss & Quiimbry, 2006).
Leadership Strategies
1. Theistic Spiritual Strategy
According to authors Richard and Bergin (2005), a spiritual approach to psychotherapy can help clients faster and more effectively...
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