must be 400 wordsSome counselors take the position that counseling and friendship should not be mixed. The argument is that blending social relationships with professional ones simultaneously can negatively affect the therapy process, the friendship, or both. What are your ideas about this viewpoint?What are the potential problems in situations where there is a blending of both personal and professional relationships? Do social relationships of any form necessarily interfere with therapeutic relationships? When do you think social relationships with current clients are unethical?What are your thoughts about the ethics of forming personal or social relationships with former clients?

Papers must be carefully and thoughtfully prepared, with your ideas articulated in a logical format based on an outline you develop before you begin to write. An opening paragraph should set the stage succinctly for the material to follow, serving as a brief introduction to the substance of the paper. The paper should end with a concluding, summarizing sentence or two.After you have Read Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, use his ideas to write a description and analysis of a “difficult conversation” you had in the past – or a difficult conversation you would like to have in the future with someone at your job, or former job, with whom you have had a challenging work interaction.It could be, for example, a situation with your supervisor, the executive leadership at your agency, someone you supervise, a government official, a co-worker, etc.This paper requires you to choose a thorny conversation you once had with someone at work and how you could use Stone’s techniques if you had it to do over again. OR, describe a thorny situation in which you AVOIDED the “difficult” conversation and how you could imagine addressing the other person using Stone’s techniques.Be specific about what “Stone techniques” outlined in the book you could have used in the past.For a future conversation, be specific about what you imagine yourself saying (and what you would NOT say even if you were thinking it) and how you think the person might react to this approach.YOU MUST use the concepts and techniques outlined in Stone’s book.If you do not do so, the paper will be returned to you to re-write as required. The paper should be a minimum of 5 double-spaced pages utilizing 12 point font, and saved as a Word document.It can be slightly longer if necessary, as long as you genuinely have something more to say that was not in the earlier paragraphs.Be sure to plan the outline of the paper before you begin writing and check to ensure correct grammar and spelling before you hand it in. Papers must follow a logical outline, address the questions and instructions in the assignment, and have correct grammar and spelling.

In Assignment 1, we ask you to choose one of three topic choices listed below on the subject of diversity then use the Writing Guide located in Blackboard to write a brief paper on the subject. Each topic explores two different approaches to diversity during the 60-year period after the Civil War (1865 to 1925). The dynamic between the two approaches will have a profound impact on our history then and now. As you prepare and brainstorm ideas for your paper, first read and review what our Schultz textbook covers on the subject. Then, consider the other sources listed with each topic below. It is important that you review these sources carefully because your paper should use a minimum of three sources from the list below. Be sure to review the all help (documents or video) provided by your instructor. For information on the SWS format, see the "Strayer Writing Standards" tab on the course menu. TOPIC CHOICE ONE: Empowering African Americans - Two Strategies Here you will focus on the approaches of Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois. Other noted names and certainly different organizations will become part of your inquiry. Washington's famous 1895 "Atlanta Compromise" speech (labeled such later by critics) sets the tone. One might find virtues, problems and successes associated with both strategies. You might see elements of each in strategies of later leaders and related issues even today. Sources: Schultz, p. 340-2, 400-1, 404-5. See http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/39/; and see http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/40. TOPIC CHOICE TWO: Getting Women the Vote - Two Strategies Here you will focus on the approaches of two organizations and some names associated with each. These are the NAWSA (National American Woman Suffrage Association; later the League of Women Voters) and the NWP (National Women's Party). You will identify the strategic approach and key players in each as they pursued the common goal of getting women the right to vote. One might find virtues, problems and successes associated with both strategies. You might see elements of each in strategies of later leaders and related issues even today.