Lethal Sex: Conditions of Disclosure in Counseling Sexually Active Clients with HIV Elliot D. Cohen‚ Ph.D. The present HIV pandemic presents challenges for mental health practitioners who‚ in the course of therapy‚ sometimes become privy to confidential information about potentially lethal sexual relationships ongoing between the client and one or more uninformed partner(s). In this lecture I will discuss the current professional/legal status of making disclosure in such cases‚ and
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Ethics in Psychology An Interview with a Professional Paul Gendreau New England College Abstract This paper will discuss some of the many aspects of ethics encountered in the mental health field. A mental health professional was selected to interview and provided information to this student on this topic. The areas of ethics discussed during this interview included clinical ethics in the daily life of a working therapist‚ boundaries‚ therapeutic relationship‚ safety concerns‚ mandated
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Empathy and Counseling For this paper I will be discussing the steps of empathy and what it means to be empathetic to patients and people. I watched a short video by Carl Rogers called “Person Centered Therapy” in this video there was a lot of incite as to how a professional is supposed to interact not only to his/her patients but to the people around them. I will be reviewing a few peer reviewed articles regarding empathy and be discussing my thoughts on them‚ in addition to this I took
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order that the one can be a picture of the other at all. What the picture must have in common with reality in order to be able to represent it after its manner... is its form of representation" (Tractitus..) The example he uses to portray this is model cars used in a court case. Although not real cars in a real environment‚ they‚ like language‚ can be used to portray all of the logical circumstances that a real car accident might have; near miss‚ collision‚ traffic jam e.t.c. Things have a certain
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Examining Ethics in Individual and Group Counseling David Kelber Liberty University Abstract Ethics is a foundational and guiding principle within the counseling profession. Ethics provide counselors necessary boundaries and parameters to assist them in operating successfully and responsibly for the best interests of the clients in their care. This paper will seek to examine the topic of ethics in counseling as it applies to both individual and group counseling. This paper will further expound
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may have preferences as to how they are addressed‚ and the same goes for intersex individuals. 2. Drug Prescription AND Non-prescription Drugs Taking the medication history of the patient is an important part of patient counseling‚ and it also precedes the counseling proper. Any herbal supplements‚ dietary supplements‚ or folk remedies that the person is taking has to also be taken into account‚ as there are herbs and vitamins which may have drug interactions with the drug that the patient
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is considering entering counseling‚ you deserve to know about your therapist’s approach‚ my thoughts and beliefs about the counseling process. There are several aspects of an effective counselor. Three of those aspects are thorough knowledge of a specific theoretical orientation‚ excellent use of counseling skills and personal history. What is my theory of counseling‚ what helps or hinders effective therapy‚ and what influences in my life have led me to a career in counseling? I have found circumstances
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The Counseling Relationship The counseling relationship is a specific guideline within the ACA Code of Ethics and the state of Maryland’s legal and ethical guidelines. I selected the counseling relationship guidelines‚ since it’s importance ranges from informing clients about counseling to avoiding dual relationships. When working with clients it is extremely important to follow the guidelines given in order to avoid harm and benefit clients. As a future counselor‚ I appreciate the guidelines given
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Ethics and practices in the counseling field provide a sense of direction when it comes to being in a session with your client; it also is a guide to assist the client in the direction they need to go. Like every job in our society‚ there are many forms of rules that need to be followed to ensure the safety of individuals that are involved. This paper will discuss how my ethical judgment and practices may change based on the professional setting. I will also look at examples in this paper to showcase
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Among the many issues that may impact my future moving into the Mental Health Counseling field‚ one area is more evident to me than others are the diverse populations where multiculturalism is growing broadly and is necessary to the furthering of communities here and abroad. According to Sue & Sue‚ (2015) when it comes to multiculturalism‚ diverse‚ and multicultural counseling competence‚ these words encompass broad topics: race‚ gender‚ socioeconomics‚ sexual orientation‚ just to name a few (p
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