Introduction “Confidentiality is the foundation of safe therapy.” (Corey&Corey‚ p.208 from Grosso‚ 2002) As a counsellor I have an obligation to follow professional standards and apply appropriate behaviour defined by mental health associations. The purpose of this is to prevent harm to clients as well as to define my own professional values. Working in the helping profession I will come across situations where I need to make a decision on whether to breach confidentiality in order to protect
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Symonette Texas Southern University Psychology 730‚ Ethical and Legal Issues in Mental Health July 13‚ 2010 Abstract The duty to warn refers to the responsibility of a counselor or therapist to breach confidentiality if a client or other identifiable person is in clear or imminent danger. The duty to protect is a counselor’s duty to reveal confidential client information in the event that the counselor has reason to believe that a third party may be harmed
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methods - uses data which is displayed in the form of numbers. Histogram - a graph that shows the frequency distribution. Confidentiality. - Psychologists have to take responsible steps in order to protect the confidentiality of information after they lead a specific work setting‚ or they stop providing psychological services. - Psychologists can only breach confidentiality when either 1) you have permission from the client or a legal guardian who acts on behalf of the client. 2) if there is
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tend to do what they feel is right‚ and what might feel right or makes sense from a business or logical perspective could actually land them in jail. They must ensure that all they do is right socially and that it is lawful; a typical example is the breach of protected health information security and privacy. A patient or client has right to be protected not health wise alone but alongside their location‚ treatment‚ ailment and drugs are things of private considered privacy. This kind of information
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be flaws in hardware‚ software‚ networks or the employees that use them which in turn can allow hackers to compromise the confidentiality‚ integrity and availability of the information system (“Common Cybersecurity‚” 2011). To thoroughly discuss this topic in more detail I will first discuss Confidentiality as it is one of the three main goals of IT Security. Confidentiality is as simple as it sounds‚ limiting
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Explain the Importance of CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA PROTECTION Define Data Protection Act 1998 It is a law that protects personal privacy and upholds individuals’ rights. It applies to anyone who handles or has access to information about individuals. The Act also gives rights to the people the information is about. By law‚ everyone in the workplace must follow the rules set out in the Act and help protect individuals’ rights. It is important to maintain confidentiality on a childcare setting
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with several sheets of paper requiring your personal information. The papers in it self seems harmless and the information appears generic‚ but thousand of patients withhold information that could be helpful to their treatment in fear of breach of confidentiality. One of the main questions people hesitate to include within a Legal Health Record (LHR) is their social security number‚ which is considered a patient-identifier. Many Americans strive hard to keep their social security numbers from being
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Clean Labor Shop Terms and Conditions of Employment The following outlines the terms and conditions of employment with Clean Labor Shop. The Company reserves the right to change these terms and conditions as necessary‚ with due notice. Title Title Initial Reporting Relationship Name‚ Title Responsibilities While employed by the Company‚ you agree to work on a full-time basis exclusively for the Company and agree that you shall not‚ while you are employed by the Company‚ be employed or engaged
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In the United States there are 50 states all of which have passed some kind of law requiring citizens and professionals to report any signs of child abuse or neglect of any kind. Most laws state that if counselors along with other professionals have suspicion of child abuse or neglect has 48 hours to report it. They also have the responsibility to report domestic abuse‚ and abuse of the elderly. Mandated reporters are required to make a report right away either orally‚ in person‚ or by email‚ and
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remgen‚ Bonnie (2006) Medical Law and Ethics (2nd edition)‚ Prentice-Hall Pearson Education Inc. retrieved August 16‚ 2009 from University of Phoenix course materials. Post‚ Stephen (2006) Code of Ethics for Nursing (3rd edition)‚ Encyclopedia of Bioethics‚ Vol. 5 p. 2749-2756 retrieved August 25‚ 2009 from gale power search‚ Apollo Library http://find.galegroup.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPSThe American Nurses Association (2009) Caring for those who care‚ Nursing World. Retrieved
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