Ethics in Crisis Assessment and Intervention
Question Description: Assessing a crisis can be challenging due to the emotions in moment and brief amount of time to identify immediate needs to resolve the moment of crisis so that the client can continue working on longer term goals. Ethical issues such as confidentiality, self-determination, mandated reporting or profession duty often arise to create potential ethical dilemmas about how to respond.
For this Discussion, reflect on a crisis that may occur in the life of a client with whom you work. Consider the ethical issues within the case that you identify.
By Day 4
Post a brief description of a crisis situation a client may experience. Then, provide a detailed explanation of the ethical issues within the scenario you described. Explain how you would address these ethical issues. Identify any skills and/or characteristics you would use when attempting to ethically intervene in the crisis situation.
ames, R. K., & Gilliland, B. E. (2017). Crisis intervention strategies (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
- Chapter 1, “Approaching Crisis Intervention”
- “Characteristics of Effective Crisis Workers” (pp. 23-25)
- “Rewards” (p. 25)
- Chapter 3, “The Intervention and Assessment Models” (pp. 48-72)
- Chapter 15, “Legal and Ethical Issues on Crisis of Trauma” (pp. 518-545)
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Therefore, while solving this ethical dilemma using the suggested approach, I would use effective communication skills to explain my professional commitments and boundaries I should respect. Furthermore, I would demonstrate emotional stability, a trait needed in counselors when listening to their clients’ traumatic disclosures (James & Gilliland, 2017). I would show this by portraying composure in my body language, using a firm but sensitive communication approach during the interactions, and maintaining eye contact. In this regard, my objective would be to let my client gain confidence in me and feel that I have what it takes to assist her. So far, I have learned that the open engagement between the client and the social worker creates a collaborative relationship that enables both parties to develop a care plan that addresses the identified needs.
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Ethics in Crisis Assessment and Intervention
