Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, Cindy Corey
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 8SA
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To determine: Ethical and legal issues of suicide prevention.
Introduction: The counseling process is the cyclical continuous process of interactions between a counselor and client, this process is to set goals, formulate and implement proper action plans, and assess the work process towards the goal.
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Some counselors believe terminally ill clients have the ultimate right to determine if, how, and when they will end their life. Other counselors believe their obligation is to assist clients in finding meaning in life regardless of a particular set of circumstances. In two groups, argue for and against rational suicide, addressing both ethical and legal issues. (Note: A good website to check out is www.deathwithdignity.org/acts.)
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