Integrate the material presented in the text and cite your work according to APA format. If culture or diversity is present in the question, you must integrate the information provided in the course text for that specific culture. If you are asked to provide an original example, this is one that you create.
Each response should be ½ page per question. The entire assignment should be 2-3 pages total plus a title and reference page.
Briefly respond to the following, using and citing the text:
1. James and Mary are in counseling for marital problems. The counselor decided to meet each partner in an individual session before meeting them as a couple. James confided that he was HIV-positive and was not going to tell his spouse because she would know that he had been unfaithful. The counselor decided to break confidentially after attempts to encourage James to inform his wife of his condition were unsuccessful. Is the counselor's decision ethical or unethical and why?
2. What is the importance of consultation? Give an original example of when consultation may be necessary.
3. From an ethical perspective, should counselor educators and trainers present varied theoretical positions to their students? Why or why not?
4. A school counselor is working with, Anita, a young African American female student. This is within the scope of the school counselor's training. During the course of therapy, Anita reveals that she is depressed and is cutting herself. Should the school counselor continue working with Anita? Why or why not?