CONSULTATION IMPLICATIONS
You are a consulting psychologist for a local clinic and have been asked to follow up on a consultation you completed four years ago. There are current developments in this case that require further consideration. Please review the PSY699 Week Five discussion case file (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or detailed information on the current case under review.
In your initial post, explain how the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct can be used to guide decisions in this ethically complex situation. Provide a suggested course of action for the clinic staff. Given the daughter’s age and the situation presented, integrate concepts developed from different psychological content domains to support your suggested course of action. Be certain to use evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to support your arguments. You may wish to consider the following questions as you construct your post.
Should the staff encourage the daughter to inform her mother that she is sexually active?
Would knowledge regarding her daughter’s sexual activity influence the mother’s stance regarding disclosure?
Should the staff break confidentiality and inform the mother that her daughter is sexually active?
Should the staff encourage the mother to inform the daughter of both her and her daughter’s HIV status?
Does the daughter’s boyfriend have any rights in this situation? If so, what are they?
Based on the daughter’s age, does the mother have a right to not disclose the diagnosis to her daughter?
Does the mother have a right to the privacy regarding her own diagnosis, which could be threatened if her daughter learns of her own status?
Are there other approaches the staff can take? If so, what are they?
Is further information required in order for you to create an ethically sound suggested course of action?’
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In a medical setup, it is necessary, that the staff uphold high ethical standards in their practice so that they can handle all the patients professionally. For instance, in the case study given, there are issues of whether specific information is supposed to be disclosed to the patient that is ill since she is a minor. The fact that she is under her mother’s care does not mean that she is expected to live up to her rules and standards, but instead, she should be told the truth, so that she has the autonomy to make her own decisions. The clinicians need to uphold a high level of professionalism, following their code of ethics, to solve the problem at hand.
The Relation Between The Mother And Daughter
By looking into the code of ethics, the nurses, and other medical practitioners are supposed to practice their line of work, making sure that they have the best of interests for the patient. This is based on the…
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