Benefruence And Nonmaleficence In Counseling

Register to read the introduction… It is unclear in this case if the counselor obtained consent to share information with the father or the extent to which information was allowed to be shared. The client has the right to place limits of the amount of confidential information she wants shared with her father (Koocher & Keith-Spiegel, 2008). If consent was obtained, the counselor did not breach confidentiality by sharing information with the father, however, she acted unethically by not considering how this accusation could harm the father, who was also her client. As her client, the father has the same rights as his daughter. In addition to causing him harm she breached the father’s confidentiality by relating the events to the client. Clients have a right to expect that their information will be kept private even after termination of the therapeutic relationship (Koocher & Keith-Spiegel, 2008; APA, 2002).

Beneficence and nonmaleficence The use of some untested therapies has the potential to cause harm to clients and their families (Schooler, Ambadar, & Bendikson, 1997). The counselor should have realized the potential for the recovered memories concerning childhood abuses to be false, …show more content…
If the counselor was trying to help the client to be less dependent, then the counselor was ethically obligated to discuss this with her client before suspending the session (Koocher & Keith-Spiegel, 2008). When the client called, the counselor should have answered only to remind the client of the reasoning behind the suspension. If the client was in serious distress, the counselor should have responded appropriately in order to maintain trust and prevent the client from suffering