When Clients Seek Counseling Related to Issues Such as Abortion

When clients seek counseling related to issues such as abortion, assisted suicide, interracial marriage, premarital sex, or sexual identity, counselors:

A) must accept such clients for counseling services even if these issues distress counselors on a personal level.
B) must be able to rise above any personal feelings they have about such issues and have an obligation to assist all clients who come to them for services.
C) must examine their own values regarding these issues to ensure they can provide counseling services without allowing their own beliefs to interfere.
D) should immediately refer such clients to other counselors who specialize in counseling persons with those particular concerns.
E) should accept such clients for counseling only if the counselor has experienced such issues in his or her personal life and has successfully resolved them.