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What are the limitations to confidentiality?
The following situations typically legally obligate therapists to break confidentiality and seek outside assistance:
- Detailed planning of future suicide attempts.
- Other concrete signs of suicidal intent.
- Planned violence towards others.
- Planned future child abuse.
- Formerly committed child abuse.
- Experiencing child abuse.
What is the difference between a duty to warn and a duty to protect?
The duty to warn refers to a counselor’s obligation to warn identifiable victims. The duty to protect is a counselor’s duty to reveal confidential client information in the event that the counselor has reason to believe that a third party may be harmed.
What happens if you confess you murdered someone to a therapist?
In the US, however, the answer is usually no. Due to confidentiality, a therapist may not generally disclose the contents of a therapy session with the police, even if the client has admitted to committing a crime.
How are you going to explain the duty to protect client from themselves?
Duty to protect implies a therapist determining that his or her patient presents a serious danger of violence to another and an obligation to use reasonable care to protect the intended victim against danger (Harvard Mental Health Letter, 2008, January).
What action by a nurse best promotes the ethical principle of justice?
It is “doing good.” What action by a nurse best promotes the ethical principle of justice? Explanation: Justice focuses on the fair and equitable distribution of risks and benefits, such as advocating for necessary care among a population or community.
What questions are asked in a psych evaluation?
Some mental disorders an evaluation may help diagnose include: Depression and mood disorders. Anxiety disorders….Other questions to ask include:
- How do you define mental health?
- What is your opinion on medication?
- What are your views on therapy?
- What are your views on addiction?
- What is your suicidality policy?