Having A Job As A Therapist, Counselor Or Social Worker

Considering the ethical and legal issues within the therapeutic relationship, specifically concerning the case study to follow, a six-step ethical problem-solving model that Bond describes, derived from American sources (Paradise and Siegelwaks, 1982; Austin et al., 1990), cited in Bond (2015) would help a counsellor to think clearly and carefully towards managing difficult choices within dilemmas. Bond quotes:

It goes without saying that at some point in a counselor career, he or she can expect to be faced with an ethical dilemma. Ethical decisions are rarely easy to arrive at, as the dilemmas a counselor is faced with can be very complex

Many times in counseling sessions, situations arise that require the ability to make ethical decisions. When confronting these types of situations, counselors often refer to the Elizabeth Reynold Welfel’s Ethical Model, comprised of 10 steps, to guide them in making an ethical decision. These steps provide a framework which counselors may use to help with ethical dilemmas. Below are the 10 steps in the Ethical Decision-Making Model provided by Elizabeth Welfel in the book Ethics in Counseling and Psychotherapy to examine the multiple relationship case described in Herlihy and Corey’s ACA Ethical Standards Casebook (2006, p. 242) "A

Today many nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals encounter ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. An ethical dilemma can be defined as when there is more than one reasonable solution to a specific scenario. No one solution is more right than the other. In fact, they may both feel wrong, but a decision must be made (Butts & Rich, 2016). In the healthcare setting, nurses should be prepared to think critically and make ethical decisions. There are many factors that contribute to the process of ethical decision making such as ethical perspectives, principles, theories, and guidelines. Ethical decision making is to be rational and systematic. The selected case to be discussed is the case of Jahi McMath,

Forester-Miller and Davis’s (1996) ethical decision-making model suggests that the initial step in resolving an ethical dilemma is to first identify the problem and then clarify the nature of the problem. This entails gathering pertinent information that will help elucidate any potential ethical issues. One important matter to reflect upon is whether this dilemma is ethical, clinical, professional, legal or any combination of the aforementioned categories (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1996). Honing in on the nature of the ethical issue will provide some direction as to which avenues are the most applicable for the given ethical situation.

While working with vulnerable groups of individuals in health and social care settings there are times when care workers are faced with a conflict of interests. Very often ethical dilemmas will not have the right answer and will depend upon a number of considerations. When the care worker is faced with a dilemma and will be expected to make a decision. Before making a decision, the care worker must consider their risks to the individual and any other people, the policies of the organisation and if they have all the facts of the case.

The ethical dilemma I wish to explore is The Duty to Warn. This refers to the duty of a counselor, therapist to breach one of the most important bonds between a client and a therapist; the law of confidentiality. The therapist has the right to break confidentiality without the fear of being brought up for legal action. If the therapist believes that the client poses a danger, or is a threat to himself, someone else, or society as a whole, the therapist must decide how serious of a threat the client may be, then if he decides it’s a serious issue, he must notify the person in danger, which would e the third party, or the police, or other people who may be in the

Ethical Dilemma # 19 problem indicated issues with an occupational therapist located in a rural school district to provide services outside of their scope of practice. The occupational thera-pist is the only healthcare professional within this school district that provides services. The con-tribution from other healthcare professionals is limited, due to the inability to get professionals from other disciplines, in spite of numerous recruiting efforts and a current open position. The occupational therapist sees the area of concern for the client, but the parent and teacher want the child to walk. Teaching the client how to walk is not in the scope of practice unless it’s functional mobility to engage in an activity or occupation. This situation identifies as an ethical dilemma be-cause it causes conflicts in professional interactions, client interventions, and employment setting.

The ACA Code of Ethics states, “when counselors are faced with ethical dilemmas that are difficult to resolve, they are expected to engage in a carefully considered ethical decision-making process,” (ACA, 2014, p. 3). Throughout these three case studies, I will use the seven-step ethical decision-making model to address the important professional issues, relevant ethical codes, and legal standards (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1996). By applying the steps to each case I will share how I came to my resolutions.

In this scenario, as a psychologist I face several ethical issues. According to the American Psychological Association, Ethical Principles of Psychologist and Code of Conduct there are at least six standards I have to

As a sophomore in college, I have a good idea what my current career goal is, related to my major in psychology, and how I think an internship will help me reach this goal. My overall career goal, or dream, is to combine my love and passion for music with my desire to help people. My major in psychology is how I plan on reaching my goal of helping people by possibly becoming a counselor, therapist, or psychiatrist. The main group of people I am interesting in helping are kids and teenagers with family issues, personal issues, and mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety for example. This passion comes for personal experience with these issues and with witnessing people close to me and people I love struggle with these issues; those experiences sparked a fire inside me and I am determined not to let that fire be doused. In further detail, what I would love to accomplish with my goal of combining music and counseling is to start a nonprofit organization where kids and teenagers with mental disorders and other related issues can go. On the psychology side of it there would be counselors these kids could talk to; on the music side of it I would like to have to resources to allow kids to create, write, play, and record music. I am a strong believer in the fact that music can be healing and a great escape from your problems and my goal is to create a safe place for kids to go to deal with their issues and find healing. I believe that this nonprofit internship opportunity

My chosen area of strength for the ethical reasoning portion of this paper is beneficence. This form of reasoning can be utilized to most effectively address the given scenario by remembering to do good for our clients. This particular scenario did not discuss treatment options therefore I would like to address that this scenario can benefit from having an occupational therapist work with Mrs. L, for example. If I were the assigned occupational therapist (five years from now) I will be able to use my knowledge base to give Mrs. L a safe and reliable occupational service which will enriched her life. My chosen area of strength for the professional behavior portion is interpersonal reasoning. Again, I did not note that Mrs. L received treatment

According to the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS), the ethical issue/ problem can be resolved through going with any of these suggestions; referring to relevant codes of conduct and standards, referring to organizational codes of practice or professional standards, following a specific model of ethical decision-making process, discussing the issue/problem with the parties involved, raising the issue/issues at a committee meeting, seeking advice and supervision from inside or outside

It takes a lot of courage to talk about this in front of your client's family members.  Privacy and the way you communicate with the family members are very important, especially in this type of scenario. I think informing the family members are very stressful and challenging.  Behavioral reactions(initital shock) from family members are expected and I should be prepared to tackle varied range of emotional

Counselors are trained professional to give guidances or to solve psychological problems. A therapist is a person that is skilled at treating psychological problems. Throughout my childhood life, I always wanted to help other, listen to different kinds of problems, and give advises. The first time I knew I wanted to become a counselor or therapist, I was in the 10th grade I attended an alternative school and I normally will see students go into this small cube glass office to see a counselor. My childhood days I always wanted to talk to someone about my life or what is going on in my thoughts. When I was in 6 grade my attitude and behavior were not so well, so my teacher gave me this yellow little journal with a green frog on it, and she told me to write whatever is bothering me, my feelings, and to express myself. This is when I started writing about everything that was going on in my life and from then that journal was my counselor. What made me choose to become a counselor or therapist is because during my high school day 's, students us to go and see a counselor, the lady was beautiful and friendly, and one day I was right by the office, and I was hearing the conversation she and the student were having, then I see the sign says 's counselor which made me figure out what I wanted to do. Every since Jr high school I wanted to become a social worker or a counselor, but one thing is I never knew what a counselor does, or anything until high school. All I remember is