Jose I believe is deeply stressed because he is having trouble fulfilling his role of being the breadwinner and taking care of his family (machismo) according to the video by Microtraining Associates (2004). There are certain norms that individuals have to live up to in terms of the family’s eyes and not being able to do this might induce guilt, shame and embarrassment. Jose is 35 …show more content…
Informed consent covers a wide array of information that should be properly discussed with clients. According to Fisher & Oransky (2008 p.580) the Ethics Code requires therapist to inform patients of the nature and aspect of therapy that would reasonably be expected to affect their decision to enter into therapy. A very important aspect of this includes confidentiality. The client has a right to know that what they say will be kept confidential. At the same time it is the duty of the therapist to inform the client about the limits to confidentiality both as part of the informed consent contract and integrate it into treatment itself as this is now ethically required according to Younggren & Harris (2008 p.