These are the four resources I chose on understanding boundaries,
http://www.counselingconsulting.org/articles/understanding-boundaries.html
http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/therapy-2625-143.html
http://kspope.com/ethics/boundaries.php
http://kspope.com/dual/Gutheil.php
Each website states something difference about boundaries. The first once focused on the good and bad of boundaries. What is good boundaries and what is bad. Also gave good example of each. The second one focused more on therapists violating client's boundaries and their practices on an ethical base. The third and four focused on sexual misconduct and the understanding of boundaries in the helping profession. All four combine make good accurate understand but I feel that the first website was missing a few things. It focused more on relationships and personal space instead of focusing on the client and helper. Each website taught me something new about boundaries and giving me example to look for in crossing boundaries and transference and countertransference. Most importance on boundaries are never to have sexual contact with a client.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Creating Codes of Ethics
Agency: Shelter for At Risk Youth
This agency provides a home for at risk youth. Our mission is to work with these individuals to develope a plan that can enable them to achieve self-etseem, improve independent living skills and develop self-determination, and providing programs to help these individuals to give back to the community.
Codes of Ethics Policy
The primary mission of case managers to have obligation to articulate basic values, ethical principles and ethical standards.
1. Relationship with program volunteers, collegues, and other professional
*Staff will respectthe human dignity and civil and legal rights of all program.
*Staff will respect all elments of social welfare system and cultivate a professional cooperation with segment.
*Staff will serve each case with appropriate concerns with no purpose of personal gain.
2. Professional Conduct and Pratices
*No Staff will use their position to secure personal privileged or advantage.
*No Staff will act in their offical capacity in any matter in which they have personal interest that could impair their objectivity.
*Each staff will report to the director without reservation, any corrupt or unethical behavior which could affect the integrity of the organization.
*Staff will not unlawfully discriminate against any program participant or other staff member on the basis of age, religion, race, color, sex, creed, national orgin, ancestry, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
*Staff will respect the integrity of private information.
*Staff should not display favoritism or preferential treatment of one participant or group.
* No staff should deal with any social services program.
*No staff should recieve or give gifts to or from program participants.
I understand and further agree to adhere to the codes of ethics and that any voilation of the Codes of Ethics could result in discipline up to and including termination.
Signed__________________________ Date______________
This agency provides a home for at risk youth. Our mission is to work with these individuals to develope a plan that can enable them to achieve self-etseem, improve independent living skills and develop self-determination, and providing programs to help these individuals to give back to the community.
Codes of Ethics Policy
The primary mission of case managers to have obligation to articulate basic values, ethical principles and ethical standards.
1. Relationship with program volunteers, collegues, and other professional
*Staff will respectthe human dignity and civil and legal rights of all program.
*Staff will respect all elments of social welfare system and cultivate a professional cooperation with segment.
*Staff will serve each case with appropriate concerns with no purpose of personal gain.
2. Professional Conduct and Pratices
*No Staff will use their position to secure personal privileged or advantage.
*No Staff will act in their offical capacity in any matter in which they have personal interest that could impair their objectivity.
*Each staff will report to the director without reservation, any corrupt or unethical behavior which could affect the integrity of the organization.
*Staff will not unlawfully discriminate against any program participant or other staff member on the basis of age, religion, race, color, sex, creed, national orgin, ancestry, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
*Staff will respect the integrity of private information.
*Staff should not display favoritism or preferential treatment of one participant or group.
* No staff should deal with any social services program.
*No staff should recieve or give gifts to or from program participants.
I understand and further agree to adhere to the codes of ethics and that any voilation of the Codes of Ethics could result in discipline up to and including termination.
Signed__________________________ Date______________
Codes of Ethics Article
Article Title: The Opinions of Preschool Teachers about Ethical Principals.
This article is about a study with preschool teachers in Turkey about ethics codes. Preschool teachers are responsible for children’s growth, professional ethics and ethical decision making. In many countries, such as the United States there are already ethic codes for preschool teachers, however in Turkey there were none listed. This was a study done on twenty-nine preschool teachers from Samsun, Turkey. They were interviewed on professional ethical principles and were asked using semistructured questions to determined if ethics codes were prepare for them and what their opinion on ethical principles. Each opinion was listed and frequency values were calculated for this study.
The link to this article is http://wed.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=113&sid=d0213f1f-7275-4f43-99bb-2d..
This article is about a study with preschool teachers in Turkey about ethics codes. Preschool teachers are responsible for children’s growth, professional ethics and ethical decision making. In many countries, such as the United States there are already ethic codes for preschool teachers, however in Turkey there were none listed. This was a study done on twenty-nine preschool teachers from Samsun, Turkey. They were interviewed on professional ethical principles and were asked using semistructured questions to determined if ethics codes were prepare for them and what their opinion on ethical principles. Each opinion was listed and frequency values were calculated for this study.
The link to this article is http://wed.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=5&hid=113&sid=d0213f1f-7275-4f43-99bb-2d..
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Three Levels of Intervention Scenario #4 Exercise
Exercise #4:
Chris is a single father who is truing to work and raise three small children. His wife was killed 2 years ago in a traffic accident. After the inital shock and outpouring if support from friends and neighbors. Chris found himself alone with all the responisiblities and very unsure of himself. He would like to meet other men who have the same problems but cannot find any groups, even though he has been told about servaral men who are in the same situation. He tells you he is not sure what the best method is for disciplining his children, whom he describes as "good kids," Sometimes he feels he is too lenient with them, and at other times he is afraid he is unnecessarily strict with them. A local women;s health center has groups for bereaved single parents, but Chris believes thse would not be open to him. "It would e all women, wouldn't it?" he asks. In addition, he is having a hard time at work balancing the responsibilities there with parenting responsibilities at home. "Of course, I want to do good job and get the promotions so I can support these kids through college, but I need to be home in the evening, or someone does, and I don't think that is always well received at work."
Intervention on the micro level: Chris is a single father with three small children. He's wants to know if there are groups for men with the same problems he has. As his case manager, I would tell him to continue asking around to see if there are groups for men with the same situations as his and to attend any group meeting that he thinks will be good for him. Also, letting Chris know that case manager will work with him step by step for the support.
Interventions on the mezzo level: Chris has support from friends and neighbors, I would encourage him to continue receiving those supports. His children is also a motivation for him, I would tell him to keep a positive outlook at things even if he's in a hard situation right now. I would looked into services that can help Chris with babysitting so that he can go to work and not worry. Encourage him to go or call for more information from the Health center to see if he can attend the meetings . Also, tell Chris he can start his own single men's groups and he can advocate on how they can help other who are facing with the same problems.
Interventions on the macro level: If the micro and mezzo interventions doesn't work, I would suggest Chris go to see a counselor. It can be that he's too stress to focus on another or needed someone to listen to his problems. Seeing a counselor can also help Chris in finding treatments to help him if he becomes stress or starts to burnout. Will also let Chris know that I will continue to work with him to figure out what would help him best.
Chris is a single father who is truing to work and raise three small children. His wife was killed 2 years ago in a traffic accident. After the inital shock and outpouring if support from friends and neighbors. Chris found himself alone with all the responisiblities and very unsure of himself. He would like to meet other men who have the same problems but cannot find any groups, even though he has been told about servaral men who are in the same situation. He tells you he is not sure what the best method is for disciplining his children, whom he describes as "good kids," Sometimes he feels he is too lenient with them, and at other times he is afraid he is unnecessarily strict with them. A local women;s health center has groups for bereaved single parents, but Chris believes thse would not be open to him. "It would e all women, wouldn't it?" he asks. In addition, he is having a hard time at work balancing the responsibilities there with parenting responsibilities at home. "Of course, I want to do good job and get the promotions so I can support these kids through college, but I need to be home in the evening, or someone does, and I don't think that is always well received at work."
Intervention on the micro level: Chris is a single father with three small children. He's wants to know if there are groups for men with the same problems he has. As his case manager, I would tell him to continue asking around to see if there are groups for men with the same situations as his and to attend any group meeting that he thinks will be good for him. Also, letting Chris know that case manager will work with him step by step for the support.
Interventions on the mezzo level: Chris has support from friends and neighbors, I would encourage him to continue receiving those supports. His children is also a motivation for him, I would tell him to keep a positive outlook at things even if he's in a hard situation right now. I would looked into services that can help Chris with babysitting so that he can go to work and not worry. Encourage him to go or call for more information from the Health center to see if he can attend the meetings . Also, tell Chris he can start his own single men's groups and he can advocate on how they can help other who are facing with the same problems.
Interventions on the macro level: If the micro and mezzo interventions doesn't work, I would suggest Chris go to see a counselor. It can be that he's too stress to focus on another or needed someone to listen to his problems. Seeing a counselor can also help Chris in finding treatments to help him if he becomes stress or starts to burnout. Will also let Chris know that I will continue to work with him to figure out what would help him best.
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