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Consider the following scenario: A 40-year old therapist becomes attracted to a 38-year-old client and soon realizes that the feelings are mutual. They discuss the situation and mutually agree to terminate therapy and to begin dating. They eventually get married. In applying the professional code of ethics and practice standards for counsellors to this case, is the therapist’s decision unethical? Please discuss. What is the rationale behind prohibiting or severely limiting dual relationships?

you should be familiar with all relevant ethical codes and standards according to CCPA,2015 . Attached the link 2. 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 which includes an abstract and a conclusion, which includes an abstract and a concusion.

Answer 1

According to AMERICAN COUNSELLING ASSOCIATION (ACA), it is unethical to have a dual relationship or multiple relationship. So here in this case , it is unethical what the therapist had done.It is important for every counsellor to keep in mind what are the ethics that should be followed during their counselling practice.

for instance : if a therapist is attracted towards his or her client, they the therapist can follow the following steps:

therapist should make sure the boundries between them and explain the client about the limits, avoid having conversation that leads to something un related to the counselling goal and concept, if the therapists started to have a desire over the client then the therapist should terminate or refer the client to some other counsellor.

so before starting the counselling process , client should be explained about the things that has to be followed and after that only counselling should be given.