Assignment: Essay Questions
Directions: Read each of the questions below carefully. Once you have read and analyzed each question, write the complete answer in essay format (at least 1 page per question).
Try to be concise, but complete in your answers.
1. If a person with whom a counselor or therapist has had a personal relationship approaches that professional for therapeutic help, when, if ever, is it ethical for the professional to begin a counseling relationship? For example, if a friend from college asks for therapy, can you agree to that? Why or why not?
2. In light of the harm that violations do to clients and the impossibility of ethical perfection, how would you balance punishment vs. rehabilitation if you were a member of a board dealing with ethics complaints? How many strikes should a professional get for what kinds of violations until he or she is "out?" Do you think there should be some violations for which loss of a license to practice is automatic?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.