CHAPTER 2SELF-AWARENESS

SKILLS

Self-awareness are clinical and personal aspects of psychotherapy which need to be sought in 5 areas:

1. Physical 2. Professional 3. Individual 4. Interpersonal 5. Cultural

The first 2 deal with communication, verbal and nonverbal. The remaining 3 are involved with preexisting clinician’s

traits to deal with “values clarification”

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Definitions: Values: Are individually formed and based. They are

the beliefs and attitudes that provide direction in every day living.

Values reflect priority systems that we use to guide our personal decision making and the choices we make.

“Values Clarification”

Definitions: Morals:Refer to an individual’s beliefs about what is good

or is bad behavior. They are standards used as guides for conduct, specially in “social contents.”

Therapists need to know their own values and morals along with the APA Ethical Rules and Legal Issues to make professional decisions

“Values Clarification”

1. Autonomy 2. Beneficence 3. Nonmaleficence 4. Justice 5. Fidelity 6. Veracity

*The Decision Making Process is Based on 6 Moral Principals

1. Autonomy Refers to the clinician’s willingness to

honor the right of clients and their decisions.

2. Beneficence Refers to the commitment to do good to

clients. It deals with the promotion of clients welfare, dignity, and respect. It concerning that treatment goals and strategies for intervention and outcomes are for the good of the client.

*The Decision Making Process is Based on 6 Moral Principals

3. Nonmaleficence Refers to the understanding that the utmost

concern of the mental-heath care provider has to “no harm” to client, and “harm” refers to intentional and unintentional harm from therapist.

4. Justice Refers to the fair and equal treatments.

Also called “distribution justice.” This principal requires nondiscrimination in service delivery, fairness, eligibility criterion and equal distribution of resources.

The Decision Making Process is Based on 6 Moral Principals

5. Fidelity Refers to honesty, loyalty, and

commitment to keep promises. According to this principle the work of clinician and client is a social contract that must be honored by the clinician.

The Decision Making Process is Based on 6 Moral Principals

6. Veracity is a legal contract. Sometimes refers to as fidelity. However,

veracity refers to the “legal” aspects of mental-health care and to the honoring of all contracts made with clients. It addresses issues of confidentiality, limits to confidentiality, release of information, legal aspects of record keeping, payment arrangement and third party reimbursement issues.

The Decision Making Process is Based on 6 Moral Principals

Individual self awareness are rights and responsibilities of clients:

1. Right to personal freedom2. Responsibility towards others3. Responsibility for personal decision making

Individual Self Awareness

4. The right to respect for their individuality

5. The right not to be dominated, manipulated, or indoctrinated

6. The right to make and learn from their own mistakes.

Individual Self Awareness

Common Therapy and Counseling Topics that Involve Values (see skill 2.1in clinical interview folder)

1. Instrumental Values Are about the frequency or intensity of a

conduct 2. Terminal values Are end-state of existence Interpersonal Patterns to explore to , Gain

Interpersonal Self-Awareness table 2.1 (see handout)

Rokeach’s Central Life Values for Self Exploration table 2.1 (see handout)

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Definitions: Culture: Sets of values beliefs, or learned

behavior of a group of people i.e., mid-east culture, Chinese culture

Cultural Awareness: Refers to recognizing your own personal biases, prejudices, beliefs, stereotypic attitudes, and remarks.

Ethnicity: Refers to shared social and cultural

heritage. i.e., Asian Americans, Alaska Natives, Spanish Americans.

CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND SENSITIVITY

Definitions: Race: Refers strictly to a biological

classification that is based on physical and genetic characteristic.

There are 3 primary race: 1. Caucasoid 2. Mongoloid 3. Negroid

CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND SENSITIVITY

Traits of Culturally Sensitive Mental-Health -Care Provider table 2.3 (see handout)

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