Christian Counseling Ethics Summary
Summary of Christian Counseling Ethics
Throughout the book, Christian Counselling Ethics, Sanders espouses the need for a Christian Counsellor to take into consideration the APA counselling ethics. Berryhill and Sabates, the authors of this chapter, propose that unless a counsellor observes these ethics, his attempts to attain the wellbeing of a client will be counterproductive. In the 10th chapter of his book, Berryhill and Sabates dwell on the child client and how a Christian counsellor ought to handle them while safeguarding their rights as children (Sanders, 2013). The issue of children’s rights is a thorny one, with several institutions basing it on their different practices. The Christian community agrees that the issue of children’s …show more content…
In most communities, children are expected to be seen and not heard. When confronted with a child client especially one with indiscipline cases, I am tempted to embark on a lecture, tell them that they are lucky they have parents who care and that they should be grateful. Berryhill and Sabates advance an attractive proposition; that the children should be treated as adults (Sanders, 2013). The case he highlights of a pregnant fifteen-year-old girl with a history of suicidal thinking and is contemplating undergoing an abortion also set me thinking. As a Christian, I am against abortion and I owe it to my government to report such cases. On the other hand, as a counsellor, I am bound by ethics to observe confidentiality. How then do I maintain this balance as a Christian that should not judge or condemn and as a citizen who has a duty to report illegal …show more content…
Before reading this chapter, I am sorry to say that I did not hold my children clients with the high regard I should but now I know better. I know that they are capable of comprehending the repercussions of the decisions they take and as such, I will endeavor to respect their decisions as I do those of my adult clients albeit with caution because children are still developing and they may lack the capacity to handle some
Throughout the book, Christian Counselling Ethics, Sanders espouses the need for a Christian Counsellor to take into consideration the APA counselling ethics. Berryhill and Sabates, the authors of this chapter, propose that unless a counsellor observes these ethics, his attempts to attain the wellbeing of a client will be counterproductive. In the 10th chapter of his book, Berryhill and Sabates dwell on the child client and how a Christian counsellor ought to handle them while safeguarding their rights as children (Sanders, 2013). The issue of children’s rights is a thorny one, with several institutions basing it on their different practices. The Christian community agrees that the issue of children’s …show more content…
In most communities, children are expected to be seen and not heard. When confronted with a child client especially one with indiscipline cases, I am tempted to embark on a lecture, tell them that they are lucky they have parents who care and that they should be grateful. Berryhill and Sabates advance an attractive proposition; that the children should be treated as adults (Sanders, 2013). The case he highlights of a pregnant fifteen-year-old girl with a history of suicidal thinking and is contemplating undergoing an abortion also set me thinking. As a Christian, I am against abortion and I owe it to my government to report such cases. On the other hand, as a counsellor, I am bound by ethics to observe confidentiality. How then do I maintain this balance as a Christian that should not judge or condemn and as a citizen who has a duty to report illegal …show more content…
Before reading this chapter, I am sorry to say that I did not hold my children clients with the high regard I should but now I know better. I know that they are capable of comprehending the repercussions of the decisions they take and as such, I will endeavor to respect their decisions as I do those of my adult clients albeit with caution because children are still developing and they may lack the capacity to handle some