Kingsford Legal Centre: Case Study

The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions provides the foundations and guidelines for ethical understanding and good practice in counselling work. This enables a counsellor to practice safely in private practice or within an agency. Different agencies may work with other frameworks, for instance the National Counselling Society (NCS), who support counselling and related therapies, and are closely linked with the NHS. (Nationalcounsellingsociety.org). The BACP framework can’t inform a counsellor of specific rights or wrongs, but outlines the values, principles and moral qualities that a counsellor should adhere to, which helps with guidance and ethical decision making and safeguarding client and counsellor. (BACP, 2015)

It is important to look at ethical dilemmas in a systematic way, thus increasing the chance of achieving a solution that gives the best possible outcome. An ethical problem solving model taken from American sources (Paradise and Siegelwaks, 1982; Austin et al., 1990) was used to develop a six-step process to follow, in order to achieve this (Bond 2010, pg. 227). This process informs this paper, and I am in the role of counsellor.

When working in a health or social care setting professional practitioners are very often with situations involving moral dilemmas. Therefore it is important for the health, care and social workers to understand morality and the meaning of moral decisions and how they are linked to the practice of heath and social care.

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The Guardian ad Litem Advocates a nonprofit organization who work with the 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida. This circuit includes: Volusia, Flagler, Putnam, and St Johns Counties. At this time, there are approximately 800 Guardian ad Litem Advocates who are all volunteers. There are currently over 1,700 children in the foster care system in the 7th Circuit. The Guardian ad Litem Program is not allowed to accept donations or money....so they created the GAL7 Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity to accept donations and funds on their behalf. The goal to help children in the foster care system with support that leads to normalization of their lives. These children have been removed from dangerous environments, many times with just the clothes on

It is a late summer morning and without air conditioning the environment at the not-for-profit law center, Northern County Legal Services (NCLS), is reminiscent of an overcrowded Department of Motor Vehicle office. The center does not have a variety of comfortable places to sit as chairs were donated or purchased. The aesthetics of the center, the lack of efficiency, and the frustration of the volunteers surely sets a negative tone for the customers who are already frustrated due to their legal woes. Customers are there to receive assistance with domestic violence, employment, family or housing law. Tempers flare among surly but needy customers who often are forced to wait past their

In the event that I would join one of these organizations, I would join Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. I would go along with this organization since I want to be a lawyer and I think being a civil lawyer would be best for me. The chief mission of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equivalent equity for all through the guideline of law, focusing specifically the disparities facing African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities. The Lawyers' Committee is an unprejudiced, philanthropic association, framed in 1963 at the solicitation of President John F. Kennedy to enroll the private bar's authority and assets in fighting racial segregation and the subsequent imbalance of chance – work that

The Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLAS) promotes the fundamental right of every person toequal justice under the law by providing high quality

A particular deficit of Australia’s Code of Ethics is that it does not discuss the ethical manner in which an Australian psychologist should assist other members of a client’s care-giving team. It is important for any individual that their separate health care professionals understand what care is being provided for the client. They should discuss what different suggestions are being made in regard to holistic care as well as what prescriptions the individual is taking that may affect them behaviorally. A psychologist may not be able to do their best work if they are not aware of what constraints their client is under as a result of medical advice. For example, if their client is obese, this could affect the client’s behavior, psyche and attitude.

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Even further, the Advocate General stated that “... a ‘zero rate’ of corporation tax is equivalent to a complete absence of tax, in other words, a full exemption.”

1. At this point in my career, the ethical acculturation strategy that best describes me is the assimilation strategy. The assimilation strategy refers to “a student or professional adopting the strategy of ethics possibly to the exclusion of their own ethics” (Kitchener & Anderson, 2010, p.79). The case example provided by the authors is a perfect example of a situation I was in with clients. I do not want to disclose personal information to my clients, however, i would like to have an open line of communication. I would not want to lie to clients but some things should remain in private. This is a difficult dilemma because ethical codes state to maintain a professional therapeutic relationship, however, from the client perspective, it would be nice to get to know their counselor on a personal level. I have adopted the assimilation strategy because I am currently learning about being a professional in the mental health field. A number of my beliefs do not match the ethics rules of my job. instead of disregarding the rules, I choose to follow even though I may not totally agree with them. I do not want to get in trouble for not following the rules of the job. Just as Kitchener and Anderson (2010) state, my goal as I am learning and working in the professional field is to integrate my own ethics values but at the same time follow the ethical guidelines of the profession.

One of the largest issues in developing a career in the legal profession is diversity as there is a perceived image of the legal sector being a traditionally “white, male, middle class” profession. Harold Patrick and Vincent Kuman argue, “the concept of diversity includes acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique and recognizing our individual differences” . This essay will examine the social class, educational and gender barriers underrepresented groups face in developing a career in the legal profession. The effectiveness of measures taken to promote diversity in England and Wales will then be evaluated. This essay will go on to ultimately conclude that the legal profession in England and Wales has become increasingly diverse over the years, although a significant lack of diversity does still exist within the upper tier of the profession.

The first part of this essay deals with why solicitors are required to conduct themselves in an ethical manner. Solicitors are regularly trying to tackle cases presented to them with ethical implications and dilemmas. The Oxford English Dictionary has a few meanings to the word ethics. The broad use of the term ethics is sometimes equated with moral principles, or a system of these. However, it also describes ethics to be “The moral principles or values held or shown by an individual person. The codes of conduct or moral principles recognized in a particular profession, sphere of activity, relationship, or other context or aspect of human life.”

* The research reported in this paper was approved by the Human Ethics Committee at the University of Canberra. We also discussed the project with the Student Association and Student Administration at the University. We would like to thank Tim Bradley, Mandy Yap and especially Rebecca Cassells for their excellent research assistance. We would also like to thank Diane Adams, Paula Higgins, Coralie McCormack, David Sneddon, Gerald Tarrant, Adam Verwey, Margaret Wallace and an anonymous referee