DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EGO AND SUPEREGO PROFESSIONAL

You can see they are under the influence of alcohol. A client arrives at an appointment, having driven there.Two examples of ethical dilemmas might be: In other words, you need to make a ‘judgement call’. Rory describes how some of his students raised their concerns with their agency (about the contract) and got this changed the agency was delighted to have engaged and proactive counsellors on-board.Įthical dilemmas, meanwhile, require you to think through a difficult situation where the answer is not clear-cut. If you, as a counsellor, feel unhappy with an agency’s operating procedures, don’t be afraid to try to get these changed or to decide you can’t work for that agency. Ethical conflicts can often be resolved by careful contracting, if you explain accurately and openly what is on offer and the client accepts that. Some drugs and alcohol agencies, for example, require counsellors to tell them if a client is using substances – in other words, they have different rules on limits to confidentiality.

Ken gives another example of an ethical conflict: when your agency’s operating procedures conflict with those advocated in the BACP’s Ethical Framework.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EGO AND SUPEREGO PROFESSIONAL

For example, an ethical conflict would exist if you offered to counsel a colleague or your partner, because there would be a dual relationship, which the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) cautions against: ‘We will establish and maintain appropriate professional and personal boundaries in our relationships with clients by ensuring that … any dual or multiple relationships will be avoided where the risks of harm to the client outweigh any benefits to the client’ (BACP, 2015: 8). What is the difference between an ethical dilemma and an ethical conflict? Rory explains that an ethical conflict occurs when two things ‘bump into each other and you know it’.

Online and Telephone Counselling CourseĮthical Dilemmas versus Ethical Conflicts (starts at 2.40 mins).

Counselling Theory in Practice – Textbook.

Importance of Modality and Medium in Choosing a Supervisor.

Difference between ego and superego