Client Ethical Dilemmas

t is imperative the counselors follow certain ethics so that clients can successfully get the help they need and both the counselors and clients can maintain a healthy relationship. At times, these ethics, or guidelines, are outright ignored or misunderstood. This can lead to dire consequences that can negatively impact both counselor and client. Confidentiality and the client/counselor relationship are two of the common dilemmas that are found among ethical errors. For both issues, it is important the pros and cons are weighed before allowing a client to open up and reveal personal information about themselves.

Page Break Ethics are important to the counseling relationship between client and counselor. There are has certain rules that must be followed that both can be protected against any wrong doing. For instance, a counselor must have permission to discuss a session or problem of a client with another counselor. Without the consent of a client, a counselor is prohibited from doing so. Another example of an ethical issue or error would be if a client is to participate in a relationship outside of the therapy/counseling sessions. While these two are

For example, a counselor may subject their client to person-centered counseling. This means that the counselor believes that the client will work toward having a life that is healthy and full of happiness. A client may confide that they are harming themselves or they have intentions of hurting someone else. Once a client states that are willing to harm (whether the threat is serious or not), the counselor now has the right to break confidentiality and notify the proper authorities or services. A counselor can feel now feel comfortable in doing so because eliminating the notion that “people are essentially good” which is stated by Carl Rogers when referring to the person-centered counseling (Gladding,