Ethical Principles in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Mental health counseling is a critical profession where the counselor and the patient may relate beyond the contemporary situations in nursing. In such situations, ethical considerations play crucial roles in determining the extent of their relationship. The ethical concerns identified in this study include autonomy, beneficence, and justice among others. Issues relating to best practice, referral and inclusion are also discussed.
Ethical principles of confidentiality and boundaries in mental health service provision
Health is the most important and precious faculty of every living creature on Earth. There are a number of adages that tell humans to eat apples, sleep and rise early, brush teeth regularly etc for a healthy life. till 19th century this word only signified physical health i.e. smooth working heart, lungs, teeth and diseases like typhoid, cholera, small pox etc. ran rampant. Come 20th century the word took on a broader role and now health of the brain was also included. The 20th and 21st centuries growing economic, social and other issues have increased the occurrence of stress, depression and a wide range of other psychological disorders. Thus seeing psychologists and psychiatrists also became common place. So in this context how important is the ethical conduct of a mental health service provider? This paper will answer the question.