Counseling Confidentiality Case Study

1.Research counseling confidentiality and ethics statements/guidelines given to clients. Craft one that you would give to new clients. Why did you include what you did? Submit your finished document with a summary of your choices in the online classroom.
“Counselor confidentiality is a term used to describe the responsibility of a therapist or counselor to hold any proprietary or personal information supplied by a patient in the strictest of confidence” (wisegeek.com). New clients arriving at my facility will receive a documents about confidentiality. New clients will receive formal documentation of confidentiality, ethics, and guidelines. First, we should let all clients know about their privacy. The documents will also let the client know their information will not be discussed with anyone else. “Sometimes
Describe the principles underlying these dilemmas and the process you might use to resolve them. Dilemmas for counselors would be trying to protect someone that doesn’t want to live. Counselors are there to help save human life. Therefore, it is their responsibility to save and report suicidal clients. Let’s say that Timothy problems have become overwhelming. He made statement that he won’t have to deal with it much longer. He also told the counselor he increased his insurance policy for his family won’t have to struggle. It is best to report this information. It is the counselor responsibility to protect his life. Resolve the issue by reporting it. Another dilemmas counselor’s face is equality. Clients should be treated with respect no matter their sex, race, or religion. Counselor should put their biases aside so, there won’t be any problems. For instance, the counselor is spiritual, but the client is an atheists. The counselor need to respect this person even though they have different beliefs. This issue can be resolved by helping the person and putting your differences