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APA Situational Ethical Cases Review: Multiple Roles

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A.
You (psychologist) encounter your client in the check-out lane of your local grocery store. Your client greets you, tells you that he or she has recently moved to your community and is delighted that you will now be neighbors. Your client asks what street you live on and wants a recommendation on the best schools in the neighborhood.

According to American Psychological Association or the American Counseling Association, are there ethical and legal concerns being exposed in this scenario (A)? If so, specifically identify the ethical standards that apply.

B.
You (psychologist) go to your clinic waiting room to call a client in for an individual session. Your client greets you and introduces her or his father, saying he or she is having ongoing communication difficulties with the father and wants you to help. You realize that the father is someone you have seen as a client in the previous six months.

According to American Psychological Association or the American Counseling Association, are there ethical and legal concerns being exposed in this scenario (B)? If so, specifically identify the ethical standards that apply.

C.
Your client, with whom you (psychologist) ended therapy over 18 months ago, calls to request a copy of her or his medical records. This client failed to pay his or her therapy bills for the final two months of therapy.

According to American Psychological Association or the American Counseling Association, are there ethical and legal concerns being exposed in this scenario (C)? If so, specifically identify the ethical standards that apply.

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Situational Ethical Cases Review

The case - "You (psychologist) encounter your client in the check-out lane of your local grocery store. Your client greets you, tells you that he or she has recently moved to your community and is delighted that you will now be neighbours. Your client asks what street you live on and wants a recommendation on the best schools in the neighbourhood."

The case pertains to client-therapist relationship outside of the workspace. While private lives are separate from that of work life, in the case of a psychologist, it creates multiple relationships that can impact objectivity in therapy. According parts of Section 1.05 on Multiple Relationships - "A psychologist refrains from entering into a multiple ...

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