The ethical issue is the trespassing of the children’s space and giving them a hug. Standard 10.02 and 10.03 is to make sure the psychologist is clarifying the rules and regulations of everyone involved in the group sessions. Regulations of keeping the confidentiality of what is said stays within the group only and not talk about in class. In this scenario it is the touching and hugging for personal recollection for greetings or ending the sessions. This could have been avoided if the hug did not become a personal one-on-one greeting. The welcoming to the class or the farewell to the class should strictly be giving them information and answering any questions the participants need to know. Some best practices of group sessions is to avoid too close situations or explain the clarity of what a group sessions should be like when before the session starts or when the session
The ethical issue is the trespassing of the children’s space and giving them a hug. Standard 10.02 and 10.03 is to make sure the psychologist is clarifying the rules and regulations of everyone involved in the group sessions. Regulations of keeping the confidentiality of what is said stays within the group only and not talk about in class. In this scenario it is the touching and hugging for personal recollection for greetings or ending the sessions. This could have been avoided if the hug did not become a personal one-on-one greeting. The welcoming to the class or the farewell to the class should strictly be giving them information and answering any questions the participants need to know. Some best practices of group sessions is to avoid too close situations or explain the clarity of what a group sessions should be like when before the session starts or when the session