What methods should Barbara use to ensure confidentiality in the context of group counseling?

PCN-505 Scenario Analysis Assignment

Directions: Read the scenarios below. For each scenario, provide a 75-150 word response to each question. Use the ACA and NAADAC Codes of Ethics and other scholarly resources to support your responses. You must provide at least one citation to support your response for each scenario. Citations and references should be presented in accordance with APA guidelines.

 

Scenario One:  Barbara is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) working for a nonprofit social service agency. Many of the clients in the agency are female domestic violence victims. The director of the agency has asked Barbara to develop a counseling group to serve the needs of these individuals.

Question One: What ethical matters should Barbara consider as she plans this group?

 

Question Two: What methods should Barbara use to ensure confidentiality in the context of group counseling?

 

Question Three: If breaches of confidentiality occur, how should Barbara manage them?

 

Scenario Two: David is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) and a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) working for a family counseling center. Steve, one of his adult clients, would like to begin couples counseling with his wife.

Question One: What ethical matters should David consider before beginning to see Steve and his wife?

 

Question Two: What special issues of confidentiality may arise in the case? How should David address these issues?

 

Question Three: How might differences in personal values and gender/cultural issues create ethical dilemmas in this case?

 

Scenario Three: Stephanie is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) who has decided to start a private practice as she transitions from public to private practice. As she makes her plans, there are many ethical issues she must consider. While these issues are of concern to all counselors, she must consider how they specifically impact a counselor in private practice.

Question One: How can she ethically handle limited resources, deal with cost containment issues, respond to discrimination, and promote community change?

 

Question Two: As a service provider, with what ethical issues and practices related to state insurance laws and managed care must she be familiar?

 

Question Three: What are the ethical obligations and limitations faced by a counselor who serves clients who have been the victim of discrimination, injustice, poverty, or lack of access to behavioral health services? What best practice community based interventions could she refer her clients to?

 

 

 

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin

 

 

References

 

 

 

American Counseling Association. (2014). 2014 ACA code of ethics. Retrieved from

http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/ethics

 

Corey, G., Schneider-Corey, M., Corey, C., & Callanan, P. (2015). Introduction to professional ethics.Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions (9th ed.). *9

 

NAADAC Code of Ethics. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.naadac.org/assets/1959/naadac-nccap-code-of-ethics11-04-16.pdf

 

What problems are often experienced by individuals and their families as a result of this illness

Research Project Directions

The purpose of this assignment is to examine the research literature in Health Psychology and how this is applied to chronic health issues.

 

Choose a chronic health issue individuals experience (e.g. diabetes, fibromyalgia, asthma, addiction) that is often seen by health psychologists.

Write a 1,250-1,500-word essay that addresses the following:

 

a)      What problems are often experienced by individuals and their families as a result of this illness (e.g. anxiety, depression, stigma, stress, non-adherence)?

b)      How can psychological theory be applied to describe the source of the problem and to treat the issue for the individual?

i)        You may choose the psychological theory/theories you wish to apply (e.g. stress theories, adherence theories, health promotion theories, and social norms theories, as long as they are discussed in the literature).

c)      What issues are discussed in the literature regarding this health issue? What research is currently being examined on the topic?

d)     How can health psychology/health psychologists aid individuals, families, and/or communities in coping with the illness?

 

Utilize a minimum of six outside scholarly sources (peer-reviewed journal articles obtained from the GCU library).  Certain websites (e.g. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Psychological Association) may be used in addition to the six peer-reviewed journal articles.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

 

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

 

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

What advice would you provide an aspiring psychologist or therapist?

Refer to the University of Phoenix Material: Professional Interview and Response Guidelines for assignment guidelines.

Interview two helping service professionals from two different settings, such as a school, hospital, or prison. Ensure that at least one of the interviewees is a clinical psychologist.

Provide the name and work environment of the two professionals you interviewed.

Ask the following questions to each of your interviewees:

In what setting do you practice? How long have you been practicing?
What are your specialties or areas of clinical focus?
What are the most common disorders you treat?
Do you have any special certifications or training beyond your original graduate coursework?
How do you approach therapy or treatment? Do you use specific modalities, techniques, or interventions?
What ethical and legal issues do you think are the most challenging or common?
Do you have an opinion on where you think the field of psychology is heading?
What do you enjoy most about your work?
What advice would you provide an aspiring psychologist or therapist?
Discuss, in a 350- to 700-word response, the similarities and differences of how these professionals approach treatment in their settings.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Write out the conclusion that follows in a single step from the given premises (please read U as horseshoe):

Write out the conclusion that follows in a single step from the given premises (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1.

(S U ∼F) • (∼F U B)

2.

S v ∼F

3.

∼F

 

QUESTION 2

 

Write out the conclusion that follows in a single step from the given premises (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. ~M U S

 

2. ~M

 

3. (M v H) v ~S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 3

 

Write out the conclusion that follows in a single step from the given premises (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. (J • ~N) v T

 

2. ~(J • ~N)

 

3. J

 

 

 

QUESTION 4

 

Write out the conclusion that follows in a single step from the given premises (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. N v C

 

2. (N v C) U (F U C)

 

3. ~C

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 5

 

Write out the conclusion that follows in a single step from the given premises (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. ~E U P

 

2. ~P

 

3. ~(P v ~H)

 

 

QUESTION 6

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. M U ~Q

 

2. (P U ~Q) U (R U ~L)

 

3. ~L U S

 

4. P U M                            / R U S

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 7

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. L v ~S

 

2. R U (P • ~Q)

 

3. ~L

 

4. (P • ~Q) U S              / ~R

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 8

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. P v (M v R)

 

2. M U S

 

3. R U Q

 

4. ~P                         / S v Q

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 9

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. (M v N) U (P • K)

 

2. (P v ~Q) U [(R U L) • S]

 

3. M                                       / P • (R U L)

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 10

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. P • ~Q

 

2. (P v ~R) U (~S • M)

 

3. (~S • P) U (P U N)             / N

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 11

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. (P U Q) • (R U S)

 

2. P v L

 

3. (L U M) • (N U K)         / Q v M

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 12

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. P • (S v Q)

 

2. (P v R) U M          / M

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 13

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. ~P U Q

 

2. R • (S U L)

 

3. (Q • ~M) U (R U ~L)

 

4. ~P • ~K

 

5. ~P U ~M                       / ~L

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 14

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. R U S

 

2. P U ~Q

 

3. ~Q U R

 

4. P • Q                          / R • S

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUESTION 15

 

Please complete the following proof using the first eight rules of inference (please read U as horseshoe):

 

1. (Q • R) v ~P

 

2. R U S

 

3. [ ~P • ~(Q • R)] U (L U ~Q)

 

4. ~(Q • R) U (~Q U R)

 

 

5. ~(Q • R) • ~M                           / L U S