Dr. Jones has received an order from a judge demanding that she turn over all psychotherapy notes related to a client she has been seeing in therapy. The order states that the notes must go to the attorney of opposing counsel. Dr. Jones’ client has refused to sign a release of the psychotherapy notes. What ethical issues must Dr. Jones address and what steps must she take?
What will be an ideal response?
A good answer will include:
a. The ethical issue of confidentiality
b. Conflict between ethical responsibility to maintain confidentiality and respond to judge’s order
c. Follow the steps outlined in Standard 1.02, with reference to the standard
d. Proposes some alternative resolution to the ethical dilemma
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(a) Alcoholics tend not to believe other alcoholics (b) Abstinence is essential to recovery (c) It is healing for alcoholics to help other alcoholics (d) Alcoholics need the help of a higher power to achieve and maintain sobriety
A crisis or disaster worker can be effective without attending to one's own self-care
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Discuss the three types of parenting styles. Include in your discussion how children in general might respond and include examples from the case study on Terri. How might the socioeconomic environment affect parenting style?
What will be an ideal response?
As per the chapter, a person in recovery from alcohol use disorder who has one sip of beer at a wedding is said to have experienced a:
a. slip b. relapse c. lapse d. abstinence violation effect