Ethical Issues In Career Counselling

Career Counselling
Career Counselling is the process by which the client will be empowered through the gain of greater understanding of themselves through various ways. One main way would be through the role of assessments carried out by a professionally trained counsellor. This paper will explore the purpose of assessments as well as the various responsibilities that come along with carrying it out.

Assessments are an important and necessary element of career counselling as it enables am clearer understanding of the client. Its main purpose is to find out what the issues are, which would then allow the counsellor to come out with a plan (Lilienfeld & O’Donohue, 2012). The purpose of assessment is to understand the client’s issues as well

The counsellor has to remember that ethics is the foundational cornerstone of counselling and that as a counsellor, he/she cannot judge or discriminate a client based on their values (Ajagbawa, H., 2014). The counsellor has to always respect the client and be unbiased towards all through his/her own body language as well as tones used. This is to make sure that one’s own values does not have any form of influence on the client’s decision. The concept of individualism should be respected, as each and every client should be recognized as different without being criticized or

Their early life experiences and culture is what their current perceptions and worldview are built on. This understanding and acceptance on the part of the counsellor would greatly aid in the career counselling and decision-making process. A counsellor would only be able to facilitate and provide guidance toward what he/she can understand. Therefore, the fact of the client and counsellor inter-personal relationship is once again stressed due to the importance it holds and the necessity of it for success. Once again, such clarifications are important as each client is different and unique in their own way, thus, no assumptions can be