Qualities of the Helper and Rights of the Client

Question 1

Qualities of an effective Counsellor

Answer 1

• Respectable * Approachable
• Self-aware * Good reputation
• Friendly * Knowledgeable
• Patient * Non-judgemental
• Kind * Honest & sincere
• Warm * Effective Listener
• Open * Trustworthy
• Research-oriented

Question 2

Personal Moral Qualities of a Counsellor

Answer 2

Empathy – being able to understand the clients experience from their frame of reference.

Integrity – honest and coherent service provision.

Sincerity – a personal commitment to consistency between what is done and what is professed.

Question 3

Personal Moral Qualities (2)

Answer 3

Resilience – being capable of working with client concerns without being personally diminished.

Humility – accurate assessment and acknowledge of one’s own strengths and weaknesses.

Competence – effective deployment of the skills and knowledge needed for an ethical counsellor.

Question 4

Rights of the Client (1)

Answer 4

to ask questions about any procedures used during therapy

to decline the use of certain therapeutic techniques

to end therapy at any time without any moral, legal, or financial obligations other than those already accrued

Question 5

Rights of the client (2)

Answer 5

to release your records to any person or agency you designate

to be treated by your therapist in a consistently competent, ethical, and respectful manner

to review your records in the files at any time

to confidentiality: Within certain limits