Please dont post the wrong answer whih has been done before: Assume that you int
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Please dont post the wrong answer whih has been done before:
Assume that you intend to practice in a private practice setting in Canada. Please provide a clear and exhaustive list of the limits of confidentiality (in simple language that could easily be understood by a client irrespective of level of education). Please also discuss the ethics and laws related to record keeping. Finally, discuss the extent to which the treatment of children can be kept confidential from their parents and at what age they are deemed capable of consenting to treatment. (See the CCPA Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.)
you should be familiar with all relevant ethical codes and standards according to CCPA,2015 . Attached the link Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. (2015). Standards of practice. (5th ed.). Ottawa, ON: Author. Retrieved from http://www.ccpa-accp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/StandardsOfPractice_en_June2015.pdf
You are to explain all three elements. How would you explain confidentiality to a client. What is the role of confidentiality? When can it be broken? What do the codes say about confidentiality? Record keeping discuss how do you keep records protected? Discuss the ethics of the protection of records? When discussing children what can be kept confidential or can anything be confidential? Use the codes to support your answer.
Explanation / Answer
Limits of confidentiality :
some guidelines for record keeping for counsellors include:
•Record information in an objective, factual manner
•Include only information directly relevant to client care, treatment and planning.
•Identify clearly personal impressions, observations, and hypotheses as their view.
•Note and sign any subsequent alterations or additions, leaving the original entry legible and intact. Never erase, delete, use whiteout,or otherwise expunge entries. In the event that a client wishes a portion of the record to be expunged, the counsellor negotiates with the client to obtain an acceptable manner to record the required information.
•Record information at the time service is provided.
•Make their own entries for the services they provide.
•Be brief but remember that brevity must contain substance.
•Describe behaviour, avoiding the use of undefined and/or unnecessary adjectives.
•Record information sufficient to support continuity of counselling service.
•Record information to enhance counselling and not as a process of ‘gathering evidence’.
•Do not enter notes in a record for another person.
As a child grows and matures, the parent’s right to know will diminish and may even terminate when the child achieves the capacity and sufficient understanding to give informed consent.