Richard W. Halstead Summary

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UNIT 4 ASSIGNMENT Rianne S While reading the article by Richard W. Halstead it was clear that he learned something for Steve that he didn’t expect to happen. The counselor has learned that instead of focusing on the negative it’s better to focus on the positive. During the journey the counselor felt lost as he was trying so hard to figure out how to help Steven. He has learned that he can’t choose someone’s destination or try to make someone’s journey easier, they will do that on their own. He learned that even though the longer path is harder it is the path God wanted. When someone has a passion and a strong desire to do something nothing in their way will stop them. He states at these points that one might catch a glimpse of new…show more content…
The client might feel as if you have broken the trust of confidentiality. In a case like this you have to assure the client that what you are doing is in their best interest and that it is your responsibility to make sure that they don’t harm there self or others. For example, when my sister was 14 years old she was in counseling and she told her that she was thinking about harming herself. When my sister got home she had cut her arm and within minutes the authorities showed up for my sister. Her counselor had contacted the authorities to handle the situation. My sister had to go to a psychiatric hospital for one month. The NOHS ethical standards are important to follow as I begin to work with individuals, families, groups, and communities because it is like a contract with the client, the community, and the organization. It helps set guidelines to work by and to honor them. They are set so that there is no confusion as to how to do things. They are the rights to the clients and the counselor. References Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals. (2015, January 1). Retrieved March 6, 2015, from http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals Citation: (NOHS, 2015) Halstead, R. W. (January 2000). From Tragedy to Triumph: Counselor

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