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
Unit 4: Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Learning outcome 2: Know how to respond to suspected or alleged abuse Question 2.1: Explain the actions to take if there are suspicions that an individual is being abused. There are several actions to be taken when there is a suspicion of abuse on a vulnerable person and these may include: * Keep calm – when vulnerable person confides with a trusted person over abusive situation one has to remain calm and collected so as to gain more trust from the victim as this will facilitate smooth conversation with the victim * Don’t jump to conclusions or make accusations before investigations are completed as this might end up with incorrect accusations on innocent people. * Give the person the chance to talk. Take time to listen to them. This aspect will make the victim more confident hence tell the whole story.
As a therapist I believe that you should always respect the beliefs of your client. A therapist should have a professional awareness of diversity and purposely not permit or condone the feeling for a client’s religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, politics or social standing that would adversely affect a client’s treatment (Code of Ethics, The National Hypnotherapy Society member’s
The family therapist realizes that their position can influence their clients so they try hard not to mingle with their clients outside of their professional relationship so that the trust and dependency of the client is not questioned or impaired. Feminist therapist also feels that overlapping relationships can have a negative impact on the client/professional relationship and can cause impaired professional judgment. Along with multiple other organizations that feel it is best to keep the relationship between the client and the helper on a professional level to ensure that judgment in not compromised and there is no
I would need to be careful not impose my values but clearly understand their values. There are several ways you can get them speaking about themselves by asking open ended questions. According to chapter 11 it would be a good idea to explore how satisfied they are with the current division of labor. (Feminist Perspective on Family Therapy) It is very important not to take a feminist view of the family. Families should be encourage to make their own decisions and it should be upheld by the therapist.
If your client were to confide in you that he or she were getting emotionally abused by a family member but wanted you to keep it a secret and you agreed to do so, imagine if that client went on to suffer major trauma as a result from you not voicing your concerns, resulting in further abuse by that family member. It is extremely important that you do not give your client false hope. They must understand that you are there to support and listen to them if need be, however if they stress alarming concerns, such as abuse, they then must be made aware that you have no other choice but to report it back to your line manager where such information will be dealt in a confidential and professional manner. In the long run, it all comes down to protecting yourself and those you work for and with. This can include either your clients or colleagues.
According to the APA’s Code of Ethics “a psychologist/therapist has the duty to protect their clients from injuring themselves or hurting others”. It also states that they should let their clients know that in the event there is a discussion of some act of violence or inflicting injury on the client themselves or other people; the therapist has the right to report such discussions to the law enforcement. How do you see
They should not be any hidden personal feelings towards the client. A dual relationship should be established whereby there is no connection. This gives a non biased approach to the therapy. There should be complete trust and honesty as this forms the backbone to this therapy and then only can one lead to complete co-operation that results in a successful outcome. Any hidden motives will act as a major impediment to a future course of treatment and the therapist has to gauge the intentions of the client to make sure no lines are
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.
First, it involves multiple family members, second, it deals with extremely sensitive information, and third it is conducted in conjunction with therapy. The ethical approach of marriage, couple, and family therapy often goes back to nonmaleficence or to do no harm to the client This goes the same for research in this field. It is very important that the clients who are participating in the therapy are not harmed or at risk by the therapist. One way you can avoid this situation is to obtain the proper consent from the clients. Although it very possible to argue that clients could be deceived in their informed consent, family therapist must consider their vulnerability and the fact that people come to them for