Description
Benchmark Attitudes and Beliefs Reflection Paper Assignment Instructions
OVERVIEW
TheStandard A.4.b. of the AmericanCounselingAssociation’s(ACA)2014 Code of Ethicsmandatesthefollowingregardingpersonalvalues:
“Counselors are aware of their own values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors and avoid imposingvalues that are inconsistent with counseling goals. Counselors respect the diversity of clients,trainees,andresearch participants”(ACA, 2014, p. 5).
Therefore,itisimportantthatcounselorsandcounselortraineesspendtimeidentifyingtheirownvalues, understanding the origin of these values, and honestly owning how personal values mayadverselyaffectthecounselor’sabilitytoworkwithcertainpopulationsor mentalillnesses.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Read and complete the Attitudes & Beliefs Inventorybelow (see p. 2). When you are finished, go back over theinventory and select three questions you had the strongest reactions to and/or you had the mostdifficult time answering.
Your paper should be 5-7 pages, (excluding title page,abstract, reference page), written in APA format, including a title page, abstract, introduction, body,conclusion, and references. Your paper should be well thought out and demonstrate criticalthinking,self-evaluation,andpractical application.Yourpapermustincludeatleast5 scholarlyreferences published within the last 5 years. All sources must be scholarly journal articles outside of course materials, materials from other classes, and applicable to the counseling profession. No websites or direct quotes. This assignment should be written in 1st person.
Step 2: Divide your paper into the three required headings below and address the following questions withineach section:
Reaction
State the3questionsthatevokedthestrongestreactioninyou,and/or,youfoundmostdifficult to answer. Why? What personal value(s) and/or belief(s) did each question seem tocontradictorseemed tocausesomepersonalincongruencewithinyou?
Response
When,fromwhom,and how,didyoulearnthis(these)value(s)/belief(s)?
Action
Whatpersonalorprofessionalworkdoyou stillneedtodoaroundthisissue?
Step 3: When you have completed your paper, save it as a Microsoft Word document under your name and assignment title (Example: Doe_J_Attitudes and Beliefs_Paper). Submit your paper via the assignment submission link in Canvas.If the final paper you submit contains entire sentences or paragraphs that have a high similarity index to other sources, it may indicate either unintentional or intentional plagiarism. You may be contacted by your instructor.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
Attitudes & Beliefs Inventory*
Directions:Usingthescalebelow,rate eachitemtoindicatehowcomfortable you wouldbeworkingwith this population or problem.
5=VeryComfortable4=SomewhatComfortable3=Comfortable
2=SomewhatUncomfortable1=VeryUncomfortable
1.Apersonwithfundamentalistreligiousbeliefs.
2.Awoman whosays that ifshecould turn her lifeoverto Christ shewould find peace.
3.Aperson whoshows little consciencedevelopment, is strictlyinterested in his/herownadvancement,and uses others for personalgain.
4. Agayor lesbiancouple wantingto workon conflicts intheirrelationship.
5.Aman whowants toleavehiswifeandchildrenforthesakeofsexual adventures withotherwomen.
6.Awomanwho hasdecided toleaveher husbandand childrentogain independence.
7.Awomanwhohasdecidedtoget anabortionbutwantstoprocessherfeelingsaroundit.
8.Ateenagerwhoishavingunsafesexandseesno problemwiththebehavior.
9.A high school student who is sent to you by his parents because they suspect he is usingdrugs.
10.Apersonwhoisverycerebralandisconvincedthat feelingsarea privatematter.
11.Aman whobelievesthe bestwaytodisciplinehis childrenis throughspanking.
12.Aninterracialcouplecomingforpremaritalcounseling.
13.Ahighschoolstudentwhobelievessheisalesbian andwantstodiscusshow to“comeout”to her parents.
14.A gayor lesbiancouple wantingto adoptachild.
15.A man who hasfoundawayof cheatingthesystemandgettingmorethan hislegalshareof publicassistance.
16.Awomanwhocomeswithherhusbandforcouplescounselingwhilemaintaininganextramaritalaffair.
17.Amanwhobelievesinternetsex can bea creative waytoexpresssexuality.
18.Acouplewhobelievethatsexwithmultiplepartnersisokay.
19.Amanconvictedofpedophiliaandcourt-ordered forcounseling.
20.Awoman whomakesher livingasanexoticdancer.
21.Amanconvicted ofdomesticviolence.
22.Awomanwhose childrenhavebeenremovedbyChildProtective Services.
23.Amanrecentlyreleasedfromjail afterservingasentenceforrape.
24.Aman withterminalcancer whowants todiscussstoppingalltreatment tohastenhisdeath.
25.Awomanwhobelievesinanegalitarian marriage.