Will Hunting was a talented boy with behavioral problems. He was released under Professor Lambeau’s custody and he needed to receive court-ordered psychological therapy. Before he met the clinician, Dr. Maguire, he had met several practitioners but all of them failed to help Will. Therefore, Professor Lambeau thought of his college roommate, Dr. Maguire and sent Will to see Dr. Maguire. In total, Dr. Maguire provided eight sessions to Will and the therapy was successful in terms of the results. After the therapy, Will was able to face his traumatic childhood, develop interpersonal trust and pursue an intimate relationship. Current assessment provides an analysis on ethical issues occurred in the therapy, followed by some recommendations for
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Will was referred by his legal guardian, Professor Lambeau who was an old acquaintance of the clinician. Moreover, Professor Lambeau was the third party payer and he had some unresolved emotional issues with Dr. Maguire in the past. Therefore, Dr. Lambeau was supposed to deal with the dual relationship with care and caution in order not to impair the professional objectivity. To manage the multiple relationships well, Dr. Maguire should have addressed the privacy issues clearly with Will, including letting Will signed on the informed consent, explaining the negative consequences of a relationship to ensure that Will would not be harmed. Current observation data lack information about if Dr. Maguire explained the confidentiality issues to Will, but a failure of signing on informed consent would lead to a breachment of the confidentiality …show more content…
Maguire disclosed his personal experiences to the client. Especially in the last session, when Will asked if Dr. Maguire had similar experiences, Dr. Maguire did a detailed self-disclosure about his childhood. The extensive self-disclosure was controversial and caused some ethical concerns. In the case of Will, the clinician’s self-disclosure turned out to be beneficial to resolve Will’s problems, yet it was risky for Dr. Maguire to do so. In current case, Dr. Maguire’s self-disclosure let Will feel being understood, increased the trust in the therapeutic relationship and decrease Will’s resistance to the treatment, which facilitate the progress of the
Will was referred by his legal guardian, Professor Lambeau who was an old acquaintance of the clinician. Moreover, Professor Lambeau was the third party payer and he had some unresolved emotional issues with Dr. Maguire in the past. Therefore, Dr. Lambeau was supposed to deal with the dual relationship with care and caution in order not to impair the professional objectivity. To manage the multiple relationships well, Dr. Maguire should have addressed the privacy issues clearly with Will, including letting Will signed on the informed consent, explaining the negative consequences of a relationship to ensure that Will would not be harmed. Current observation data lack information about if Dr. Maguire explained the confidentiality issues to Will, but a failure of signing on informed consent would lead to a breachment of the confidentiality …show more content…
Maguire disclosed his personal experiences to the client. Especially in the last session, when Will asked if Dr. Maguire had similar experiences, Dr. Maguire did a detailed self-disclosure about his childhood. The extensive self-disclosure was controversial and caused some ethical concerns. In the case of Will, the clinician’s self-disclosure turned out to be beneficial to resolve Will’s problems, yet it was risky for Dr. Maguire to do so. In current case, Dr. Maguire’s self-disclosure let Will feel being understood, increased the trust in the therapeutic relationship and decrease Will’s resistance to the treatment, which facilitate the progress of the