Title: Post-Abortion Group Counseling
.... Help client move on after the abortion 4. Help client to cope with the decision Theoretical Approach. Reality therapy focuses on behavior. It puts emphasis on the power and potential of positive thinking and acting. It is a verbal system that is direct, honest, and realistic. Happiness and the capacity to laugh at one’s mistakes are considered indispensable to mental health such that humor is a part of reality therapy. Reality therapy is concerned with the client’s conscious thoughts, Confrontation and even verbal shock therapy is sometimes necessary to guide the client to responsible action and behavior. Responsible behavior is the ultimate goal of this approach. (Halgin, R, Whitbourne) Group Organization 1. Member Screening. Members should be able to provide proof that they had an abortion within a year’s time. 2. Inform Consent Form. Informed consent is the information about the clients’ rights and disclosure. This information is giving before the actual therapy is started, giving the member the option of continuing with therapy or not continue with it. Inform consent is universal; it is uses in group as well as individual counseling. This group’s inform consent will address the following: Confidentiality Respect for Privacy. Counselors respect their clients’ right to privacy and avoid illegal and unwarranted disclosures of confidential information. The right to privacy may be waived by the client or his or her legally recognized representative. In a group setting confidentiality is usually a big issue, because other group members don’t have to follow the ACA code of ethics and confidentiality is weakened. Individually confidentiality is a little more feasible. Personal relationship with clients Professionally I feel that a relationship with a client should not happen, it is unfair for the client, as a professional one should understand that a client is always a client. However, after a while it is said to be ethical, but I feel it is a lost relationship from the beginning. Socialization amongst members Professionally I feel that the best way to control socialization amongst members is to first educate the clients first on the importance of not socialization. Ethically there isn’t much that could be done that affects the counselor, but the members should be informed of the issues that go along with socialization amongst members. Impact of group leader’s values While counseling a group, ethically the group leader must not let his personal values affect the group progress or impose his or her values on the group. Professionally this is difficult because values make us who we are. Working sensitivity and ethically with diverse clients Counselors in group or individual counseling cannot discriminate based on age, color, culture, disability, ethnic group, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, or socioeconomic status. Diversity is something that will always have to be dealt with. Often a group has more than one person with different ethnic backgrounds. Uses and misuses of group techniques The easiest way to misuse group techniques is to use one that you are not familiar with. There is no way of counseling more effective than to use a technique that you know. When working with diverse clients one should get a little background information. This is one way to help prevent the misuse of group techniques. 5. Location, Materials and other Considerations This group will meet at the New Hope Baptist church, at 6:30 pm Group Sessions: 12-week group. 1½ hours per week 1. Session Title I...