1. The Counselor and the Community

2. The Community as the Client
Spirit of aspirational ethics
The need to change the environment to accommodate the person (systems or ecological approach to change) * meso/macro level interventions
Looking at behavior contextually (conditions may have multiple causes) * self-destructive behavior
The need to be aware of community resources, cultural influences, and ability to balance various roles as the professional

3. Roles of Counselors Working in the Community
The community oriented counselor as opposed to psychotherapist
Change agent
Consultant
Adviser
Advocate (The Personal is Political)
Facilitators of indigenous support systems * i.e. African-American Church
Facilitators of indigenous healing systems * i.e. Native-American elders

4. Working within the System and the Agency
Making the system work for the worker and the consumers * Beneficence and Nonmaleficence
Funding issues (lack of) * doing more with less
Administrative issues * agency policy and procedures
Focusing on what can be changed
Not working for an agency whose policies are in opposition to your personal set of ethics