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Professional and Ethical Issues

Chapter 1 questions. You have been seeing an adolescent girl in a community health clinic for three months. Lately she complained of severe depression and says that life seems hopeless. She is threatening suicide and even wants details from you concerning how successfully she can go through with i

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Professional and Ethical Issues

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    1. Professional and Ethical Issues Dr. Mario V. Norman

    2. Chapter 1 questions You have been seeing an adolescent girl in a community health clinic for three months. Lately she complained of severe depression and says that life seems hopeless. She is threatening suicide and even wants details from you concerning how successfully she can go through with it. What would you do and why? If you were on a job interview, how would respond to this question: “What do you consider to be the most pressing and central ethical issue facing the counselor?”

    3. Chapter 1 cont: In the course of a counseling session, your client tells you that he is planning to do serious physical harm to his neighbor. What would you do and why? A client reveals to you that he has stolen some expensive laboratory equipment from the college where you are a counselor. A week later the dean calls you into her office to talk with you about this particular client. What would you do and why?

    4. Ethical Decision Making: Key Terms chapter 1 Law Ethics (Aspirational & Mandatory) Standard Practice Community standards Values Professionalism Morality

    5. Definitions: Key Terms Law Defines the minimum standards society will tolerate and is enforced by government Ethics Represents the ideal standards set and is enforced by professional associations Aspirational Ethics Refer to the highest professional standards of conduct to which counselors can aspire Principle Ethics Focuses on moral issues with the goal of solving a particular dilemma “What shall I do?” Virtue Ethics Focuses on character traits of the counselor and non-obligatory ideals “Am I doing what is best for my client?”

    6. Basic Moral Principles Autonomy – self determination Beneficence – promoting good for others Nonmaleficence – doing no harm Justice – fairness Fidelity – honor commitments Veracity – truthfulness

    7. Steps in Making Ethical Decisions One approach to thinking through ethical dilemmas: Identify the problem or dilemma Identify the potential issues involved Review the relevant ethics codes Know the applicable laws and regulations Obtain consultation Consider possible and probable courses of action Enumerate the consequences of various decisions Decide on what appears to be the best course of action

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