Problem:
As a professional counselor, it is possible that a counselor may experience the death of an older adult client due to natural causes, suicide, or other circumstances. What are some potential ethical and confidentiality issues that may arise in the event of an older adult client death? For example, someone may seek client records due to the death of the client. What are some ways that counselors can cope with a client death? Please list at least two resources counselors can use to cope with a client death to share and discuss with the class.