How would you feel if you had a serious illness or disease and everyone had access to your personal information? Personally‚ I would be distraught. Confidentiality is using discretion in keeping secret information. Without confidentiality in a medical office anyone can be entitled to the patients’ personal information. The importance of confidentiality is very high‚ what someone’s medical history is should be between them and their physician. Although everyone does not have an illness or disease
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definition of confidentiality is “the principle in medical ethics that the information a patient reveals to a health care provider is private and has limits on how and when it can be disclosed to a third party.” http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/confidentiality In the field I am entering‚ the main idea of having confidentiality is to gain the clients trust. At any time this confidentiality is broken or the private matters are disclosed it is called a breach of confidentiality. Patients
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All clients are entitled to good standards of practice and care from their practitioners in counselling and psychotherapy. Good standards of practice and care require professional competence; good relationships with clients and colleagues; and commitment to and observance of professional ethics. Good quality of care Good quality of care requires competently delivered services that meet the client’s needs by practitioners who are appropriately supported and accountable. Practitioners should give
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Professional Frameworks in Counselling. Difference and Diversity Assignment. Assignment 5. Unit 2. Counselling in a Diverse Society. D/601/7630 Learning Outcome One. 1.1. Using examples‚ evaluate the relevance of the following in the counselling process:- stereotyping‚ language issues‚ different belief systems‚ family structures‚ family life experiences. Stereotyping. Stereotyping is a natural human activity that counsellors and therapists also do. The value of a stereotype is that it can provide
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The purpose of this assignment is to discuss issues and considerations associated with patient consent and confidentiality. The seeking of informed consent is an essential precursor to medical intervention‚ being at the core of the collaborative relationship between the patient and the health care professional (Freegard‚ 2006) and contributing to the overall duty of care. This essay will describe the basic elements of informed consent and broach some of the associated ethical considerations. The
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Assignment 2: Individual Assignment Essay Issue One: Breaching Confidentiality in Counseling Minors Before we move into the topic‚ we want to explore the issue of confidentiality in counseling. This is applicable to not just minors but also all age groups‚ religions‚ cultures and genders. Remley (1985) stated that confidentiality is an ethical standard that is a rule of practice set forth by a profession. The American Counseling Association’s (ACA) Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice require
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There are many issues which are essential to confidentiality and objective observations. Its important that you keep the observation accurate which means that it needs to be true and not made up‚ according to Beith and Tassoni "Keeping records and carrying out observations on children allow early years practitioners to pass accurate information on to parents. It means that parents can be kept informed of a child’s progress which shows them that their child is being seen as an individual and that
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Counselling for the Professions Assignment 2 Monash University Clayton Introduction The purpose of this exercise was to implement learnt skills throughout the semester‚ and apply them into a real counseling situation with a client. By being able to record and watch our first counseling experience‚ it allows us to constructively criticize and analyze our counseling techniques. Additionally‚ this exercise also allows us to practice counseling ‘essentials’ such as SOLER
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Counseling assignment March 16‚ 2007. Counseling Assignment Biography of Client The client is a 44-year-old Caucasian female‚ from a rural Southern Ontario background. The client is well educated and has worked as a teacher in the Elementary school system. At present‚ she is employed as a tutor for the adult learning center. The client identifies with no identifiable cultural or ethnic background‚ and firmly states‚ “I am a Canadian.” The client denies any religious affiliation or particular
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maximize the pros and minimize the cons. Advantages | Disadvantages | It provides a social atmosphere that is similar to the real world. | Less individualized attention from the counselor. | Members can test out and practice new behaviors. | Confidentiality is more difficult to maintain. | Members can practice new interpersonal skills. | There are concerns with conformity and peer pressure. | They are cost effective. | Group leaders are not always properly trained. | Groups help members see
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