Learning Goal: I’m working on a religion question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
The purpose of this assignment is to help you in your personal professional counseling practice. This will help you determine your own priorities in counseling and the value you place on Scripture, secular counseling theories, and Christian counseling theories.
Choose one of the three ethical scenarios and write a 2,000-2,250-word paper, which includes the following:
- Evaluation of the ethical issue from the client’s perspective and from a Christian worldview.
- Description of your integrated personal approach to counseling the individual in the scenario that includes two or three of the counseling theories studied in this course.
- Explanation of practical application of your counseling approach using Christian worldview principles with the chosen scenario. Include Scripture passages you would use.
- Assessment of how to adhere to the AACC Code of Ethics when utilizing the counseling theories you applied in the scenario.
- Assessment of how to adhere to professional counseling ethical guidelines (local, state, and federal) when utilizing Scripture and Christian worldview approaches in the scenario.
Scenario options:
- Jane has come to counseling struggling with depression. She constantly feels down, has trouble performing daily tasks, and finds herself with little energy. She claims that she has a relationship with God but feels like he has left her alone in this struggle. Jane has sought help from other therapists in the past, but feels that the help is only temporary, as she continues to struggle with her depression.
- Bob is seeking counseling for an addiction to alcohol. He has realized that he is controlled by the substance and is constantly seeking ways to obtain more to drink. He has lost his job and most of his friends, and his family barely speaks to him anymore. He wants help, but Bob does not think he can do it on his own.
- Sarah has come for counseling as a result of abuse that happened to her as a child. She was molested by a family member and has found that those experiences have hindered her in seeking relationships now as an adult. Sarah has seen a therapist in the past, but does not feel that she has worked through her emotional struggles or trust issues. Sarah also indicates that she struggles in knowing where God was in those times of abuse.
