Falsey HCS/457 September 9‚ 2013 Markeith Braden Article Review Paper-AIDS The topic chosen was HIV in Nashville. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has three stages. The first stage is acute illness infection. The second stage is clinical latency. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the final stage of the HIV virus (AIDS.gov‚ 2009). In Nashville‚ there were 881 new reported cases of HIV/AIDS in 2012. Those are just the ones that were reported. According to the Centers for Disease Control
Premium AIDS HIV Infectious disease
degree they follow more or less clear-cut‚ unambiguous standards or requirements? There is an incredibly ambiguous line between moral and ethical grounds. First‚ morality would be based on the personal beliefs that the counselor possesses whereas the ethics would be based on his/her application of morals that affect society. Legal is much more clear in the sense that it’s based on the societal standards and the returning consequences to such actions. To further clarify‚ a counselor may morally feel uncomfortable
Premium Morality Ethics Mind
When is it OK to Break Confidentiality? Confidentiality is central to trust between doctors‚ medical team and patients. Patients have a right to expect that information about them will be held in confidence. The birth of the Hippocratic Oath in the fourth century started the responsibility of physicians to preserve the privacy and confidentiality of their patients. One of the provisions of the Oath lays the ethical foundation for the physician’s duty of confidentiality even beyond the circumstances
Premium Contract Management United States
Tenets of Confidentiality within Case Management Introduction One of the most frequently encountered ethical dilemmas case managers face are confidentiality issues. Case managers work very closely with their clients helping them through the most sensitive of personal issues. Respecting the privacy of their clients while upholding their ethical obligations to the law is a strict guideline that case managers must adhere to. This paper will examine the tenets of confidentiality as they apply to
Premium Ethics Management Morality
Even long standing professionals in the field of counseling continually seek supervision. When confronted with difficult ethical decision making and unique situations in its best to gain an outside objective viewpoints. In reference to the case study‚ there are plenty of ethical dilemmas and unethical decisions made by Joe and his supervisor. It is clear their personal values differ from those who choose to follow ethical codes in counseling. The APA and ACA’s ethical standards and codes have
Premium Ethics Business ethics
The American Counseling Association (ACA) is an extremely important part in setting ethical standards for professionals practicing counseling. The organization code of ethic is designated to govern the behavior of individuals available within the organization or an institution. The organization focuses on counseling ensuring that behavior are ethical and acceptable both to the organization and to the public. The American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) code of ethics is used for a specific
Premium Ethics Business ethics
923 What is confidentiality? Confidentiality can be defined quite simply as a set of rules or a promise that limits access or places restrictions on certain types of information‚ but in this assessment‚ we are trying to draw the connection between confidentiality and the links it as to my specific field of nursing as also the substantial impact it as on my role. Being more precise than broaden in defining what confidentiality means in my field of work‚ patient confidentiality is when the
Premium Health care Health care provider Patient
Epidemiology & Communicable Diseases HIV or the Human Deficiency virus is like other viruses including the flu‚ but the one thing that makes this virus so different than any other is that the body is unable to clear this one out completely. Once someone is infected‚ there is no cure. Over time‚ HIV can also hide or mask itself in the body’s cells. The cells within a person’s body that fight off infection are called CD4 cells or T cells. HIV attacks these cells and copies or replicates itself inside
Premium AIDS HIV
is in a crisis situation. He is 30 years old and has recently learned that he has contracted HIV because he once was a heroin user and shared a dirty needle. He has now been clean for 1 year and attends a support group for recovering addicts. His fiancé‚ Jenny‚ left him after he told her of his diagnosis and he is despondent and feels he has no reason to live. John’s fiancé has not tested positive for HIV. John’s family consists of a mother‚ a father‚ and a sister who all live nearby. Active Listening
Premium Family Grief Resource
Counseling Assessment Paper Janell Brazeal BSHS 321 June 12‚ 2012 Joel Sadowsky Counseling Assessment Paper The life of a counselor is spent by talking with and listening to people. The main point of the counselors’ job is to interact with their patients and advise them on personal‚ family‚ educational‚ mental health and career problems they might be experiencing. Generally‚ counselors specialize in a specific field‚ such as; school counselors; rehabilitation counselors; mental health counselors;
Premium Active listening Hearing School counselor