The authors describe the case of Thapar v. Zezulka is what the state of Texas established their precedent for mental health professional not obligated to warn and protect third parties when a client reveals an intent to harm. The arthurs discuss the ACA code of ethics as being more permissive than Texas statues in reporting results of HIV testing Barbee et al. (2007). Mental health professional has a duty to protect the client and breaching of confidentiality is an issue when dealing with a client threating harm to a third…
n order to minimize professional liability and ensure treatments of clients so that they remain soundly and within the boundaries of professional standards it is up to the counselor to inform and educate his/her clients about the code of ethics (the clients may not know there boundaries) as well as determine if the client needs to be transferred to another professional. For example if the client attempts to cross the boundaries it’s the consoler responsibility to be an authority figure in these cases, as mentioned in the ACA it’s part the counselors job to determine if the client needs to see a different professional. Decisions and treatment options for the client are always made with the best interest in mind for the client. As mentioned in the code of ethics section A.2.e Mandated client’s counselors discuss the required limitations to confidentiality when working with clients who have been mandated for counseling services.…
Maintaining a level of confidentiality, in a group, is an important component. It is always best to be up front with group members about the level of confidentiality that is expected from each member. This writer has facilitated many groups. Some of these groups were in an institutional setting and some were in public places such as a park. There are many aspect of confidentiality that one should consider before taking a group to a park. Confidentiality is a key component to being able to maintain a group in a park setting and have the outcome positive.…
In the Army, there are a variety items that fall under the “sensitive items” category. In today’s modern politics, they have chosen to cut the budget down to a very small size for the military. Therefore, securing valuables such as issued items which include: helmets. IBA, IOTV, and anything else issued to you by the United States Army, is extremely important. This not only saves the Department of the Army money, but securing anything you may have also protects you, and in the long run, saves you money as well. If you leave anything unsecured or out in the open, that alone leaves it at a high risk of being stolen or damaged. Say one day you leave your helmet, body armor, or any other type of TA-50 (issued items) in your car. You decide that…
Confidentiality is an important part within the counseling relationship and environment. Discussed content between the client and therapist is strictly prohibited for others outside of this relationship to disclose. Materials such as an informed consent form, explains how confidential information, will be managed. For the counseling profession, this document involves and agrees that communication is kept in confidence by the counselor and private. The communication that is discussed cannot be used as evidence in court, by state and federal law. However, there are exceptions by state and federal law that requires clinical documentation as evidence when failure to report child or elder abuse. Pennsylvania’s State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist and Professional Counselors rules and regulations, the ACA Code of Ethics, and a psychotherapy film presentation contribute to the importance of confidentiality, privileged communication and client’s right to privacy.…
The ethical issues involved in the case study for school psychology or ABA, are pertaining to patient confidentiality. In the case study, the patient trusted the psychologist to not tell anyone that she had started to cut herself in order to make friends with a group of girls. The patient is excited to finally be making friends as she has difficulty in socializing with others. According to the psychologist, she or he has not discussed patient confidentiality or its terms with the client. In reference to the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2010) #3.04, psychologist must make sure that no one is harmed under their care, most importantly the client. Since in this situation the client is harming themselves, the psychologist…
The first legal issue associated with clinical psychology is confidentiality. Whenever a patient seeks help, everything that is said in the sessions must be held confidential and the patient is encouraged to speak freely. There are times when confidentiality becomes unethical and that is if and when the patient talks about issues that may cause harm or being a serious threat to themselves or someone else. An example of this would be if a patient talks about committing suicide or mentions for example child abuse.…
If the boundaries are not kept to then issues could become apparent which could effect the ethical practice of counselling. Such issues include, dual relationships is a no no, the counsellor is there to counsell and the client is there to be counselled and this is the way it must remain, the counsellor must by no means make a self disclosure to the client. If the counsellor feels they have something to disclose than they must see a counsellor themselves. It is important that the counsellor…
The “no snitching, no stitching” code, also known as the silence code, has resulted in an increase of violence, fear, and insecurity in the community.Before discussing the harm that it does, we must first become acquainted with what that term means. According to the Collins English Dictionary, a snitch means to steal; to turn informer, and the term is also closely linked to a betrayer. According to that same source “stitching” refers to a repairing, usually of clothing. Moreover, Merriam Webster dictionary states that the word “snitch” is of unknown origin and was first used in the year 1875. Although the sources mentioned above offer an official definition of the word, in the inner city communities, a snitch carries a deeper meaning. Some people have become intensely upset to even hear of the term…
In section B.2.a code of ethics, it states that counselor is required to disclose information about a client, who disclose about harming themselves or others (ACA, 2014). In the state of Florida, Florida Statues Section 394.4615 (3)(a) (2016), states that if a patient states they want to harm a person, a counselor is able to release information to warn that individual who is being threatened of harm by the patient. If i determine if the client is a high risk and is a harm to herself, under the Florida Mental Health Act, as a Mental Health Counselor I would be able to Baker Act my client. Under the Florida Statue Section 394.463 (2)(f)(2014), when a client receives involuntary examination, a client is held up to 72 hours, and the only way the Baker Act can be released is by a physician or…
“Hard 2 Hide” is an original musical created and produced by myself and another student in my last year of high school. The musical focused on addressing serious problems with which teenagers in high school may be secretly managing, including anorexia, drug abuse, and the peer pressure associated with societal demands. However, because of the limited resources available and our relative inexperience with creating a musical from the absolute beginning, there were many points in the development of the production in which we were forced to make drastic cuts and revisions, sometimes only hours before a scheduled rehearsal. In addition, because the cast of this musical was composed of our fellow peers, the usual director-cast relationship established…
I thought that if someone told you something in a counseling session that it had to be kept confidential. I found out that this is true for a lot of cases, but that there are many that it is not. As a general rule, psychotherapists are prohibited from disclosing confidential communications to any third party unless mandated or permitted by law to do so. Therapists are advised to err on the side of being overly cautious in protecting, the confidentiality of their clients, unless faced with a mandatory exception to confidentiality such as reporting child abuse or elder abuse (Benitez, 2004). There are limitations to the promise of…
In order for counselling to be effective and purposeful it must be conducted in an ethical way. The very act of seeking counselling predisposes that the seeker is vulnerable/troubled and needs assurance that the main focus of counselling will be their well-being and promote for them a greater sense of autonomy, and not to serve any other purpose. Therefore the foundation of good counselling must be an ethical relationship, hence the need for an ethical framework. As Tim Bond (2010) states:…
According to the Ethical Standards for School Counselors and the Code of Ethics and Standards for Counseling (2010), both specify that counselors are ethically required to take appropriate action and breach confidentiality in certain circumstances involving minors. Counselors are required to breach confidentiality if there is imminent danger to self and others, if there is suspected child abuse or neglect or to protect a vulnerable client from danger. There are other limitations to confidentiality and minors as well. Some of these limitations involve parents and their right to know what is happening in counseling sessions between the therapist and their child. This problem is one that schools counselors and clinical therapists must face when counseling minors. Counselors in both clinical and school settings are faced with ethical issues with regards to confidentiality each time they encounter a client that is a minor.…
The AASW codes of ethics (2010) states that social workers will ensure that they keep the clients information private and confidential. However, social worker should be aware that their unable to provide absolute confidentiality to their clients. Absolute confidentiality means that information is kept confidential under all circumstances (Swain, 2002). Social workers should be aware of the limitations of confidentially in their practice and informed clients of these limitations before beginning of a professional relationship (AASW, 2010). Client’s confidential information can be exposed when there is a duty to warm others from harm from the client. (Swain, 2002). When social worker has consent from client to seek advice from other professional colleagues or confidently may be excuse by law such as through court subpoena e (AASW,…