Assignments 1-4: CNSL 5307
Annette Coon
Wayland Baptist University
CNSL 5307: Dr. Bryan Moffitt
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Assignments 1-4: CNSL 5307
Abstract
This document will have 4 assignment sections. Each part is a response to four different assignments for the semester regarding the material learned in CNSL 5307: ETHICS AND
LEGAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING utilizing a textbook titled, Issues and Ethics in the Helping
Professions, 8th Edition by Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, Patrick Callanan. This document will share the various approaches to understanding success in being an ethical counselor and “the ingredients of successful therapy.” In addition thoughts and reflections from what I have gained will also be communicated. …show more content…
We are using Florida cases to avoid someone already knowing about the case.
I am going to summarize the information in the pdf line by line I will use some of the legal substitutions. Funny that I selected one that had so many complaints. This issue ended up having three counts of misconduct against him. This guy really messed up. His first issue was even considering this as a possible relationship. This case goes on for several more pages in just the administrative complaint.
This gentleman first mistake was to see the client at a residence and counseling her in her home. Then to add more ethical problems to the situation was to begin to socialize with her. The therapist also made grave mistakes was in his keeping track of financials and continuing to charge for social activities. I think the guys was a gigolo. However after several weeks he did stop charging, but the sexual relationship continued. Additional areas of complaints were the actual records of the psychotherapy services. The records were not accurate, did not have the detail required by a therapist including symptoms, what transpired in any therapy, dates of services, types of services; progress notes, outcomes and financial