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Respond to the Classmate’s Discussion (below) as you would in
a face-to face class by stating why you agree and asking
questions pertaining to the discussion.
Discussion 1 ( Elm)
While understanding the ethical practices I must follow, I am learning about the
behavior of an individual who may need more help than I can provide. I am dealing
with someone who is very erratic, and calm in one moment and his bizarre behavior
(APA 2017). I know that my experience can only take me so far, but without giving
the individual poor services that are needed, I will reach out to colleagues for advice. I
would make sure that I stay within the boundaries of the client’s information, but I
will have to protect not just the client but also anyone who may need to be
protected.
I do believe in this situation there is more than one specialist that may need to be
aware of this individual. Could it be chemical abuse? Could it be schizophrenia? If I am
not sure, I would like the help of colleagues who may be in better specialty care of
service. I then would need to discuss this with the individual in need of services that I
will need for them to be able to trust in the help that I will refer for them. I will still be
a part of their process for a solution to their problem turnaround for what is their
individual problem.
Confidentiality would be important for me, and others to trust my capacity to keep
the subjects’ sensitive information a secret so we can better address their needs. The
confidentiality of all parties rendering services and receiving service from referred
personnel. Following the ethical practices that the American Psychological
Association codes should be the blueprint for me to stay in line with the ethical
decisions to be made for services to be reliable with a positive outcome. Being
professional is not being afraid to seek the approval of others’ knowledge.
American Psychological Association, [2017]. Ethical principles of psychologists and
code of conduct. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org
Respond to the Classmate’s Discussion (below) as you would in
a face-to face class by stating why you agree and asking
questions pertaining to the discussion.
Discussion 2 (Charles)
As a counselor who works with unhoused youth, I see some situations frequently
occur that are both sporadic, traumatic, and triggering. Because youth who are
experiencing homelessness are often victims of abuse, they come to my organization
feeling helpless, overwhelmed, and afraid. Depending on the severity of their
circumstance, there are times when I have to reassign them to staff who are better
trained and equipped to provide the care and services they require.
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Many times, female youth come to our organization seeking protection from a sexual
abuser. Often, the abuser is a family member or someone with who the victim has
been in a relationship with (Chen et al., 2010). Because the youth is afraid that she
will be found, symptoms of PTSD and anxiety are evident (Chen et al., 2010).
Because my experience working with youth who have been sexually abused is
limited, I refer them to staff who have training and expertise in this area. My
colleagues have training in arts-based therapy, which can help unhoused youth who
are experiencing sexual trauma work through barriers that may hinder successful
treatment (Pavarini et al., 2021). Activities include dance, painting, visual and digital
arts, and theater (Pavarini et al., 2021). There is also a “quiet room” at the facility,
where youth can go for independent, quiet time or to reflect, gather their thoughts
and figure out the next steps.
Although I may need to refer my clients to another case worker, I explain to her the
reason(s) why. We have an honest and candid conversation, where I clearly let her
know that I am referring her to someone with extensive experience working with
individuals who are survivors of sexual abuse ( APA, 2017; Chen et al., 2010). I also
let her know that our relationship is not severed or discontinued. I want her to get
the best help available, and at this moment, that means talking to someone who can
advise, counsel, and guide her in the right direction during this difficult time.
References
American Psychological Association. (2017). Ethical Practices of Psychologists and
Code of Conduct, including 2010 and 2016 Amendments [Web page]. Retrieved
from http://www.org/ethics/code/Links to an external site.
Chen, L.P., Murad, H., Paras, M.L., Colbenson, K.M., Sattler, A.L., Goranson, E.N.,
Elamin, M.B., Seime, R.J., Shinozaki, G., Prokop, L.J., & Zirakzadeh, A. (2010). Sexual
Abuse and Lifetime Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders: Systematic Review and Metaanalysis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2010, 85(7). 618-629. doi: 10.4065/mcp.2009.0583
Respond to the Classmate’s Discussion (below) as you would in
a face-to face class by stating why you agree and asking
questions pertaining to the discussion.
Discussion 3 (Angel)
The scenario I am going to create starts with my working at the local Health and
Human Services office where families go to get help with food or medical benefits.
Today I’m seeing walk ins and a lady and three children had just walked in and
requested assistance she asked to speak to a manager or supervisor immediately so I
paged my supervisor to come and assist the lady so we all went into the office and
the lady asked if we could close the door noticing she was a bit nervous and looked
as if she had been crying we asked her “what can we do for her?” she told us that she
needed to get away from her abusive husband now and that he was threatening to
harm her and her kids and she said she had to make up a lie to get him to bring her to
the office she says she told him that the snap benefits weren’t on the card and that
she needed to go into the office and she figured this is her time to get away from him.
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l. Discuss how you would make a referral and what you would say to your client
Well now that 8i know what I’m dealing with I approach the situation differently I ask
my client if was she in fear for her life and her kids she told me yes, I asked her if was
she trying to leave the situation? she told me yes I asked her had there been any
physical abuse and she took her shades off and I saw the bruises then she took her
wig off and I saw patches of hair missing and then I asked had the kids been abused
as well and she said yes and I observed some bruises on the kids so at this point its an
assault and abuse my first thing is to call the police as stated in our employee
handbook you must alert the authority if you see abuse, now after that I’m checking
shelters for woman and kids of abuse and luckily I found a place for them to go
temporary. I asked my client if this was something she would like to do and she
replied anything to get away from him so I made the referral to the Domestic abuse
women’s shelter.
When discussing this scenario, address (1) the background and presentation of the
client, (2) your working relationship with the client to date, and (3) why the referral is
essential and ethically significant in this scenario.
In discussing the situation with my client I learned that the abuse had been going on
for quite some time, I also learned that the husband was an alcoholic and on
probation for recent domestic violence against my client and it was in my client’s best
interest to get out of that situation for her and the kid’s safety, so after getting them
into a shelter and making sure they were safe I keep checking on them to make sure
everything was going okay I reminded her that she has an order of protection against
him and that she shouldn’t contact or meet with him I basically just told her that it
wouldn’t be wise to see or talk to him and because this was now a CPS case because
of the abuse she couldn’t be around him anymore.
I think the referral was very essential because it was a bad situation and it needed to
be handled immediately, I don’t want to think about what would have happened if
she never came into the office that day. I feel I acted appropriately, and I addressed
the situation and acted.
references
How to Report Child Abuse and NeglectLinks
to an external site.
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/responding/reporting/how

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