I Have an Academic Dilemma?

Question by docprism: I have an academic dilemma?
I am in the addiction education field – teaching students who want to be drug and alcohol counselors. Lately I have noticed an increase in students who have strong beliefs that anyone who does not recognize Jesus Christ as their Savior will not be saved, i.e. going to Hell. My dilemma is that when a student refuses to participate in an activity or does not allow themselves to enter into a critical analysis without using their religious beliefs as a “get out of jail free’ card. As a professor/therapist I don’t know how to navigate my way around this issue…How can these students want to work with addicts/alcoholics who have lifestyles (for the most part) that are diametrically opposed to the Christian tenets? How can a ‘counselor’ be accepting and open-minded when their client may have other religious/spiritual beliefs? Can they really keep an open mind and open heart and believe the person they are counseling is damned. Faith based institutions are a solution- but not in this case

Best answer:

Answer by micky_baxter
You shouldn’t let them be that kind of counselor.

If someone is addicted to drugs or something the last thing he should hear when he’s trying to recover is someone else’s belief that he’s going to hell for what he’s done.

You need to be open and accepting to really do that job well and if they can’t do it then you shouldn’t try and train them to do the job.

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