Tammy Mink Human Service Ethics 6/23/2013 My Chosen Ethical Framework In the field of Human Services a worker is faced with ethical dilemmas on a everyday basis. In some cases‚a client may want to make choices that may not be in their best interest. As Harry and Mahoney (1999) stated " the paramount goal of human service workers is to enable people to live more satisfying‚more autonomous‚and more productive lives‚ through utilizing society ’s knowledge‚resources‚and technological innovations"
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I have a client whom I know to be HIV positive. I also know that he is sexually active and has not told any of his partners about this. Isn’t it my ethical responsibility to inform someone that he is‚ in effect‚ dangerous to others? Even if I am not a counselor‚ I would not be able to live with the fact that I have such an information and am putting some other life at risk. As a medical doctor‚ I was also bound by my Hippocrates oath to serve and bring no harm to others‚ “I will apply dietetic
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EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY INTRODUCTION The aim of this essay is to examine the basic concepts of existential therapy and its practical implications. Main existential approaches are outlined including short-term modalities. The significance of therapeutic relationship from existential point of view is reviewed. The essay will conclude with the critique of existential approaches to psychotherapy. BASIC CONCEPTS Existential therapy is a philosophical approach to explore with a client the fundamental
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Answer the question ‘What is counselling?’ by outlining what you understand to be the key elements that constitute the practice of counselling. This discussion will begin by considering two definitions of counselling‚ moving on to identify key elements of practice and what makes counselling different from other professions where counselling skills may be used. Finally the discussion will consider the role of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) which regulates the profession
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Unit A3.T/601/7567 | Understanding the context for the use of counselling skills | Assessment: Khadra Mohamed | Portfolio of work. Word Count 3‚500 +/- 10% | A3 (1) Understand what is meant by counselling skills | A3 (1.1.) Define counselling skills What is a counselling skill‚ one application of the word ‘skills’ pertains to areas of skill‚ for instance listening skills or disclosing skills. Another application refers to level of competence‚ for instance‚ how strong your skills are
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Assignment: Ethical Decision-Making Framework Name: Class Start Time: 12:30pm Due Date: 10/05/2010 Points Worth: 1. Issue: The issue I will explore is: Should state leaders make children’s issues a top priority when making decisions and allocating tax dollars? This is an ethical issue. I know this is an ethical issue because it highlights the basic need of access to quality health care for children and the legitimate expectation of a quality education and learning environment. The basic
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Three of the main forms of counselling can sometimes be confusing. In this article I hope to unravel and clarify some of the mystery surrounding these three types of counselling approaches by means of comparing and contrasting with reference to their differing theoretical rationale‚ therapeutic interventions and processes of change. The Person Centred Approach (Originator: Karl Rogers 1902 – 1987) focuses on the belief that we are all born with an innate ability for psychological growth if external
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us or we just do not have the appropriate person to turn to. In these conditions‚ counselling is a really useful option. 2.0 DEFINITION OF COUNSELLING People have always turned to others for help in crisis. In the 20th century‚ perhaps with the decline in formal religious belief in Western cultures‚ there has been a growth in the helping professions‚ such as counselling (Encarta Encyclopedia‚ 2003). Counselling includes the skills of helping people to cope with personal difficulties through
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home with her friends when she becomes a rape victim. Over the next week she becomes distant and her friends are spending less and less time with her. Her foster parents notice something is wrong and finally figure out that she has fallen pregnant. One they find out she is it is because of a rape they begin to explore options of what to do‚ the doctor suggests abortion because of her young age however the parents are strong catholic and are unsure about this so they have offered to help support and
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Set out the main elements of Adam Smiths economic theory‚ and explain its strengths and weaknesses. Adam Smith‚ who is well known as the father of capitalism‚ was born in Scotland in 1723. After turning fifteen‚ he went to Glasgow University‚ where he majored in moral philosophy. A short two years later he carried his education on to Balliol College‚ in Edinburgh. He later became a professor at Glasgow University. In 1776 he published his most important work‚ The Wealth of Nations which was his
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