The following questions are related to ‘Ethics’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I’ve always been curious about the classification of mental “illnesses.” I can understand why a condition would be termed an illness if it makes someone unstable enough to commit murder or cause other types of pain, but what about those situations of “abnormality” where the individual is happy? I was reading about “abnormal” personalities [...]
Q: I feel embarrassed to say this, but I feel an attraction to my son’s former psychiatrist. I am a 35 yr. old female going through a very difficult moment in my life — divorcing an abusive husband, switching jobs, dealing with a pre-teenager with behavioral problems, etc. Emotionally I am very fragile right now. [...]
Q: My former psychologist is now again taking on other members of my family as patients. This doctor first saw me years ago. I moved to another part of the country and concluded our sessions. My father then saw him shortly thereafter without my knowledge. I was extremely upset, feeling betrayed, because I never told [...]
Q: I am a medical student, and I have a concern about seeking some counseling therapy. My school offers counselors for us, so my concern is the confidentiality of the sessions. In other words, if someone goes in and talks about their depression or talks about their personality traits, etc. and then the therpaist decides [...]
Q: I have a really important question. Before I ask, I must explain that I have been wishing to seek counseling, because I am going through a lot of things and sometimes I feel like I can’t take it anymore, living like this forever with depression, etc. It’s not just a phase, I have realized [...]
Q: What are some NASW Code of Ethics issues raised by client-centered theory? Are there any unintended consequences of the intervention? Thank you. A: I can’t speak to the NASW Code of Ethics as that group has multiple position publications on various topics. As for unintended consequences, I can offer a bit about that. I [...]
Q: My husband’s ex-wife started taking my 15-year-old step daughter to see a therapist. My husband would take his daughter to every other appointment. I was asked to come in and meet with the therapist and my husband joined us. At the end of the meeting I was asked to come back again in the [...]
