PSYC 3406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mental Disorder, Dsm-5, Informed Consent
22 Apr 2017
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Psyc 3406 lecture 2 notes ethical issues in counselling practice. Identify the problem, review relevant codes and laws, seek consultation, brainstorm, list consequences, decide and document the reasons for your actions: to the degree it is possible, include the client in your decision making process. Informed consent: clients need enough information about the counselling process to make informed choices, educate clients about their rights and responsibilities, address privacy issues with clients, including the implications of using technology to communicate. Confidentiality is essential but not an absolute; there are exceptions: client poses a danger to self or others, clients who are children/minors, dependent adults, or older adults are victims of abuse, client needs to be hospitalized. Information is made an issue in a court action: client requests a release of record. Social media and boundaries: social media raises many ethical concerns for practitioners regarding boundaries, dual relationships, confidentiality, and privacy, counsellors and therapists should:
