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University of Mississippi

2017

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The Impact Of Spiritual Maturity On Clinical Mental Health Counseling Students' Intentions To Engage In Social Justice Advocacy, James Samuel Strickland Jan 2017

The Impact Of Spiritual Maturity On Clinical Mental Health Counseling Students' Intentions To Engage In Social Justice Advocacy, James Samuel Strickland

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The ACA Code of Ethics (2014) provides a set of professional values which frequently exceeds law in an effort to ensure that clients are protected. As such, The ACA Code of Ethics (2014) states, “counselors are aware of-and avoid imposing- their own values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors” (section A.4.b). However, legal cases pertaining to conflict between personal values and professional values when counselors fail to bracket personal values has been on the rise within the counseling profession. Counselors have the professional obligation to protect and advocate for clients’ rights through social justice advocacy which can occur at individual, group, institutional …