Task A Supervision Notes As an experienced social care worker you have been asked to mentor a new social care worker. You plan to use a supervision session to explain about the duty of care and how this helps to protect individuals from harm and abuse. Prepare a set of notes to help you in this supervision session. In the notes, you must include an explanation of: Ai What is meant by the term “duty of care” It is a legal obligation to provide care and support to vulnerable adults. The social care worker must do everything they can to keep the service users safe from harm, injury and abuse.
Maintain client information confidentiality. Employee or service provider is committed to make any necessary adjustments for staff or client with disabilities. Code of practice, staff training and education. Recognizing and promoting people’s rights and improve the accountability of decision makers. If the client would chose to talk with me during the massage about private things, I would support him and ensure that the conversation is confidential.
Explain the meaning of the term confidentiality Confidentiality refers to the need to handle personal and private information in ways that are appropriate, safe and professional and meet legal requirements. There are three main reasons why confidentiality is an important issue in a health and social care setting. Trust The relationships you build with service users and their families are central to your care role. If you share their personal information with others who have no need or right to know you risk breaking their trust in you. Individuals also need to know there are secure systems and procedures operating in the care setting to protect confidential information.
Informed consent is a shared decision-making process in which a practitioner provides adequate information so that a potential client can make an informed decision about participating in the professional relationship” according to (Barnett & Wise, 2007,). The great thing about informed consent is that it gives the client a chance to become involved, educated, and opens up the will of the client to participate in their therapy sessions. Informed consent has many similarities in the code of ethics. In obtaining informed consent for research, counselors must advise client and make sure that the client understands the research. Counselors should respect the need for informed consent regarding the structure and process of counseling.
Research on Counselor and Client Safety COUN5252- Crisis Assessment and Intervention Abstract Within a therapeutic relationship, both counselor and client safety are crucial to success. Although not a priority in the past, mental health counselors should receive safety training within their counselor education program. Counselors can be targets to both verbal and physical threats. Counselors must do their best to evaluate client safety in crisis situations. Self-harm, suicide and intimate partner violence are examples in which a counselor should be actively assessing levels of safety and risk of a client.
Both the AACC and ACA code of ethics give specific limitations based on ethical dilemmas and differing legalities. There is also special attention given to the counselor’s responsibility to protect counselees from undo harm. Appropriate disclosure may be the best option-- and even necessary in certain cases in order to protect another party. “Rapidly expanding and interlocking electronic information networks are increasingly threatening client privacy rights” (AACC, p. 13, Section 1-470).This is to ensure that the client feels he/she is able to put forth the highest level of trust towards the counselor. The counselee feels that he/she is able to be open and honest because confidentiality is
9.2 Any exchange or disclosure of information must be in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act. 9.3 We recognise that confidentiality must be designed to safeguard the best interests of the abused person and must not be confused with protecting the management interests of an organisation. 9.4 We will make staff aware that where it appears to an employee or person in a similar role that confidentiality rules may be operating against the interests of vulnerable adults a duty arises to make a full disclosure in the public
I have to act in the person’s best interest but instead of encouraging them to avoid risks I have to support them and enable them to taking part in activities. I have to act in the individuals best interest, keep them safe, carry out risk assessments, promote informed choices but also respect their decision and right to live their life as they choose. If the risk seems great to me I would document it and discuss the matter with my manager. Another area where duty of care dilemmas may arise are confidentiality issues. When a confidential information is shared with me and it concerns safeguarding and there is a possibility of harm or someone’s wellbeing is threathened I might have to make a decision and disclose this information.
Consequently, the client will feel reassured s/he is being listened to and understood; so a trust starts forming between client and therapist. The therapist can also help put the client at ease by explaining that all information will be kept confidential. Confidentiality is a fundamental requirement for keeping trust. The professional management of confidentiality concerns the protection of personal identifiable and sensitive information from unauthorised disclosure. Disclosure may be authorised by the law or client consent for referrals, for example (The Hypnotherapy Society Code of Ethics
As a human service professional, you would have to in the case of Cynthia encouraging the unique value and also characteristics of human services. You would have to uphold the integrity and also ethics in order to promote the clients greater well-being and also enhance your own personal growth in the process. I would in this case as a professional refer the family to do family counseling in order to work through their problems. I would first as a professional respect their right to confidentiality but inform the client of the limit to confidentiality before the relationship is