Study Guide Applied Social Sciences
Core Values of Counseling
Objectives:
• Discuss the core values of counseling
• Discuss the core values and ethical principles of counseling.
General Core Values of Counseling
1. Sincerity
• staying true to what has been vowed or promised to do for the client
2. Integrity
• being honest, straightforward, and easily understandable
• always consider what is morally correct in all actions
3. Resilience
• capacity of the counselor to work with the client without feeling
emotionally drained
4. Humility
• acknowledge own strengths and weaknesses in terms of dealing with
the client’s issues or dilemmas
5. Competence
• effectively implement methods and techniques in one’s work
• show the skill that would be useful depending on the action planned
during the counseling process
6. Fairness
• consistently apply the appropriate criteria in addressing the issues
that the clients face
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Core Values of Counseling
Objectives:
• Discuss the core values of counseling
• Discuss the core values and ethical principles of counseling.
General Core Values of Counseling
1. Sincerity
• staying true to what has been vowed or promised to do for the client
2. Integrity
• being honest, straightforward, and easily understandable
• always consider what is morally correct in all actions
3. Resilience
• capacity of the counselor to work with the client without feeling
emotionally drained
4. Humility
• acknowledge own strengths and weaknesses in terms of dealing with
the client’s issues or dilemmas
5. Competence
• effectively implement methods and techniques in one’s work
• show the skill that would be useful depending on the action planned
during the counseling process
6. Fairness
• consistently apply the appropriate criteria in addressing the issues
that the clients face
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