nt guiding principle?   Question 19 options:   a)  the feedback she receives from her supervisor.   b)  maintaining confidentiality to the client.   c)  the obligations of the employing agency.   d)  potential for risk to others.

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Dr K is a registered psychologist. She treats different client groups and has come across a case with an ethical dilemma and is not sure whether she needs to break confidentiality, or not. Which of the following is the most relevant guiding principle?
 

Question 19 options:

 

a) 

the feedback she receives from her supervisor.
 

b) 

maintaining confidentiality to the client.
 

c) 

the obligations of the employing agency.
 

d) 

potential for risk to others.
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Different professionals have to maintain different ethical practices. Psychologists follow the ethical guidelines mentioned by APA in practice and research. There are many such ethical principles as confidentiality, beneficence, informed consent, voluntary participation, justice, respect for others, etc. Now let us see the ethical dilemma that Dr. K faces in the given case. 

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