Respect for Confidentiality. According to American Counselling Association (2014), counsellor has to safeguard the confidential information of his/hers client. In the case above, Mr. Jo has the choice to choose to believe what Alexander has conveyed without violating client’s confidentiality. In this case, Mr. Jo will be able to sustain a good therapeutic relationship with Alexander. In this way, Mr. Jo will be able gain more trust from Alexander in order to help him further. As Mr. Jo was not sure about whether Alexander actually has the intention to hurt others, he can choose to first maintain a good relationship with his client and to find out more information before breaching any confidentiality which might actually affect their therapeutic
Respect for Confidentiality. According to American Counselling Association (2014), counsellor has to safeguard the confidential information of his/hers client. In the case above, Mr. Jo has the choice to choose to believe what Alexander has conveyed without violating client’s confidentiality. In this case, Mr. Jo will be able to sustain a good therapeutic relationship with Alexander. In this way, Mr. Jo will be able gain more trust from Alexander in order to help him further. As Mr. Jo was not sure about whether Alexander actually has the intention to hurt others, he can choose to first maintain a good relationship with his client and to find out more information before breaching any confidentiality which might actually affect their therapeutic