Encouragement is a form of positive reinforcement that every individual will need at some point. People encourage each other for an individual to strive to improve, to keep trying, or to lift a person's spirit. In times of frustration and doubt, encouragement can be used as a tool to promote growth or point a person in the right direction. Consider the hypothetical place in unit one, where the client was considering suicide. Thoughts of suicide arise when a person is at his lowest point. This is a point where the individual sees death as a release from their suffering and where death is seen as a more life-affirming option. In this case, the individual must be encouraged to understand why his life is worth living and helped to focus on the positive aspects of his life rather than the negative ones. Encouragement should be provided in cases where the individual feels depressed, hopeless, worthless, and so on. Although suicide is an extreme case, there are many cases where an individual needs encouragement. Any person in rehab or involved in a support group will need positive reinforcement. In correctional institutions, inmates may be encouraged to attend a high school or college education while in prison, so that upon release the individual has an idea of ​​what type of job he or she may seek. There are numerous cases in the criminal justice context where encouragement can be provided. The level of success of such encouragement depends on the person giving the encouragement and the person receiving the encouragement. Criminal justice professionals can certainly be successful in encouraging their clients. The difficulty lies in the fact that each client is unique and like that unusual... middle of paper......nal should be able to work with all types of people. Professionals should recognize their own values ​​and realize that those values ​​may influence how they interact with others. Professionals can seek training and education to ensure success in working with clients from different cultures (Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals, 2009). Ultimately, encouraging a customer should be based on what will work for the individual customer and not on a standardized form of encouragement to be used for all customers. References: Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals. (2009). Retrieved November 3, 2011, from the National Organization for Human Services: http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionalsSummers, N. (2009). Fundamentals of Case Management Practice: Human Services Skills, 3rd Edition. Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning.