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There are differences between a friendship and a therapeutic relationships.
There are differences between a friendship and a therapeutic relationships.
Michelle Liriano Dear Dr. Patton-Scott and Class,
This is a question that had honestly passed my mind and now I am understanding it more ethically as we are starting this program. As a professional licensed counselor one might think, “if any friends or family members ever need therapy, I will now have the professional knowledge/experience to help”. There are differences between a friendship and a therapeutic relationships. In a friendship, you are able to speak freely about anything, share personal information, speak of the good/ bad and even arguments that you both can eventually work out without any legal consequences professionally. Just remember though it even though you are a friend it does not mean things should fall on you. Friendships should be a two way street. Also, remember as a friends we tend to pass judgments because at times that’s just what ends up happening (we are human) whether the judgements are good or bad. Ad friends we also have tge ability to just list even if you are not a professional. Frienships are similar theraputically (if you are a counselor) because you might feel the need to express some of your professional experience on your friend thinking it may help them. If you are not licensed or experienced I do not suggest looking up diagnosis or theraputic solutions you have seen on you tube or social media or through other people’s experiences.
Now theraputically you can give counsel to your friend on a professional level being unbiased and objectively because you cannot share your true feelings on the subject. The theraputic session would have to be basically be where you feel as if they were with a therapist in an office without the legality involved. That friend would prefer a theraputic approach so that you can offer what you know professionally without any judgments. Through this you can offer theraputic solutions and aid in friends recovery sessions. This involvement theraputically involves the sessions being about the friend and thier on going troubles. In this case it is more confidentially based in cohesion with the ethical standards even if the formality of the office environment is not an option.
Some of the counseling skills and ethical standards used in a theraputic relationship would be confidentiality, a safe haven for the friend to speak and where they can be express themselves on what they are going through without any judgments. Making sure that your friend understands that you are solely there for them objectively. We have to remember even if we truly want to tell someone how we feel we should not by any means do so at the moment of these sessions. We need to remember that if is theraputically even though they are our friend, your professional advice it has to come from an educational standpoint. Ethical standards come into play because we cannot as counselors transfer any of thier personal issues onto the friend during that time or take thier issues and put it on themselves. Through theraputic ethical standards we should be able to listen uninterrupted and definitely not share any any of our issues.
A professional and a friend should keep in mind remind your friend that can have they have the power to be a better person whether it’s a friend to friend. If that is not possible make sure you are there for them no matter what happens and if they seek professional help you will be there for them through the end.
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