PSY3120 Lecture 1: Tutorial 1
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Lots of stigma about people who go and have counselling. If they cant agree of child has been put at significant risk then you would need to report it. But first talk about how to manage frustration (holly case study) Informed consent: let client know what the sessions will be like, what will happen to the info they give us, outline confidentiality, outline your qualifications. Adolescents, need consent from parent and adolescent (around 16 they are old enough to understand about what is involved): suicide- if adoles(cid:272)e(cid:374)t has (cid:271)ee(cid:374) a(cid:271)le to (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t, do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)eed to tell pare(cid:374)ts. If (cid:374)ot old e(cid:374)ough to consent, need to tell parents. If they give a time for when they are going to commit suicide, encourage to talk to parents so they can keep an eye.