Confidentiality And Informed Consent: Case Study
Confidentiality and Informed Consent
Cher Keen
PSY/305
August 3, 2015
Dr. Daniel Williams
Confidentiality and Informed Consent
Confidentiality in all fields of work is vital. It gives the client the comfort of knowing that their personal information will remain private and safeguarded. Confidentiality guidelines within counseling sessions can make the experience with a client more productive. A breach in confidentiality can compromise the trust between the Practitioner and the client, and lead to poor treatment results, termination of treatment and legal issues.
Therapist-Client Relationship
According to “The Therapeutic Alliance” (2015), “The establishment …show more content…
the Board of Regents of the University of California
There was a case in 1976, in which the Supreme Court of California stated that mental health professionals have the duty to warn and to protect persons from potential harm by a patient. “Being able to protect potential victims from harm and protecting clients from self-harm have become ethical obligations in social work practice” (Granich, 2015). The case of Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, involves a man named Prosenjit Poddar. He was a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley where he earned his degree in September 1967. He also met a student named Tatiana Tarasoff during his time at Berkeley, and they began to see each other on a regular basis. Poddar started to develop feelings for Tarasoff and mistook a simple kiss that Tarasoff gave him on New Year’s Eve as the beginning of a serious relationship. However, Tarasoff did not have the same feelings for Poddar, so she told him that she had no intentions of entering into a relationship with him. She also mentioned that she had other male friends. The rejection contributed to Poddar’s feelings of resentment, and he began to stalk her as he plotted revenge. Poddar also began to experience severe emotional behavior that lead to depression. He started to neglect his studies, and his mental health began to shift. Tarasoff traveled to South America during the summer of 1969, while Poddar sought out a psychology. Poddar began counseling sessions with Dr. Moore, a psychologist at Berkeley, due to his mental instability. During one of his counseling sessions, he told Dr. Moore that he wanted to kill Tarasoff. Dr. Moore did not feel comfortable about his intent to kill Tarasoff, so he made a request to have the campus police detain Poddar. Dr. Moore was convinced that Poddar was suffering from acute paranoid schizophrenia. He also suggested having Poddar committed for evaluation as a dangerous person. Poddar was immediately
Cher Keen
PSY/305
August 3, 2015
Dr. Daniel Williams
Confidentiality and Informed Consent
Confidentiality in all fields of work is vital. It gives the client the comfort of knowing that their personal information will remain private and safeguarded. Confidentiality guidelines within counseling sessions can make the experience with a client more productive. A breach in confidentiality can compromise the trust between the Practitioner and the client, and lead to poor treatment results, termination of treatment and legal issues.
Therapist-Client Relationship
According to “The Therapeutic Alliance” (2015), “The establishment …show more content…
the Board of Regents of the University of California
There was a case in 1976, in which the Supreme Court of California stated that mental health professionals have the duty to warn and to protect persons from potential harm by a patient. “Being able to protect potential victims from harm and protecting clients from self-harm have become ethical obligations in social work practice” (Granich, 2015). The case of Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California, involves a man named Prosenjit Poddar. He was a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley where he earned his degree in September 1967. He also met a student named Tatiana Tarasoff during his time at Berkeley, and they began to see each other on a regular basis. Poddar started to develop feelings for Tarasoff and mistook a simple kiss that Tarasoff gave him on New Year’s Eve as the beginning of a serious relationship. However, Tarasoff did not have the same feelings for Poddar, so she told him that she had no intentions of entering into a relationship with him. She also mentioned that she had other male friends. The rejection contributed to Poddar’s feelings of resentment, and he began to stalk her as he plotted revenge. Poddar also began to experience severe emotional behavior that lead to depression. He started to neglect his studies, and his mental health began to shift. Tarasoff traveled to South America during the summer of 1969, while Poddar sought out a psychology. Poddar began counseling sessions with Dr. Moore, a psychologist at Berkeley, due to his mental instability. During one of his counseling sessions, he told Dr. Moore that he wanted to kill Tarasoff. Dr. Moore did not feel comfortable about his intent to kill Tarasoff, so he made a request to have the campus police detain Poddar. Dr. Moore was convinced that Poddar was suffering from acute paranoid schizophrenia. He also suggested having Poddar committed for evaluation as a dangerous person. Poddar was immediately