Duty to Warn Jessica Hall PSYCH/545 09/4/2011 Dr. P. Duty to Warn The ethical dilemma I wish to explore is The Duty to Warn. This refers to the duty of a counselor‚ therapist to breach one of the most important bonds between a client and a therapist; the law of confidentiality. The therapist has the right to break confidentiality without the fear of being brought up for legal action. If the therapist believes that the client poses a danger‚ or is a threat to himself‚ someone else‚ or society
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Task 1 1.1 What it means to have a duty of care in your work rol? Duty of care can be defined as "an obligation‚ recognised by law‚ to avoid conduct fraught with unreasonable risk of danger to others". Every teacher and school authority owes a duty of care to take reasonable care to ensure that their acts or omissions do not cause reasonably foreseeable injury to their pupils. („The Law Handbook”.) A duty of care is a legal obligation imposed on an individual requiring that they adhere to a standard
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A duty is something you must do because of your position and is a legal or moral obligation. It is the duty of the squad/section/team leader to account for his soldiers and ensure that they receive necessary instructions and are properly trained to perform their jobs. A noncommissioned officer’s duties are numerous and must be taken seriously. An NCO’s duty includes taking care of soldiers‚ which is your priority. NCO’s do this by developing a genuine concern for their soldiers’ well-being. Leaders
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officers and directors duty of care under the corporations act and what consequences will be made if such breaches occur. Another issue is whether there have been any breaches of directors duties in relation to insolvent trading and what defences are available for directors who have breached their duties. And also what consequences are in order if such breaches occur. Issue 1: Breaches of a Director’s and Officer’s Duties under the Corporations Act. Director’s duties are supported by the
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Duty of care 1.1 1. Protect the rights and promote the interests of individuals‚ key people and others. 2. Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of individuals‚ key people and others. 3. Promote the independence of individuals while protecting them as far as possible from danger or harm. 4. Respect the rights of individuals while seeking to ensure that their behaviour does not harm themselves‚ key people or others. 5. Uphold public trust and confidence in health and social care
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Directors’ duties in Australia are designed to promote good governance and ensure that directors act in the interests of the company – including putting the company’s interests ahead of their own (A Guide to Directors’ Duties and Responsibilities‚ 2008). In the case of OHS Solutions Pty. Ltd. in order to give advice it must first be known what are the duties and responsibilities of a director and officer. There are three sources of law in which directors’ duties are enforced: the common-law (judge
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are the duties and responsibilities of Cashier A cashier is a person who deals with cash. There are many organization like bank‚ schools‚ shops etc that deals with cash transactions. And this are the places where there is a need of cashier. Cashier plays very important role in the field of banking. The job of cashier includes many things and it is job of accuracy. They have to interact with customer on daily basis for solving queries‚ handling money etc. Here are some job duties and responsibilities
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Cicero’s definition of duty is a term in which in this course‚ is far reached than what we would have ever thought duty would stand for. Defining duty can be said to be a commitment or obligation to someone or something that causes them to pursue a certain action. Duty is split into two parts which consist of dealing with what is the “supreme” good and second‚ practicing rules which are strictly regulated in all means of daily life. Another classification of duties are duties which are middle or complete
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DUTY OF CARE Duty of Care The legal definition for the term ‘Duty of Care’ means that person acts towards others and the public with watchfulness‚ attention‚ caution and prudence that a reasonable person in the same circumstances would. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care then their acts are considered negligent and any damages resulting may be claimed in a lawsuit for negligence. ‘Duty of Care’ means that whilst we are responsible for another persons wellbeing we must
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Duty of Care Duty of care refers to the obligations and responsibilities that people in authority have for those in their charge. Whether a duty of care is owed depends in part on the position of the person in authority‚ particularly his or her status as an expert with superior knowledge. Proof that a duty of care has been breached generally leads to a court awarding damages to the injured party to compensate for financial loss. Duty of care in child care Obviously people who work in child
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