Bob, a male VR counselor, has been working with a young woman. Dianna age 26, acquired a traumatic brain injury TBI at age 16. Her father who was driving divorced her mother after the accident and left without contacting Dianna.  Her father died when Dianna was 21.  Dianna came in for services because she had trouble maintaining employment. Bob helped her get a position putting mailings together for retail stores. Three months later Dianna contacted Bob and invited him to her wedding. Bob explained about dual relationships and declined to go to the wedding. After two years Dianna lost the mailing job and has not been able to find work; she also has a one-year daughter. She returned to the VR and was reassigned to Bob as her VR counselor. A few months after returning to the VR Dianna daughter becomes ill and dies. Dianna asks Bob to come to the funeral.   Discuss the available options for addressing this ethical dilemma; include the ACA ethical codes and principles.

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Bob, a male VR counselor, has been working with a young woman. Dianna age 26, acquired a traumatic brain injury TBI at age 16. Her father who was driving divorced her mother after the accident and left without contacting Dianna.  Her father died when Dianna was 21.  Dianna came in for services because she had trouble maintaining employment. Bob helped her get a position putting mailings together for retail stores. Three months later Dianna contacted Bob and invited him to her wedding. Bob explained about dual relationships and declined to go to the wedding. After two years Dianna lost the mailing job and has not been able to find work; she also has a one-year daughter. She returned to the VR and was reassigned to Bob as her VR counselor. A few months after returning to the VR Dianna daughter becomes ill and dies. Dianna asks Bob to come to the funeral.

 

Discuss the available options for addressing this ethical dilemma; include the ACA ethical codes and principles.

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