Ethical Dilemma a Common Dilemma Essay

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The conflict arises with the sharing of the information that could be disclosed to other colleagues. In one aspect there is a duty to confidentiality. While at the same time, providing the details of the conversation will help to improve treatment options. The challenge is determining if this information should be disclosed. This situation is unethical by violating the confidentiality of the patient through discussing the conversation. It is also illegal and unethical by not disclosing these facts to provide the best treatment options. The way that this will impact the patient, is it could cause them to become more withdrawn by having everyone know about certain facts they consider to be embarrassing. To address this dilemma requires talking to the patient about how this must be disclosed for improving treatment options. Once they agree to this, is when you can let others know by directly dealing with the ethical and legal issues.


Becoming too close with Clients

A common challenge that all psychiatric screeners will face is becoming too close to clients. This is because during the process of working with them, is when they will share the emotions and feelings they are having. Over the course of time, this can impact the kind of treatment the patient is receiving by influencing the objectivity of the therapist. When this happens, any kind of remedy options will become ineffective. This is unethical and illegal, because all mental health professionals are supposed to be detached from these kinds of situations. To address these issues, you must have someone else screen the patient in the future. Then, an attitude of objectivity must be applied at all times when working with future clients. This will prevent the emotionalism associated with many client issues from impacting mental health professionals......

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