PSY 3511 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mental Health Professional, Reference Group
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Some of the limits of confidentiality include dangers to yourself or others, vulnerable adults, exploitation by another mental health professional, child abuse (varying by state), drug abuse, and if the case becomes an issue with the court. Clients have the rights to their own records/notes. o. Counselor competence can be affected by lack of training, bias or prejudice, personal experiences, and burnout. Informed consent is giving people information up front so they know what they are getting themselves into. This includes procedures, costs, benefits, financial information, etc. Mandatory ethics are required for a psychologist to keep their license. Aspirational ethics are striving for the goal of helping the client be the best they can be. Tarasoff v. regents of the university of minnesota (1976: a woman (tarasoff) slept with a man without wanting a long-term relationship o. The man became angry and began to stalk the woman: he told his therapist that he was planning to kill the woman o.
