Counselors ordered to argue for homosexuality

[WanderAimlessly]

Counselors ordered to argue for homosexuality
Professional association warns doing otherwise may be unethical

A ruling by the American Counseling Association that members must not help homosexual clients change their sexual orientation is not sitting well with some in the professional organization who are seeking clarification to avoid “future legal actions.”

The official policy of the ACA is that counselors asked by clients for help in changing their sexual orientation must offer only “gay affirmative” arguments. If the client persists, counselors must explore the “religious influences that underpin homophobia that may be harming the client.”

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I think the Association’s leadership is being unethical.

 

[strngrnrth]

This is ridiculous. Someone goes to a counselor for help only to be told s/he is fine already. I guess the ACA just lost some credibility.

 

[pnewton]

Since world net daily is a secondary and often biased source. I thought I would provide the direct link to the ACA article.

counseling.org/PressRoom/NewsReleases.aspx?AGuid=b68aba97-2f08-40c2-a400-0630765f72f4

Ethics Committee members agreed that it is of primary importance to respect a client’s autonomy to request a referral for a service not offered by a counselor

Yet everything in the article belies this respect. That act like such a desire is akin to jumping out of a building.