As a clinical issue, however, such secrets pose a real challenge to the therapist’s work and may influence the outcomes with couples. If therapists fail to make clear to couples how secrets will be handled when they
Individuals also need to know there are secure systems and procedures operating in the care setting to protect confidential information. Safety Some information must be kept confidential for safety reasons. For example, some service users are categorised as vulnerable adults, such as a person with special needs whose whereabouts might need to be protected from a relative who abused them in some way in the past. The law It is a legal requirement for organisations to manage and safeguard personal information correctly. Describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing concerns There are some situations when confidentiality needs to be breached to report information to a higher authority.
The defense attorney has the role to prove the defendant as being not guilty. The defense attorney role is to protect the defendant’s rights, show that the prosecutor did not provide sufficient evidence to find the defendant guilty, show if necessary where evidence provided by the prosecutor did not violate the defendant’s rights, and advocate for his or her clients best interest. The prosecutor and the defense attorney’s ethical obligation differ in many ways. According to Kittmer (1995-2015), the differences of the attorneys’ ethical obligations are as follow: “Client's Welfare * Defense attorneys are ethically bound to their clients. They must defend them to the best of their ability and look out for what is best for them… Prosecuting attorneys' clients are usually the people of a specific city or country.
In dealing with the ethical issue of homosexuality, it is important for the therapist to examine their own values regarding homosexual or bisexual desire and behavior. Andrew Beckett was in a profession that was not openly accepting to his sexual orientation. As his therapist, it is this learner’s responsibility to educate herself about his lifestyle, and about his disease. This learner would have the advantage of personal experience to draw upon, because she was a caretaker to her uncle as he eventually succumbed to the AIDS disease. Through this experience, she witnessed firsthand how this disease cripples one physically and mentally.
And in addition the client may tell us themselves, information which we may deem risky to the clients or others lives. All information should remain confidential, and if the therapist breaches this, then they are likely to be sued. However if the life of the person is at risk or society as a whole then we may deem it necessary to breach confidentiality, however there is no consensus on what is deemed as harmful, and we would need to follow our governing body such as the BACP or Hypnotherapy society guidelines on how to deal with this. In most cases if you feel confidentiality has to be breached you should inform your client, as to the reasons why, this should be discussed in the initial consultation how and when you would do this, so you have an agreement before you start
Some client’s have had adverse reactions to medications and may have tried a serious of medications therefore; they are not willing to be on medications and would rather try different treatment options. Understanding the clients true feeing on the medication is critical. The authors encourage today’s counselors to have a basic understanding of “Reductionism inherent in human
This paper will also discuss what therapy is and does because when most people think of therapy, they think of counselors helping people with their problems no matter what. Even though therapy is a services provided to help the individual get to the root of the problem, people do not know if individual or group therapy is best for them. This paper will discuss that as well and explain the pros and cons of individual and group therapy. Ethics Research Paper Ethics: Ethics refers to standards of conduct, standards that indicate how one should behave based on moral duties and virtues, which themselves are derived from principles of right and wrong. In order to apply this definition to practical
Malpractice Identify some of the ways you will go about decreasing the chances of getting involved in a malpractice suit. Focus on your attitudes and actions that are likely to prevent you from malpractice actions. What guidance do the various codes of ethics provide for you in lessening a malpractice action? Duty to Warn and to Protect Assume you are counseling a client that you have serious concerns about with respect to either danger to self (suicidal person) or danger to other (violent person). Create a brief scenario and identify the salient legal, ethical, and clinical issues.
I realized how effective group therapy can be for individuals especially those that are dealing with issues that are largely stigmatized. Even if a therapist has an addiction we are not to let a client know, which is a different experience for that individual. Therapists can give expertise thought and discussion but they cannot give the individual the same acceptance that one could get from a group meeting. I think it is important to know our limitations with our work and know when to incorporate other resources. In reference to the disease model, it separates the person and the disease, that they are two different entities.
Standard E.5.c. ("Historical and Social Prejudices in the Diagnosis of Pathology") requires that "counselors recognize historical and social prejudices in the misdiagnosis and pathologizing of certain individuals and groups and the role of mental health professionals in perpetuating these prejudices through diagnosis and treatment." Historically, the mental health professions viewed homosexuality as a mental disorder. But in 1973, homosexuality was removed as a mental disorder from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Within various religious and cultural communities, however, same-sex attractions and behaviors are still viewed as pathological.