Assignment task: The chapter also explored the role of values in the helping process. Exploration of major stages in life span as they pertain to developmental issues is an important step in one's self-assessment. Increased self-awareness will encourage you to understand the possible impact that your values may pose on your client. In your professional career, there might be situations where you, the human service professional, will not have the same values as your client; however, this does not prevent you from working with the client.
Please respond to the following:
Q1. How might you as a human service professional work to be accepting of clients with different beliefs and values than your own?
Q2. Discuss one of your personal values that may pose as a difficulty when working with clients.
Q3. Discuss how your development of self-awareness, advocacy, and conflict resolution skills will help clients.