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Professional Interview | Ethical Decision Making Model



 *  For our professional interview, we interviewed Amanda Martin. Amanda is an LPC working for AVITA. **

** Amanda **: "It sounds as if Allison was not respecting Carmen's cultural worldview" ** Amanda **: "The counselor would want to feel out whether her father genuinely was forbidding the client to take a really good job that would enhance her life or if this was a cultural norm that would make client feel more comfortable in proceeding with the position. Most likely it was the latter"
 * Caitlin **: "What were your first thoughts when reading this case study?"
 * Caitlin **: "What would have been a better way to handle this situation?" ** Amanda **: "A better way to handle this may have been to empower the client in her own culture by encouraging her to seek wisdom from her father before labeling it pathological"
 * Caitlin **: "What advice would you give to Allison?"


 * Caitlin **: "What mistakes did the counselor make?"
 * Amanda **: "The counselor pushed the client away by not respecting her culture before finding out more information about what was genuinely occurring in the client and her father's relationship"

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 * Caitlin **: "How could this ethical dilemma have been prevented?"
 * Amanda **: "The counselor should have asked more questions to determine if this was an oppressive relationship or if this was a cultural difference. Basically the