Confidentiality And Role-Play Case Study

Confidentiality and its limits need to be discussed at the beginning of the session (Hill, 2014). One of the ethical issues in the current role-play was that I did not discuss the confidentiality, its limits and the client’s informed consent at the beginning of our session. The helper needs to make sure to address issues such as the general confidentiality limits pertaining safety issues for the client and others, the purpose of the role-play, the role of the observer, recording, transcribing the session and sharing it with the paper lecturer. He needs to respect the right of the client to be fully aware of these considerations and make her own decision. The helper also needs to educate the client about factors such as his theoretical orientation and skills, length of the session, supervision and fees prior to seeking for the client’s informed consent to participate (Brew & Kottler, 2008).
Another important ethical issue is about the helper’s competence and limits (Brew & Kottler, 2008). Student helpers are only trained in limited areas and need to be very clear about their qualification and limits. For instance, for the purpose of this assignment, we were only trained in the use …show more content…
Helpers need to avoid entering the difficult territory of dual relationships to protect both the client and himself from the detrimental effects of dual relationships in psychotherapy (Gabriel, 2005). However, when dual relationships are inevitable, both the helper and the client need to set some boundaries to prevent the potential harm (Gabriel, 2005). The client and I had the two relationships of helper-client and classmates/ friends. For instance, after the client’s deep revelation of her life and family during the role-play, my reaction as a friend was slightly different from my response as a helper. Therefore, I needed to place my full attention on my helper role and response according to this