Something that stood out to me was sexual activity with a client. I wondered how often this occurs as it was highlighted as one of the most prevalent forms of unethical behaviour in counseling. 
Looking forward to reading what others thought. Have a great week :) Kirsten

Autonomy

Confidentiality 

Respect 

What did you find interesting or surprising?

I found autonomy very interesting. Autonomy for me means allowing others to be themselves through freedom of choice and the ability to act on their values and interests. Allowing individuals to make decisions, without influence or direction. The reason I chose autonomy is that I enjoy being free and making my own decisions.  I do not enjoy it when decisions are made for me, as I feel restricted. 

What seems like common sense?

I always believed in greeting people when I entered a room or when at work, especially in the morning and when seeing someone for the first time. For me, this was part of respect, and this is what I was taught from a young age, to be polite, and respectful and to acknowledge another person. Since joining a new and younger team of colleagues in 2021, I felt this same value-based behaviour of mine was not reciprocated.  Because this action was instilled in me, I thought it would be a natural thing or common sense for everyone to do.  This feeling that I had towards my colleagues was almost resentful as I found the team members to be extremely disrespectful and I thought that their parents did not teach them morals and values. This annoyed me so much that I could not shift the thought of disrespect from my mind, that one day I said, “Didn’t your parents teach you to greet and acknowledge a person when entering a room or when you see them for the first time in the morning”. My colleagues were taken aback and were wondering what I was going on about as it is not so important. I don’t even think I got a proper answer. For me, this was common sense, however not realizing that I was expecting my colleagues to follow my values. Imposing my values onto someone else is unethical.  A counsellor could knowingly or unknowingly impose his or her values onto a client.