Challenges of Being an Advocate and Neutral Facilitator David Stein Sr. University of Phoenix BSHS 442 June 24, 2013 Steven Zitar Challenges of Being an Advocate and Neutral Facilitator When referring to advocacy or mediation, it is important for people to understand what each of these are and what the differences are between them. Advocating is speaking on behalf of another person when that person cannot speak for him or herself. Mediation is working with two parties to come to an agreeable solution. Advocacy may be done in court settings for a child in the welfare system, and mediation may be done in court settings between a husband and wife going through a divorce. The following information explores the ethical, moral, and legal challenges of possible or potential dual relationships of an advocate or mediator.
One of the important ethical issues to check, is that you do not know the person, and that you are not connected in anyway that is inappropriate, this is called a dual relationship this may be unavoidable in small towns, we would also need to assess that that there are no sexual attractions, on this basis the therapist may decide they cannot work with the client, and may offer the client an alternative therapist. The prospect that this could happen must be explained to the client in the initial consultation, so you can build trust, and the client can feel that you are working in their best interests. It is also important to make sure that the power of the relationships formed between therapist and client is of an equal one, it is extremely valuable to empower your client, and not take the power. The only time a therapist should show authoritarian power is when using inductions which require this
There are many viewpoints on the topic, pro-life and pro-choice, and sometimes people will disagree with others in their own category. Judith Jarvis Thomson assumes, in her essay A Defense of Abortion, that a fetus is a human being from the moment of conception. She does not state she believes this, but uses it as a premise for her argument on why and when abortion should be permitted. She uses analogies to illustrate why, in times of rape and failed contraception, abortion should be allowed. Mary Anne Warren, in her essay On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion, talks about one of Thomson’s analogies and refutes it.
First, it involves multiple family members, second, it deals with extremely sensitive information, and third it is conducted in conjunction with therapy. The ethical approach of marriage, couple, and family therapy often goes back to nonmaleficence or to do no harm to the client This goes the same for research in this field. It is very important that the clients who are participating in the therapy are not harmed or at risk by the therapist. One way you can avoid this situation is to obtain the proper consent from the clients. Although it very possible to argue that clients could be deceived in their informed consent, family therapist must consider their vulnerability and the fact that people come to them for
Drug addicts and alcoholics should not involuntarily be committed to a hospital for assessment and treatment. All individuals have the right to self-determination and their personal autonomy to live their life the way they choose should always be respected. Individuals of age should have the liberty to decide what is best for them without government paternalistic interference. If interference is required because an individual’s actions harm others, legal actions should be taken to punish them lawfully by still respecting their rights. The idea of legal paternalism in ethical reasoning is somewhat of a kind gesture from the Government to try to help individuals from themselves in the assumption that those individuals do not know what is best for them.
* What is a dual relationship and is it wrong? A dual relationship is when the helper has another role outside the confines of the helping relationship such as a friend or a business partner (Brammer & MacDonald, 2003). Compare and contrast the views of the articles in relation to the issues raised by the case study. Briefly discuss these views using appropriate referencing. Ethical boundaries are benchmarks for the behaviour of helpers in helping relationships.
What do the ACA and AACC Code of Ethics say regarding dual relationships? What is your response to this? The AACC Code of Ethics (2005), states that “ while in therapy or when counseling relations are imminent, or for an appropriate time after termination of counseling, Christian counselors do not engage in dual relations with counselees.” The ACA Code of Ethics (2005), also states that dual relationships can be harmful to the client, unless the counselor can prove that the relationship can be beneficial to the client. I agree that there are some clients that can benefit from a change in relationship role with the counselor, however I also believe that it is imperative that the client be aware and informed of all the changes that will have to take place because of the change. There may be times when years down the road a client may need to come back or need professional services again and the counselor will have to decline because of their new relationship.
You hold it together with sex, and use anger in arguements to try to force the other person to understand, rather then calmly explain so that they can understand. If anger becomes the tool in your relationship it will either end it, or lead to an unhelathy relationship. However I belive that if you two can learn to talk and express your hurts things can work out into a beautiful relationship. You two have so much in common, and have very real feelings for each other. And ill be around as long as it is conveient for
Policy frameworks tend to keep power with government and not give it to service users; the government tends to do to people and not with them. The whole idea of social control is within evidence based practice and also about social workers themselves who use evidence based practice to fit their power dynamic within the relationship (Davies, 2002). Effective evidence based practice and effective practice involves the service user’s views and values, which should mean that any power is shared. It is critical that researchers recognize the power dynamic within the relationship that exist with their subjects, and the structural and individual oppression faced by these subjects, adopting an anti oppressive approach can bring about a shift in the power dynamics (Tew, 2006) and a reduction in the oppression faced, it is important that researchers use a Positivist, interpretivist or mixed methods paradigm. Evidence Based Practice is a much favoured approach as it can inform practice for engagement with service users, for a favourable outcome.
One would be forgiven in assuming that the main responsibility for ensuring care is not poor quality, unsafe or abusive lies with solely with front line care workers, however, taking into consideration guidelines from the General Social Care Council and by looking from the sides of the service user, the care giver and the Employer of the care giver (presuming that the Employer is not directly employed by the service user) and investigating using legislation and relevant guidelines this essay will hopefully question the statement, provoke an argument for and against the statement and conclude. To look at the statement in its simplest form, the care workers on the front line are the care givers, they are employed to carry out a specific task