To begin, there are many things to think about when it comes to this case. It is in my best interest to help my client and make sure that I am doing all that I can do to provide the right treatment for my client. There are many things that I can do as a counselor to make sure that I am not only protecting her, but myself as well.
One way that I can protect myself is to follow the basic ethical principles; autonomy, justice, nonmaleficance, and beneficence. Autonomy is allowing the patient/client to chose what he/she wants to do and in this case her treatment. Since I am the counselor, it is important to make sure that I follow this principal and allow her to make her own decisions and in this case, I would allow her to make her own decisions …show more content…
The last principal is beneficence, which is basically doing good for the client and giving them the best treatment I can give them, which is what I would try to do with my client. All-in-all, following these 4 basic ethical principles, I can help my client in the best way possible.
During the treatment of my client, it is also best to follow "A Practitioner 's Guide to Ethical Decision Making." In this document, there are various steps that allow me to make ethical decisions. Step one: Figure out what the problem is by first identifying what it is. You can do this by writing down any information that will help you see the situation more clearly. Asking yourself various questions about the problem may help as well determine what the problem is or how serious the problem is. In this case the problem is my client is in a semi stable relationship with one of my previous clients. Step two: Once the problem at hand is figured out, refer to the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics states various problems that counselors may possibly deal with in their profession at any given time. If the problem is stated in the Code …show more content…
One major ethical issues is the fact that your client is in a relationship with one of your past clients that you have treated for 3 years. But to solve this problem there are many things that can be done including the basic ethical principals and "A Practitioner 's Guide to Ethical Decision Making." But it is also important to make sure that my current client’s confidentiality is not being hindered as well as my past client’s confidentiality. Also, I need to make sure that I am doing what I know what is right or wrong (ethics) and not just what I feel is right or wrong
One way that I can protect myself is to follow the basic ethical principles; autonomy, justice, nonmaleficance, and beneficence. Autonomy is allowing the patient/client to chose what he/she wants to do and in this case her treatment. Since I am the counselor, it is important to make sure that I follow this principal and allow her to make her own decisions and in this case, I would allow her to make her own decisions …show more content…
The last principal is beneficence, which is basically doing good for the client and giving them the best treatment I can give them, which is what I would try to do with my client. All-in-all, following these 4 basic ethical principles, I can help my client in the best way possible.
During the treatment of my client, it is also best to follow "A Practitioner 's Guide to Ethical Decision Making." In this document, there are various steps that allow me to make ethical decisions. Step one: Figure out what the problem is by first identifying what it is. You can do this by writing down any information that will help you see the situation more clearly. Asking yourself various questions about the problem may help as well determine what the problem is or how serious the problem is. In this case the problem is my client is in a semi stable relationship with one of my previous clients. Step two: Once the problem at hand is figured out, refer to the Code of Ethics. The Code of Ethics states various problems that counselors may possibly deal with in their profession at any given time. If the problem is stated in the Code …show more content…
One major ethical issues is the fact that your client is in a relationship with one of your past clients that you have treated for 3 years. But to solve this problem there are many things that can be done including the basic ethical principals and "A Practitioner 's Guide to Ethical Decision Making." But it is also important to make sure that my current client’s confidentiality is not being hindered as well as my past client’s confidentiality. Also, I need to make sure that I am doing what I know what is right or wrong (ethics) and not just what I feel is right or wrong