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Beginnings & Endings: Ethical Issues and Potential Pitfalls

June 14, 2010 by admin

What are our ethical and legal responsibilities as we begin a clinical relationship?
What are our ethical and legal obligations when ending a relationship?
How can the beginning help to create a better ending?
How might a “professional will” protect clients in the event of unexpected endings?

OUTLINE:

INTRODUCTION: Placing Intakes & Terminations Into Ethical Context

I.  BEGINNINGS

A. Ethical Requirements About Beginning Relationships

B. Legal Requirements About Clinical Beginnings

C. Clinical Implications Of These Ethical & Legal Requirements

D. Creating Safe Beginnings

Providing Information & Obtaining Client Consent
Avoiding Pitfalls

E. Marking the Transition from Intake to Intervention:

II.  ENDINGS

A. Ethical Requirements About Ending Relationships

B. Legal Considerations When Ending Clinical Relationships

C. Clinical Issues With Ethical Implications

Planned “Timely” Endings
Therapist-Guided “Early” Endings
Patient-Initiated “Abrupt & Untimely” Endings
Financially-Driven Premature Terminations

D. Closing a Practice – Retirement, Relocation, Illness, Death

E. Planning Ahead: Preparing a  “Professional Will”

 III. IMPLEMENTATION: Using Beginnings to Create Safer Endings

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