Dr.Matthew need to take action and communicate, with mother and father. If they still
refuse, she must state in all records that the consultation was refused or not, or the parents agreed
to the minimum of treatment. 3.06 Conflict of Interest, may occur because if Dr. Matthews
beliefs on treating the sexual assault she may not agree personally with their cultural beliefs that
becomes a conflict of interest. In 3.10 because Irina is a minor her parents would be the ones to
sign the agreement for treatment During this time she would want to discuss the issue of not
discussing the sexual assault and the disadvantages to Irina’s treatment. Dr. Matthews would also …show more content…
4 .01 Maintaining Confidentiality and 4.02 Discussing the Limits of Confidentiality Fisher, (2013) would be discussed along with the Informed consent and going over all of the areas of the treatment and making sure that Irina and her parents know that confidentiality is held at a high standard and that written permission must be given for information to be given out. Trying to limit Irina to the full understanding that the confidential information can be released to her parents.10.10 (a) Terminating Therapy: would apply and would also need to be discussed with Irina’s parents at the beginning of treatment, that in the event that the therapy for only the psychological trauma and not discussing the sexual aspects of the assault would limit of the assistance to Irina, that if it no longer is beneficial then treatment may be terminated.
4.What are Dr. Matthews’ ethical alternatives for resolving this dilemma? Which alternative best reflects the Ethics Code aspirational principle and enforceable standard, as well as legal standards and Dr. Matthews’ obligations to