Steve's Journey

This amazing story of Steve and his counselor is one that everyone can relate too. Steve is having many issues mentally and physically. He is seeking help in helping him sleep better, but for this to happen Steve needs to accomplish things and accept certain things about him such as realizing that he won’t be fully ever normal. This is totally ok, because the parts of him that aren’t normal are extraordinary (Halstead, 2000). Steve’s story teaches us the never accept being told that we can’t do something. The counselor’s role in Steve’s journey was not to guide his path but to be a companion on the path. The counselor before believe that his mission was to fix and help those broken seeking help from him, that he was the “hero's travel guide-someone who is supposed to make the client's path shorter, smoother, or less painful” (Halstead, 2000, para 32). After his encounter with Steve he realized he had been wrong about trying to make the path less painful, shorter, he was instead of guiding them on the path to just be there and be a companion on their path. That even though a person’s gets told they can’t do it, doesn’t mean they can’t. Putting you whole mind and body to something can lead to great results. The Counselor himself learned a lot while walking with Steve on his path such as: he
It does not state if Steve approved for them to communicate so without his approval this violates Standard 8 which according the NOHS is “Human service professionals protect the integrity, safety, and security of client records. Client information in written or electronic form that is shared with other professionals must have the client's prior written consent except in the course of professional supervision or when legally obliged or permitted to share such information” (NOHS, 2015, para