The Problem Of Drug Addiction

In this step, it is extremely important for the counselor to see if the situation that the client is facing contains ethics. The counselor must be able to gather all the required information and get more understanding about the problem the client is facing. This can only done by strengthening the relationship with the client, if the client is able to trust you, he/she would be willing to tell you what they are facing. After the client is done describing the problem that they are facing, the counselor

Professional counsellors are also bound by other ethics such as being non-judgemental and should not exploit their clients in any way. They must be respectful of how their clients choose to live and their right to self-determination. Counsellors must not impose their own thoughts or feeling on other people & should not have any expectations or impose any conditions on their clients. The relationship between counsellor and client should be one of equality. Although, the client may not feel that there is equality, they may feel powerless, as they are seeking help. The counsellor must try and convey a sense of equality and use their skills and knowledge to enable the client to take control of their life and feel empowered.

I intend to show an understanding of the ethical framework for good practice in counselling, relating it to practice and also my own beliefs and opinions, how this influences the counselling relationship, I will also show the need for protection of self and client.

There are four principles of ethics: Respect for autonomy, Beneficence, Non maleficence and Justice. This four principles offers comprehensive thought of the ethical issues in clinical settings (Beauchamp and Childress 2001 cited in UK Clinical ethics Network 2011).

After leaving school and learning of her acceptance as a schoolteacher, the client reported that Aurora, the client’s uninhibited personality, exerted herself to revel in joy. The client stated that after leaving school one evening, she was attacked by muggers and used her powers to defend herself. Unfortunately, the incident traumatized the client who regressed into her fractured mental state and she was remanded to a psychiatric institution for the first time at the age of twenty, following a hospitalization initiated by the school where she taught. The client has been hospitalized four times throughout her life. While Jeanne-Marie reports that she has never tried alcohol or drugs, Aurora and some of the client’s other alter identities enjoy wine, liquor, and ecstasy. The client has never had any outpatient mental health or substance use treatment. The client’s former psychiatrist documented the client’s observed identities over the course of the past year while client was inpatient at the hospital, listing them as follows:

According to Forester-Miller and Davis (1996) the principles, autonomy, the respect for independence like freedom of choice and action, justice, treating each person according to their needs, beneficence, to be good and a proactive counselor, to always contribute to the welfare of the clients, non-maleficence, not causing harm to others, this principle is considered one of the most important and fidelity, taking care of client-counselor relationship, being loyal and honoring commitments in the therapeutic relationship. Those are the five principles that are valuable in ethical decision making, veracity, dealing truthfully with therapeutic clients, is another principle that is listed in the American Counseling Association code of ethics updated in 2014. These principles previously mentioned are the base in ethical decision making, they are interdependent of each other and are of extremely importance to a healthy counseling relationship.

The overarching goal as an effective and competent counselor is the ability and knowledge to integrate ethical codes into ones professional practice (Kocet, 2006). Therefore, this ethics paper will explore the topics of ethics as it is within groups as compared to ethics regarding individual counseling. Ethical decisions are those pertaining to the overarching moral principles, such as doing good for others which is termed beneficence and to do no harm which is no maleficence in ethical terms (Rapin, 2004). Furthermore, it is imperative to know the two central components of ethics for counselors, which is first to outline the prescribed or mandatory professional behaviors by which counselors are expected to govern their conduct and secondly to know that a code contains aspirational components, which encourages active ethical beliefs of the profession (Kocet, 2006). However, no code of ethics can encompass every potential ethical dilemma faced by a professional but a code of ethics does serve as a blueprint for laying down the foundation that is necessary to promote the competency and efficacy of counselors (Kocet, 2006).

The ethical principles involved in the care of this patient include beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and paternalism.

In this case a prostitute in custody had informed the police that she was a heroin addict and she had obtained medication to alleviate her withdrawal symptoms. She made an incriminating statement which she later did not want to be admitted before the court. She said that she had taken some heroin and was therefore under the influence of the drugs while making her statement. There was evidence given by a medical expert that she also suffered from a psychiatric disorder which would was made worse by drug use and therefore affected the reliability of her confession. The Court of Appeal held that s76 (2) (b) applied because the defendant's mental state had to be taken into account and could render her confession unreliable. It would be useful to have Martin assessed to determine whether he was under the influence of drugs and what effect that could have on the reliability of his confession.

Nonmaleficence is not a reason to abandon our ethical responsibility. Counselors must take on the professional responsibility of beneficence by continuing education. As the Lord calls us to love our neighbors, He does not delineate those who are and are not valuable in this equation. Therefore, as professional our obligation is to find ways of continually balancing our professional and personal values.

Working within an ethical framework like this will help both client and counsellor to achieve the most from the relationship. Empathy, good listening, and appropriate nonverbal communication coupled with good language skills are developed alongside being able to divorce personal beliefs in order to accept how the client looks at the world.

As everybody is different and comes from different backgrounds, therefore give us all different values and beliefs, it is important to have an effective client-counsellor relationship based on four main areas of duty of care 1. Helper competence, 2. Client autonomy, 3. Confidentiality, 4. Client protection (Nelson-Jones, 2008). There will be times throughout the sessions with clients that your own values and belief creep in, and you do make judgement, therefore you as a counsellor have to know and acknowledge this happen and understand why it is happening.

There are four basic ethical and bioethical principles that have a strong influence in the practice of medicine, predominantly medicine that deals with those who are dying. The first is beneficence, which directs the physician and health care worker to take positive actions, specifically by restoring health and relieving suffering (Bongard et al., 2008). Then there is nonmaleficence. Goldman and Schafer (2012) add that nonmaleficence is the idea that people should not be harmed or injured knowingly. The third ethical principle is autonomy,

This essay aims to examine ethics, and the importance of using a code of ethics. It will discuss the counsellor’s personal values and professional values that should be used within the profession. There will be an exploration of the importance of contracting in the initial stage of counselling. At the end of this essay it is anticipated that the reader, will have a greater understanding of the importance of contracting with clients, confidentiality and its limitations, how to gather informed consent. It is anticipated that the reader will understand how vital it is for the counsellor to be aware of their own competence and limitations in order to keep the client safe and free from harm. Supervision and the importance of self care will be discussed and examined in order to stress the importance in maintaining a health effective therapeutic alliance.

Drug addiction is one of society 's biggest problems and it is rampant among teenagers and young adults and one of the most abused drugs is marijuana. Cannabis sativa or marijuana usually grows throughout tropical and temperate climates and then plant 's stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds are then dried. What attracts to most users is the mind altering effect these parts produce which is addictive to some extent. It is usually smoked as cigarette, or in a pipe. It is also smoked in blunts, in which cigars will be emptied of tobacco and refill with marijuana or sometimes it is combined with another drug. It can also be brewed as tea or mixed in food. Hashis is a more concentrated, resinous form which is sticky black liquid, hash oil. The