Topic > The Value of Value: Values ​​for Difference and Diversity

It should be known and remembered during practice that values ​​are subjective and not all values ​​carry the same weight. To become more attuned to diverse cultural backgrounds and facilitate clients' growth and development, the American Counseling Association's (ACA) Code of Ethics (2014) states that counselors should "actively seek to understand clients' diverse cultural backgrounds that they serve,” while also seeking to explore their own cultural identities and see “how these influence their values ​​and beliefs about the counseling process.” It is extremely beneficial as a social worker and human services professional to know, accept and understand their own values, beliefs and ethics, so they can know how to approach clients with conflicting values ​​and continue to practice effectively and efficiently without integrating their personal values ​​into the practice. distancing himself professionally. Emotionally distancing yourself is important during practice, as if values ​​clash, conflict can easily be caused and can damage progress between client and practitioner as values ​​and morals “tend to be quite stable, people are often not willing to negotiate or compromise,” since values ​​are “deeply rooted in the moral orders of the participants… issues