Ethical and Safety Considerations As counsellors begin to embrace new methods of service provision‚ we must be prepared to handle ethical‚ safety‚ and professional issues that may arise. It is always incumbent on the counsellor to ensure that all practices maintain the rights and safety of the client and fall within the realm of ethical practice (CCPA‚ 2007). Further‚ embracing the use of technology in counselling introduces practical considerations that face to face counselling does not. Many
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Professional and Ethical Obligations Oluwaseun Sijuwade Tennessee State University Click on “Principles of Medical Ethics.” What are the emphases of these nine principles? Also‚ what right are patients given in these principles? Principles of medical ethics are the code of conduct laid down for the medical professionals such as the physicians. The emphases of the nine principles of medical ethics reveals that physician should be able to care and respect the rights of their patients
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Ethical thinking in couple counselling and therapy Derek Hill The characteristics of‚ and practitioner training for‚ couple therapy Couple therapy’ is an enterprise that is subject to pressures analogous to those affecting couple relationships themselves. The needs of the partners as individuals‚ of children and kinfolk‚ and of the larger community‚ all press for attention. The couple relationship being the client‚ the therapist’s task is to manage the tension between competing voices‚ focusing
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This essay will be based on a case scenario (please see appendix for a copy of this) that will critically analyse the ethical dilemmas that health professionals face with regards to the implications of consent ‚ disclosure of personal information and maintaining patients confidentiality. The legal implications of the case scenario will also be discussed with relation to the breach of confidentiality and how the Data Protection Act 1998 can conflict with other pieces of legislation to protect patient’s
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I have a client whom I know to be HIV positive. I also know that he is sexually active and has not told any of his partners about this. Isn’t it my ethical responsibility to inform someone that he is‚ in effect‚ dangerous to others? Even if I am not a counselor‚ I would not be able to live with the fact that I have such an information and am putting some other life at risk. As a medical doctor‚ I was also bound by my Hippocrates oath to serve and bring no harm to others‚ “I will apply dietetic
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References: Brandon‚ David (1982) The trick of being ordinary : notes for volunteers & students‚ London: Mind. British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (2002) Code of Ethics & Practice for Counselling Skills‚ Human Resource Development Press Culley‚ Sue and Bond‚ Tim (2004) Integrative Counseling Skills in Action 2e‚ London: Sage. Egan‚ Gerald (2002) The Skilled Helper – A problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping 7e
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Task 1: Describe the purpose and nature of counselling The function of personal counselling is to help people to resolve problem areas in their life. Counselling provides an opportunity for the person to explore the difficult feelings‚ thoughts and behaviours that have blocked the way to satisfying relationships‚ personal happiness. The purpose of counselling is to help clients achieve their personal goals‚ and gain greater insight into their lives. One hopes that by the end of this process one
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Final Assignment in Public Relations and Advertising Course Cigarette Advertising: Ethical Aspect December 2008 Thessaloniki‚ Greece Abstract The aim of the final assignment is to analyze the issue of cigarette advertising from the ethical point of view. The evidence examined basically tells about the unsuccessful restrictions of cigarette advertising. Relevant theories are applied‚ such as Consequentialism and Elaboration Likelihood model to make a more explicit research of the
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The aim of the healthcare professional in a clinical role is to support the improvement of their patient ’s health. This involves using a multitude of skills in order to create a supportive environment so that the best possible results for the patient can be achieved. Patients would appear to feel more satisfied and to respond positively to the helper when “They are welcomed and seen on time They feel they have been heard and understood They are given information they recognise as relevant to
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needs and individuals receiving care. However‚ nurses are expected to be professional‚ transparent‚ therapeutic and ethical with their clients. Similarly‚ nurses are expected to work ethically and working through ethical challenges that arise in their practice with individuals‚ clients and within public health systems (Canada Nurses Association‚ 2008). The dilemma deals with both ethical and legal issues‚ it involves a professional nurse by the name of Mr. Ying and one of his elderly patients‚ who is
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