Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services
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Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services
In this article of from tragedy to triumph: counselor as companion on the hero’s journey, the counselor gained a lot of knowledge about himself and his counseling techniques during the time that he had Steve as a client. I believe the counselor was trying to come up with a solution to Steve’s problems and make his journey easier. By taking the longer, rougher road, Steve learned more about himself, his limitations and his strengths. This allowed for even bigger better possibilities in Steve’s life. The counselor can’t be responsible for Steve’s personal journey and guide him down the easier path. The counselor should only be along for the ride with Steve and help Steve through the difficult moments.
Steve had to come to the realization that he had to choose a different path and create different goals. I think that the counselor will now change the way he tries to “fix” a client’s problems, and instead allow him to experience and overcome some of the rougher more challenging things in their life. I believe that there are people that we come into contact with that teach us life lessons and change us and the way we think and do things. As we meet extraordinary people, we learn from them and in many instances strive to be like them, or maybe to be the total opposite from them. Just like an infant, we are always seeing new things and meeting new people who influence us in many different ways. As a result of the relationship that Steve had with his counselor, he has learned that sometimes the goals we set for ourselves may be unattainable. However, just because a goal needs to be modified a little, it doesn’t make it any less spectacular when the goal is accomplished.
When Steve became so severely depress that he wanted