Question by kenbfos: Counseling ethics question/topic?
I have a counseling presentations to do. The class is counseling ethics. We have to pic a topic in ethics and talk about it for 30 mins. My professor is looking for original topics or topics that are not boring.
Here is a list of topics already used:
Marriage and family counseling, School Counseling, University-Level Counseling centers, Residential programs, Career Counseling, Rehabilitation counseling, Group counseling, Addiction Counseling, Counseling offenders, Counseling the mentally ill consumer, Supervision, Health Care settings. So does anyone have anything other ethical dilemmas that come up in the counseling world that I can talk about for 30 mins and that wont put people to sleep. Also if the ideas is a subcategory of the any of the above and is interesting I will take it:)
Best answer:
Answer by Footloose
how about pop counselors on social sites like Y!A.. dont get me wrong.. i have answered lots of help-me questions here. But the fact remains tht most of us are not professionally qualified to answer and we never know how many grains of salt shud be taken along with the answers, or even if the person who asked can be discerning enough.
What are the ethical facets to this rapidly growing social trend?
What do you think? Answer below!
Dual relationships. Such as a therapist has a cousin who is depressed. Ethics will not allow for us to form this kind of professional bond when we already have one relationship with this person.
I agree with the previous answer! Either ethical dilemmas of internet “counseling” or televised counseling (like Dr. Phil, etc. ) Those subjects were discussed when I was in grad school , but the trend is increasing rapidly. In fact, there are new research projects studying internet catharsis and related subjects.
Good Luck!
How about the ethics involved when counselors decide to use experience with actual patients to profit and publish books based upon them.
What about the ethics of pulling out a prescription pad before all areas have been covered to determine what the correct prescription is, or if one is needed at all – aren’t most docs too quick with the script pad and many issues could be treated sans meds, most of which bring numerous and sometimes serious side effects that could have been avoided if the doc had more interest in the health of the patient rather than the building of his practice.