Confidentiality in the field of mental health

Reference no: EM1359567

Confidentiality is one of the most significant ethical and legal issues in the field of mental health. Clients/patients rely on this confidentiality when they share their personal issues with the therapist.

1) Discuss one issue such as informed consent relating to child and adolescent counselling that might arise if that confidentiality is broken by the therapist.

2) What types of conflicts can result from the counsellor's legal responsibility to respect a parent's right to be informed of counselling services and the ethical responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of the minor?

Use scholarly sources only and cite all sources using APA format.

Reference no: EM1359567

Questions Cloud

Money market hedge on receivables : Suppose that Stevens Point Corporation has net receivables of 100,000 Singapore dollars in ninety days. The spot rate of the S$ is $.50, and the Singapore interest rate is 2 percent over ninety days.

Explain the company''s value chain to determine : Explain the company's value chain to determine where they can create value using the resources and capabilities and core competencies discussed above.

How many instructions can be executed during waiting period : f the machine is capable of executing ten instructions each microsecond, how many instructions can be executed during this waiting period? Show the details of all calculations.

Fixed overhead budget and volume variance : The Stanford Company uses a standard cost system for and applies overhead based on machine hours. The following information is available for June: Calculate the fixed overhead budget variance and volume variance for the month of June.

Confidentiality in the field of mental health : What types of conflicts can result from the counsellor's legal responsibility to respect a parent's right to be informed of counselling services and the ethical responsibility to maintain the confidentiality of the minor?

Problem definition in research : Explain why is the problem definition stage probably the most important stage in the research process?

Forward rate forecast : Suppose that you obtain a quote for a one year forward rate on the Mexican peso. Suppose that Mexico's one-year interest rate is 40%, while the United State

Operating income impact : The following product line information is for the Home Deal Company. The company is considering dropping its Children's product line due to poor operating income performance. Fixed expenses are allocated to each product line based on sales revenue..

Describe the features and benefits of csma-cd : For the purposes of this question you do not need to know about the token access method. You just want to explain the features and benefits of CSMA/CD.

User Account

All Pages