1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Personal Values and Its Origins
4. Dealing with countertransference
5. Benefits & Limitations
6. Managing personal values
- Multicultural Awareness
7. Conclusion
8. References
Personal Values in Counselling:
‘It is impossible for a counsellor to maintain a position of neutrality’.
Abstract The main purpose of writing this essay is to analyze and highlight some personal values of a counselor that can affect the quality of maintaining effective therapeutic relationship with the client. The writer agrees to the statement “it is impossible for a counsellor to maintain a position of neutrality.” The views and critical approaches of the writer are expressed in the following essay.
Introduction Everyone has his/ her personal values, beliefs, biasness and preferences. Personal values have great influence in relation to human decision-making. Each individual has a different set of personal values because everyone has a different set of life experience, environment and family background. Values are essential to our life as it acts as a form of catalyst to guide our life, shape our behavior and reflect our personal moral standards. For example, an individual who uphold the values of trust, sincerity and honesty, he/she will want people to have faith in them. In addition, this group of individuals would yearn others to be sincere in terms of friendship and things they do. It could also be in a form of ability to perform certain task with full of sincerity without hoping for any credits. (All of us preserve values which produce high standards, portraying good image to our loved ones, self and ultimately, bringing good things towards the society.
Personal Values & Its Origins The writer has personal values that include being filial, devoted, responsible, and establishing good relationship with his loved ones. In