D E B A T E # 1 :

“COU N T M E I N , C O U N T M E
W IL L I G IV E U P M Y JO B
OUT:
O R N O T ? ”
DIASS 12 DEBATE
 SEXUAL INTIMACIES WITH CLIENTS
COUNSELORS SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF SEXUAL
INTIMACIES WITH CLIENTS AND DO NOT COUNSEL PERSON
WITH WHOM THEY HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP.
COUNSELORS SHOULD NOT ALSO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL
INTIMACIES WITH FORMER CLIENTS WITHIN A MINIMUM
OF TWO YEARS.
 INSTRUCTION:
1. IN THE AREA OF COUNSELING RELATIONSHIP OF THE
CODE OF CONDUCT, IT STATES THAT “COUNSELORS
SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF SEXUAL INTIMACIES WITH
CLIENTS AND DO NOT COUNSEL PERSONS WITH WHOM
THEY HAVE SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP. COUNSELORS SHOULD
NOT ALSO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL INTIMACIES WITH FORMER
CLIENTS WITH A MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS.”
2. WHAT IF YOU ARE THE COUNSELOR AND YOU HAVE
FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOUR CLIENT AND YOUR CLIENT
HAS ALSO FALLEN IN LOVE WITH YOU. SINCE IT IS
UNETHICAL TO PURSUE THE RELATIONSHIP; YOU WILL
HAVE TO QUIT YOUR JOB. YOUR JOB IS ALSO IMPORTANT
TO YOU. NOW WHAT WILL BE YOUR DECISION?
3. THE CLASS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO. THE FIRST
GROUP WILL CHOOSE “QUIT THE JOB” AND THE SECOND
GROUP WILL CHOOSE “STAY ON THE JOB.”
WHY? WHICH IS MORE ETHICAL? WHY IS IT MORE
ETHICAL? SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER. EXPLAIN YOUR
ANSWER.