NUR 1172 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Prentice Hall, Diane Johnson, Mcgraw-Hill Education
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The degree to which we as counselor"s values should enter into a therapeutic relationship is a matter of debate. As counselors we are often taught not to let our values show lest they bias the direction clients are likely to take. Yet we are simply, not value-neutral, nor are we value-free. I think our therapist interventions rest on core values. Even the choice of words we use expresses our value system. It is neither possible nor desirable for counselors to be neutral with respect to values in the counseling relationship. (hall) Counselors need to guard against the tendency to assume either of two extreme positions. At one extreme are counselors who hold definite and absolute beliefs and see it as their job to exert influence on clients to adopt their values. These counselors tend to direct their clients toward the attitudes and values they judge to be right.
