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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and Ethical Issues Introduction In order for counselling to be effective and purposeful it must be conducted in an ethical way. The very act of seeking counselling predisposes that the seeker is vulnerable/troubled and needs assurance that the main focus of counselling will be their well-being and promote for them a greater sense of autonomy‚ and not to serve any other purpose. Therefore the foundation of good counselling must be an ethical relationship‚ hence the need for an ethical framework
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Running head: Therapeutic Techniques and Counselling Description and Evaluation of the Psychoanalytic Theories of Counselling and techniques using the Theorist Sigmund Freud During the history of psychology and counselling a wide range of attitudes and approaches have been developed in order to provide individuals with the ability to explore his or her inner world through varied strategies and modes of interaction. The aim was to
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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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……………………………..………………………. 4 Two factors that determine ethical and unethical behaviour ……….. 5 - 13 Three roles management play in encouraging ethical behavior…….. 14 - 17 Reference….……………………………………………………….... 18 INTRODUCTION Ethical behaviour within organisations This paper describes what exactly ethics‚ which factors influences ethical behaviours and what can be done by managers in an attempt to encourage good ethical behaviours within organisations. In doing so we will look at what is an
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Name: ID: Module: Developing Counselling Skills in Health and Social Care Contents Introduction In any health and social care setting‚ employees at all levels will be required to listen to patients‚ clients‚ their friends and relatives expressing their views‚ concerns and emotions. These can be complex and sometimes difficult interactions; therefore it is important that employees have the skills and necessary professional boundaries
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Improve Counselling Skills: Assignment 1 Reflective Practice Task Due Date: Word Count: 1500 words (guide only) For this assignment you need to keep a journal for the first few weeks of the module. The aim of the journal is to reflect on various aspects of professional practice‚ study challenges‚ or any other feature of counselling work or study. You do not hand in the journal. Using the information gathered during this process you will write the practice task reflecting on your professional
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STUDENT DETAILS ACAP Student ID: 228397 Name: Lucia Bovezza Course: Diploma of Counselling ASSESSMENT DETAILS Unit/Module: Counselling Interview Skills Educator: Brianna Pike Assessment: Short answer questions Assessment Number: 1 Term & Year: Term 1‚ 2015 Word Count: 482 DECLARATION I declare that this assessment is my own work‚ based on my own personal research/study. I also declare that this assessment‚ nor parts of it‚ has not been previously submitted for any other unit/module
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From within the egoist ethical system‚ the opportunity to save someone else’s life would be viewed by respecting each person’s life as their own to do with as they like‚ is the only moral theory that truly respects the individual. In common-sense morality‚ endorses altruism‚ it does not claim that each individual should give up their entire life for the sake of others. The claim is only that other people matter not only ourselves. There are some balance between the idea in which the individual has
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Understand Different Approaches to the use of Counselling Skills Introduction I am writing about the different approaches used in counselling skills such as Humanistic Approach and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Approach. I will be discussing the key concepts in each approach and contrast both approaches. While Maslow was more of a theorist‚ Carl Rogers was more of a therapist. His professional goal was more on helping people change and improve their lives. He was a true follower of
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