1. From an ethical perspective, why is informed consent of paramount importance? From a legal perspective, what are the three elements involved in adequate informed consent? Define these terms: capacity, comprehension of information, and voluntariness.
2. As a counselor, what are your responsibilities pertaining to storing, transferring, sharing, and disposing of client records?
3. Define these terms: confidentiality, privileged communication, and privacy. How are these related concepts? How is each term distinct? How might you balance the ethical right of minor clients to privacy and confidentiality with the legal right of parents to information pertaining to counseling sessions with their children?
4. The Duty to Warn and Protect What are the major implications of the Tarasoff case? What was the ruling in the Bradley case? What are the implications of the legal ruling in the Jablonski case?
5. What are the ethical and legal aspects of therapists forming either social or romantic relationships with former clients? What specific factors need to be addressed by therapists before they get involved in any personal way with former clients? Do you think it is ever justified, regardless of the amount of time elapsed since termination, for a therapist to form a sexual relationship with a former client? Explain your position.