PARALEGALS AND THE OBSTACLES THEY FACE: HOW TO CHANGE THE ROLE OF THE PARALEGAL IN THE LAW FIELD. In today’s legal world‚ the paralegal profession has faced many ethical and professional issues such as: computers‚ research‚ billing‚ confidentiality and professional status. The paralegals play a major role in many attorney offices and are valuable asset. The diverse role of a paralegal in today’s society includes many jobs and responsibilities. Knowledge of research is an important aspect of
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natural disaster or system failure could be devastating to an individual (i.e. identity theft)‚ company‚ its customers‚ suppliers and shareholders. Failing to do so may threaten the survival of the company itself. An information system security breach could result in serious financial losses‚ the disclosure of protected private information‚ loss of research and development data or fines by regulatory agencies. Losses due to intrusions into an information system could negatively affect the general
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THE WINDOW OF VULNERABILITY A security breach has been identified within a small Microsoft workgroup LAN. The workgroup consists of three primary workgroups which contain group membership lists of users within the Active Directory infrastructure that currently exists on the SMB Server that is located within the confines of the LAN structure. The security breach‚ which is defined as any event that results in a violation of any of the CIA (confidentiality‚ integrity‚ availability) security principles
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paper will provide three real examples of such HIPAA violations as well as solutions or ways each violation could have been prevented. In 2010‚ The Hospice of North Idaho‚ located in Hayden Idaho had a security breach compromising 441 patients’ health information. In the security breach‚ an unencrypted laptop containing patients’ information was stolen. After investigation‚ the Office for Civil Rights learned that the hospice did not have the adequate policies required by HIPAA law concerning technical
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COUNSELLOR AND THE LAW The law would seem to affect the counsellor predominantly over issues of confidentiality which cause ethical dilemmas in a variety of areas. It would seem the counsellor tends to end up torn between their responsibility towards their clients and the law or doctors/other health officials/organisations and society in general. The counsellor must weigh up client confidentiality against that of public interest and the guidelines of what is or is not in the public interest are
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victim and the Law enforcement that the client is making serious threats on someone’s life and that you have done some research and you find the client to be dangerous to the person and maybe to themselves. The new legislation does not breach the ethics
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Health Care Administrator determines a course of action is reviewed in the contend of workplace procedure through an ethical analysis. The information that has been gather from world scientist in a decision-makig have created a issues of breach I confidentiality and the release of sensitive information for a a health care personnel who are in a position that served the public for health needs. The issues facing nursing Administrators are diffcult and
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shared correctly‚ problems that arise may be missed through lack of communication with colleagues. If a team is not communicating well‚ service users would not be getting the best service available. Question 3 Body language Environment Confidentiality Active listening Asking questions Being non-judgemental Question 4 People from different backgrounds use or interpret communication in different ways‚ some using slang. People from different areas and generations use words that we may
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CU2479 Handling information Ways in which we handle information in the health and social care setting are very important. There are a number of laws that must be followed when doing this and confidentiality is essential for the social care worker. Laws that are in place regarding the handling of information include: • Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people
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Ethical and Safety Considerations As counsellors begin to embrace new methods of service provision‚ we must be prepared to handle ethical‚ safety‚ and professional issues that may arise. It is always incumbent on the counsellor to ensure that all practices maintain the rights and safety of the client and fall within the realm of ethical practice (CCPA‚ 2007). Further‚ embracing the use of technology in counselling introduces practical considerations that face to face counselling does not. Many
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