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Kiser, Jerry D. – Counseling and Values, 1996
With the shift in Americans' beliefs regarding legalizing physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill, counselors must be prepared to counsel clients who have decided to end their lives. For counselors to avoid violating the ethical guidelines established by the American Counseling Association (ACA) regarding these clients, a reevaluation of…
Descriptors: Counseling, Euthanasia, Physician Patient Relationship, Self Injurious Behavior
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Farrugia, David – Counseling and Values, 1993
Explores issues related to "right to die." Makes case for counselors to assist clients and families with concerns related to refusal or withdrawal of medical treatment in cases of terminal illness or in cases where quality of life is severely impaired such as permanent comatose state. Presents historical, ethical, and legal perspectives.…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Death, Ethics, Euthanasia
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Johnson, Laurie Shepherd – Counseling and Values, 2003
Encourages counselors to recognize the value of incorporating the spiritual domain in their work and offers strategies that can be used to promote meaning-making when working with clients with limited life expectancy. The use of rituals and expressive activities is highlighted. (Contains 50 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Creative Expression
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Manis, Amie A.; Bodenhorn, Nancy – Counseling and Values, 2006
This article presents a review of the literature on counseling adults with terminal illness, particularly the literature on the nature of preparation that counselors and other professionals who attend to the needs of adults with a terminal illness require. The authors review information and findings from philosophical, psychological, practical,…
Descriptors: Terminal Illness, Adults, Counseling Techniques, Literature Reviews
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Smith, Douglas C. – Counseling and Values, 1993
Presents evidence for heightened need among dying to explore religious-spiritual issues and explains how counselors might best approach this need. Approach explicated centers on nonjudgmental openness toward all of client's religious-spiritual explorations. Presents psychosocial tools than can be used to assess, examine, and amplify client's…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Role
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Holden, Janice Miner – Counseling and Values, 1993
Responds to previous article by Douglas C. Smith on exploring the religious-spiritual needs of the dying in which Smith presents psychosocial tools than can be used to assess, examine, and amplify client's religious-spiritual strengths. Compares Smith's work to classic values clarification, addresses issues of counselor judgment and informed…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Role