Group Ethical Dilemma(1) (1)
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Ethical Dilemma Group #1- Scenario:
I have been counseling an adult woman with a presenting problem or difficulty in coping with the death of her mother. Her mother and grandmother (who is deceased) suffered from progressive Alzheimer’s disease. My client revealed to me that she administered a lethal dose of sleeping pills to her grandmother during the final stages of Alzheimer’s and that she has caused the death of her mother by withholding cardiac medication. It was then revealed that it is likely she will have to take care of a third relative with Alzheimer’s disease, an elderly aunt. It is important to understand that my client is not a bad person and did what she did while under tremendous stress and pressure and with feelings of compassion for the deteriorating condition
of her mother and grandmother. My question is in two parts: 1.)
What are my ethical obligations upon hearing the manner in which my client’s mother and grandmother dies? 2.)
Second, am I responsible to do anything about the upcoming situation with the Aunt?
Ethical Dilemma Group #2-
Scenario:
The high school that I work at has a clear policy regarding public displays of affection and a clear
guideline for discipline when students are caught engaging in breaking this policy. The school counselor and the principal are often involved in hallway “sweeps” after the bell to “catch” those that are tardy to class. When doing a sweep my principal and I came upon two girls in the hallway who were “making out.” The principal called the two girls into his office and despite their protests writes them up and gives them detention for violating the school’s established code of conduct policy. The principal gives them their discipline and states that I, as the school counselor, will be calling their parents to inform them of the violated code of conduct and the gender of the partner they were caught in the hallway with. After the incident one student’s parent sues for breach of her child’s privacy rights. Questions to address:
1.)
Did the student give up her privacy rights when she made out with her girlfriend in the hallway?
2.)
Should I as the counselor have called the parents in addition to the principal? I
Ethical Dilemma Group #3-
Scenario:
I am in private practice and often see couples and individuals. For the past three months I have been seeing a couple for issues related to their marriage. During the couple sessions both partners disclosed being unhappy in their marriage and the wife’s infidelity numerous times. The wife’s partner describes heavy drinking to cope with the infidelity and often “blacking” out at night only to wake in the morning. Both partners state there is no physical abuse, but rather feel there may be psychological/emotional abuse toward each other in terms of their arguing and fighting that often happens in front of their children. The couple stated at their last session that they can no longer continue their marriage in the same manner they have been over the past 18 months. The couple discloses they are filing for divorce and will discontinue their counseling as a couple. The couple discontinued coming to counseling but one partner decided to remain in counseling. After seeing this client for two months the counselor is served with a subpoena from the client who discontinued counseling. This former client is wanting me to provide information regarding the abuse (physical, psychological/emotional) they received from
the partner who has remained in counseling. They are also wanting me to testify on the mental state of the partner who has remained in counseling and their perceived instability.
Questions to address:
1.)
Have I acted ethically by seeing one partner after couples counseling discontinued?
2.)
Can I ethically disclose what was reported to me on behalf of the client who is seeking my testimony when they were in couples counseling?
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