PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Frontal Lobe, Reinforcement, Retrograde Amnesia
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Ethical and legal issues ethics= guideline should / law= rules must . After wwii affected how the profession practice what they do illness of the mind, problems with behavior. It determined what the ethical guideline should be how to interact with ppl professionally, behaviorally, medically the concept of informed consent. Inform purpose and limits of interaction and agree to it. Therapist/client - outline of qualifications, what client should expect. There"re limits to confidentiality with regards to informed consent. Everything discussed is confidential, which is a legal issue. Privilege in legal term: privilege as a client, everything said is confidential. Lawyers and spouses relationship enjoy absolute privilege in ontario. There"re limitations to the confidentiality in the consent can break confidentiality in certain situation. Potential case of child abuse, legally in ontario, obligated to follow up, required to inform client of a potential case of child abuse that therapist is required to report.
