Case Study: A Duty To Warn

Duty – The patient, Ms. Bower, in this case was under the care of MRHS (including independent contractors, if any) and its staff had a duty to care for her and provide critical information in making the best medical decisions. That duty also comprised of the need to articulate the foreseeable

State Farm must receive the appropriate clearance from Canadian authorities to complete the construction of the call center. Building codes are mandated by the local and national authorities to verify undue pejorative influence on

The case study selected for week three centers on a liability and assumption of risk case study. In this case study, Brent Thomas and George Banks are facing liability charges after Ricky Watts sustained a serious injury during hockey practice (Essex, 2016). In this situation, Thomas is the school principal, and Banks is the hockey coach as well as the gym teacher (Essex, 2016). Ricky obtained injuries after improperly blocking the puck (Essex, 2016). This case study was selected because it highlights a situation that will likely be faced by all future school leaders. Sports are popular among students, and there is inherent risk in each sporting event. A school is open to liability if they do not ensure that proper protocols are met.

When working with children and young people, we need to be aware of local and national guidelines for safeguarding on a day to day basis. The kinds of issues which may arise in schools may vary however you should always be alert to any safeguarding concerns and ensure that you are acting appropriately and within the appropriate guidelines.

Working together to safeguard children involves the people who works in education, health, police, social services etc. It provides the guidelines on how the organisations and professionals should work together inorder to provide safety and well-being of the children and young people in accordance with the children act 1989 and children act 2004. The guidance is updated in 2006. It highlights about the roles and responsibilities of different agencies and practitioners, the role of local safeguarding children boards, how to provide best practice in child protection procedures, what processes should be followed when there are concerns about a child, what action should be taken in safeguarding the children and young people, training requirements to the people who works for the safety and well-being of the children etc. The protection of children act 1999 requires child care organisations not to offer employment to the people(which involve close work interation with the children) if they are unfit to work with the children due to some criminal records.

b. What special issues of confidentiality may arise in the case? How should David address these issues? Even though David most recently been in a counseling relationship with the husband, he stills have a legal “duty” to the husband, who was originally client..In most circumstances, he can release the husband 's individual counseling records to her upon his written request. However, he may be compromising his ethics and breaching confidentiality by releasing information to the wife that he obtained from the husband or learned during a joint counseling session unless he have written authorization of both or a court order (2005 ACA Code of Ethics, Section B.2.c.)

2.2 Describe how to manage risks associated with conflicts or dilemmas between an individual’s rights and duty of care

As a company, would you describe PPI as having an identifiable philosophy of moral values? How do its policies contribute to this philosophy?

For example: Debbie (service user) in one of her appointments told Linda about her husband who snores which has kept her up all night. It would be a bridge of confidentiality if Linda went and told other care giver “poor Debbie her husband snores a lot and ……..” Only in exception such as this, Debbie who is the care user might have disclosed some information to Linda who is the service user about how she was beaten by her boyfriend, it is right thing for Linda to call the police and report the issue as assault and violence after speaking to the head of department about

2.2 Describe how to manage risks associated with conflicts or dilemmas between an individual’s rights and the duty of care.

Pyramids, Pharaohs, dynasties; what do these characteristics have in common? These characteristics represents the Egyptian culture. Egypt is known for its famous pyramids and rulers. The Egyptian culture has several aspects that are important. The history, government, and rulers are a few aspects that are essential to the Egyptian culture.

The trust between Heather and me as a Counsellor is a vital part of our therapeutic relationship. I am aware that my client must feel that whatever she discloses in therapy will be treated confidentially. As a counsellor I am not to disclose information unless required by law or authorized by my client. The informed consent document Heather has signed prior to our first session does not state particularly that the Counsellor has to break confidentiality in instances of child abuse.

Patient safety and risk management should be intertwined in the organization. Patient safety is where the patient does not experience unnecessary harm or pain or other suffering during their treatment (Youngberg, 2011). Minimizing risk is to decrease unnecessary losses or improve or implement process that will decrease adverse event (Youngberg, 2011). The Samantha Jones adverse event is a perfect example to enhance patient safety through improved process or project. To understand the event a root analysis needs to be done and action items are created from this analysis.

The second ethical issue occurred when the psychologist disclosed information about Mr. Hartwig’s to his psychiatrist without Mr. Hartwig’s consent. The psychologist motivations for contacting Mr. Hartwig’s psychiatrist appears to be ethical. He was attempting to establish a collaborative relationship with the psychiatrist in order to maximize the effectiveness of each for of treatment in order to best serve the client (APA, 2002). However, The APA guidelines on stipulate that while psychologist should attempt to establish a collaborative relationship they must request release from the client before disclosing confidential information (APA, 2002). The client shared the name of his psychiatrist, but there was no evidence that the client consented to an exchange of information between the two professionals. In addition to the psychologists’ obligation to obtain consent to disclose information to the psychiatrist; he was also ethically obligated to ensure that the client understands what he/she is giving consent for. Koocher and Keith-Spiegel, suggest elements that a release-of-information form should include; who the information is to be released to, and any limitations on the information to be released (2008). If the client consented to disclosure with the

In this paper, I have discussed risk communication and risk management. In the first part of the paper, I have identified and explained the risk communication management and its significance. Later, I have discussed the importance of risk communication for security managers in any organization.