Many In The Healthcare Profession Today Are Challenged

If psychologists learn of misuse or misrepresentation of their work, they take reasonable steps to correct or minimize the misuse or misrepresentation” in Carolyn’s case the psychologist continued on with the assessment without being aware of family background and allowing a mentally disabled woman to make her own decisions even if they did not benefit Carolyn’s medical or mental health. There was not even an attempt to contact the medical professional Carolyn may have seen from time to time. Apparently there was no written data within this psychologist reach

The EAI indicates that ethical guidelines have changed from individual character to organizational ethics (Ethics Awareness Inventory, 2011). The prime focus of this change are client-patient relationships in psychological counseling and clinical practice (Fisher, (2013). Psychological counseling and clinical practice are both constructed on ethical guidelines with the possibility for misuse of power and negligence to discretion (Fisher,

They are challenged by substandard working conditions and tension between reasonable medical practices and prison rules and culture. “Principles of ethics regarding beneficence, non-maleficence, and respect for the rights and dignity of all patients have led international and national professional organizations to affirm that physicians are ethically obligated to refrain from countenancing, condoning or degrading treatment” (Metzner and Fellner,jaapl.org). Prison rules for isolated prisoners restrict the quality, quantity and nature of mental health services that the prisoners are allowed to receive, which then forces physicians into an ethical dilemma of how to properly treat these inmates. “In recent years, physicians have increasingly confronted a new challenge: the prolonged solitary confinement of prisoners with serious mental illness, a corrections practice that has become prevalent despite the psychological harm is can cause”(Metzner and Fellner, jaapl.org). According to the authors, physicians are in ethical conflicts based on the fact that they continually perform patient rounds with mentally ill inmates, however, by not saying anything about the complications that this type of confinement causes, they too may be contributing to the continuation of harm. Studies along with the author’s clinical experience reveal that up to 19 percent of prisoners have psychiatric disorders resulting

The claimant underwent a Mental Diagnostic Evaluation by George M. DeRoeck, Psy.D. on June 17, 2015. He reported to Dr. DeRoeck he was rated 70% disabled due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He state he likes to watch TV in his room and fish. He also stated he avoided any reminders of violence in the media, feels tense and has flashback/intrusive thoughts about “anything burning.” Has also is iable to obtain restful sleep and is prone to lost periods of time. He began receiving outpatient treatment in 2007 via medication management and counseling at the VA. He attended inpatient treatment in July of 2013 for several months. He also attended a six-month program in October or November of 2013. At the time of the evaluation, he was going

Lying on the Couch by Irvin D. Yalom has been both entertaining and interesting from a counseling standpoint in that it provides a scandalous and as was in most of the cases, a look at what could go wrong if ethics in a clinical counseling setting go awry. Following the characters of Seymour Trotter, Earnest Lash, and Marshal Streider in working with their clients and with each other the ethical lessons to be learned become obviously apparent, if not emotionally painful. Although, numerous issues arise throughout the book, there were at least three that will be covered within the context of this writing. In consideration of each of these ethical breaches there will be dialog on the nature of the ethical issue or violation, where the ACA ethical code applies, ramifications of the ethical issue or violation on both parties, and application of Kitchener?s five primary ethical principles that were involved or violated. In addition, the justification offered by the characters in the book for their actions or considered actions, application to the situation in the setting of Clinical Mental Health counseling, and indication of personal response to the situation presented. Understanding that the use of these ethical principles and considerations as they apply in counseling are unequivocally valuable tools in helping a practitioner in working with clients to make comprehensive decisions that will not create conflict within their ethical parameters and are aligned with the laws

These boundary issues were addressed in the enrollment process of the soldier in a Rehabilitation Treatment Meeting (RTM) in which family would be included with the soldier, along with his command and/or the soldier’s supervisor. The counselor would first staff the case with their supervisor. Walker & Clark (1999) report that the counselor should obtain close supervision to anticipate or head off any possible ethical violation by intervening, when they see signs of boundary problems that may appear.

The Department of Defense showed its interest in keeping doctors on their interrogation cases. The reasoning given included stating that their input was “warranted by compelling national security interests” while the advice includes “evaluating the psychological strengths and vulnerabilities of the detainees” as well as “assisting in integrating these factors into a successful interrogation” (Marks 1). No matter what reason is given by anyone, these actions of using psychiatrists and psychologists in the interrogation process is against the rules of ethics of the medical associations that these experts work under. Until the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association change their policy on this, my position will remain the

The New York Times issued an article this week that introduces a group of doctors from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland that are working to develop protocol for a tough, ethical dilemma. Dr. Lee Daugherty Biddison, a critical care physician at Johns Hopkins, faced severe rationing of medical resources while working abroad. While the problem was far from home, she quickly realized that in the wake of a catastrophe, Johns Hopkins too could briskly reach its capacity, as well as hospitals around the country (Fink). The ethical dispute then rises, when rationing of medical resources is necessary, how do you choose who gets the medical attention? While some members of the Maryland

When treating a physical illness, the cause is typically identifiable and standard procedure requires evaluating the origin, level of severity, and treatment options. However, mental illnesses can be complex and are commonly accompanied by amalgamated origins, and unclear triggers that take time to uncover and treat. This makes the process challenging when attempting to implement treatment.

Paychotherapists are held in great esteem and respect by the society. It is the duty of the therapist to discharge their duties toward the clients suffering from psychological disorders, with a sense of commitment and without damaging the values of ethics. He must possess accountability and is also accountable to the public. Public trust must be maintained. Therapist behavior toward patients should always be initiated and maintained with the patients best interest in mind. An ethical guideline is breached when the therapist stepped out of the clinical role. Breaches are involved in ethical treatise, cultural morality, and jurisprudence. Sometimes, it is difficult to clearly define the perimeter of these breaches and the integrity of

The broadcast “Playing God: The Broadcast” addresses the events of multiple emergency situations in which healthcare workers triaged health care resources. These decisions directly affected not only the quality of a patient’s life but even cost lives. The broadcast discusses three emergency situations that took place in different countries at different times. In each of these situations, healthcare workers had to utilize their resources and give the best care to each and every patient. The core guidelines of healthcare, seen and interpreted within these situations, are the four principles of health care ethics: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice. Emergency situations, discussed in the broadcast, were reciprocated by a triage

Being a young clinical psychologist in training, I look up to a senior psychologist for as model to guide my interaction, to help encourage and foster adherence to the ethical guidelines that guide the profession. For me, an ethical hero is someone that consistently work towards upholding the basic principles of the ethical code such as respect, competence, responsibility and integrity as defined by the British Psychological Society. The British Psychological Society encourage psychologist to develop and implement methods to help monitor their professional behaviour and attitudes. When I consider these basic principles, I think about Dr Katija Khan, Clinical Neuropsychologist, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Association of Psychologist, Coordinator of the MSc Clinical Psychology Program as my ethical hero. I was privileged to have Dr Khan as my clinical supervisor for my first practicum rotation. During this time, I had the opportunity to observe and practice seven steps to identifying and working

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

Imagine you are injured or sick and have sought a doctor’s help. Although you trusted your doctor, something, something seemingly very in control of the doctor, went wrong. You are angry and confused, but also think of the commonality of medical malpractice. So, why do doctors, who are supposed to help, harm? Though many flaws influence it, malpractice can be, and often is unintentional. Most doctors aren’t trained to harm their patients. Inexperience and lack of medical discovery led to unintentional suffering of the patient. Personal flaws, like lack of willingness to abandon previous medical methods and shortcomings in communication also harm patients. Further reasons why doctors harm are socio-medical understandings that breed hate, prejudices stemming from a society’s belief about certain people, such as the medical practice under the Nazi regime. Additionally, displayed in the case of Ignác Semmelweis, judgement of one to oneself can be detrimental to any progress one’s ideas could make. We will examine these concepts through Jerome Groopman’s “Flesh-and-Blood Decision Making”, Sherwin Nuland’s The Doctors’ Plague and Barbara Bachrach’s “In the Name of Public Health”. Those who practice medicine are, unfortunately, unfree from the imperfections that plague all of humanity. Through these intimate and varied faults, doctors do harm.

The duality between professional morality and ordinary nonprofessional morality has concerned the world of various professionals such as physicians and lawyers when tackling how to treat patients and clients. In many of these professions, one encounters that one’s common morality sometimes at odds with one’s professional morality. In such cases, one ponders which morality should one follow to arrive at a decision. In the above scenario, while most agree that it is okay for an ordinary person to ignore the shooter’s medical need in favor of an innocent victim’s, some philosophers may argue that a doctor should refrain from making such discrimination in treatment because his professional morality requires him to act is the patients’ best interest and not based on patient’s previous actions. In such case, professional morality triumphs the ordinary nonprofessional morality. However, nothing could be further from the truth. While role morality does deserve some consideration, it does not simply override the common morality when it is at odds with nonprofessional morality. In this essay, I will tackle that despite the argument for role morality in the above scenario, it is morally permissible as a doctor to ignore the medical needs of the shooter on the grounds that he is the shooter, and that his innocent victims deserve priority in receiving medical assistance.