...or providing any type of treatment. If the patient is incapable of giving such consent, a parent, legal guardian, or other individual functioning in an official capacity must do so. Patients can revoke informed consent at any time during treatment, in most cases. Furthermore, issues involved in obtaining such consent must be provided to the client is understandable terms. Participating in a sexual relationship with a client is one example of behavior, not considered illegal (in most states) although definitely unethical. According to Plante (2011), dual relationships are common ethical violations. Even if it were legal, it is neither fair to a client/patient nor is it conducive to maintaining healthy, appropriate, and uncompromising boundaries for both the client and the psychologist. Plante (2011) claims "clinical psychologists...are entrusted with the emotional and often physical vulnerabilities,...
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...Shaan Ansari Anthropology 101 UIN: 672171442 Alex 3:00-3:50 The Cultural Emergence of Jersey Shore Though the majority of the world’s population is grateful for the prominent facets of a sustainable bionetwork [water, food, and air] which maintain the indispensable requirements of life; they disregard one which adds pure substantial diversity, culture. Culture is the complete anthology of learned human behavior patterns. The idea of culture is universal across the globe and has been utilized and educated through a variety of traditions. Every concept of culture varies, which establishes the diversified nature. Along with diversity, lies the indisputable trait of versatility. A single host or individual has the ability to encompass more than one culture at a time. In the world today, culture most commonly sprouts from heritage and where one is born. It is thus carried on through the specific groups, generation after generation. Examples of prominent and active cultures are Chinese, Indian, Spanish, and Italian. Specifically focusing on the Italian culture of this era emerged a reality TV series known as Jersey Shore. Jersey Shore taints this culture through stereotypical extremities and contrived situational settings. It is evident the “culture” promoted within Jersey Shore is solely focused on irrelevant activities towards the genuine Italian culture. The cast of the show embraces a set of norms and values which are indubitably barbaric in relation to a universal lifestyle...
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...& Smith, 2010). Phase One The Meaning is Clear and Understandable: The theory of self-transcendence was originally aimed at addressing phenomena related to the aging process of the older adult and was later expanded to address well-being across the entire lifespan. Reed’s theory proposes that when people face life-threatening illness or undergo health related disruptions that illuminates one’s limitations the potential to expand (or transcend) self-boundaries becomes evident enhance well-being (Parker & Smith, 2010). The theory of self-transcendence aligns with contemporaries such as Martha Rogers because of the concept of human-beings being an open system requiring interaction with its environment. Reed’s theory is more difficult to understand due to the fact that it was originally proposed to address concerns of the aging and rests its foundation on the ambiguous achievement of passing one’s own self-boundary to improve well-being. My perception of the clarity and understanding is starting to lift. Boundaries are Consistent with Nursing Practice: The assumption of self-transcendence to enhance one’s well being is a valid argument but fails to incorporate...
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...Charles E. Scott tactfully accounts for the emergence of political subjects into the public “normative” strata and how those new subjects make possible new knowledge and personal and institutional transformations in his essay titled The Birth of Political Subjects: Individuals, Foucault, and the Boundary Experiences. Scott begins his essay by defining the word “facticity” and characterizing its importance in determining different inclinations and predispositions among individuals and institutions concerning those who belong among the “normal” political subjects as part of the “we”. However, one must tread cautiously when believing facticity itself and determining our own reasonable sense of who belongs and who are excluded. Scott states that “frequently conflictual situations can trespass our secure boundaries of sense” (Taking Facticity Seriously 21). While these potential encroachments can warp our sense of facticity, such as through Scott’s pool ownership example, they give us opportunities to think differently from the way we previously thought and potentially value things differently as well. Our senses of facticity stem from limits defined by the operations of our meanings, beliefs, economic conditions, social relations and identities, etcetera and our disposition towards familiarity linked to those limits. It is often through our outlooks produced by those familiarities that we see the world and who belongs in it with “us”. Scott then moves towards the methods of Foucault...
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...The process began with the creation of a community of different specialists involved in diagnosing and treatment. This type of “managed community”, in the form of project team, leads the change process. Through the time and through working together, trust developed among team members. Trust is a necessary condition for cooperative behaviors; it encourages sharing knowledge and knowledge creation. The social network contributed positively to the innovation process breaking down the knowledge boundaries between different specialists with different professional backgrounds. Inside this community different professionals worked together sharing understanding and attitudes to knowledge formation and knowledge sharing. This enabled an agreed analysis of the diagnosing and treatment problems. Moreover, this community of practice link shared identities to learning amongst community members. Each member brought and shared inside the community his/her experience and knowledge, but also used personal network to expand...
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...us/product/hlt-324v-week-4-complete-latest/ contact us at: SUPPORT@WISEAMERICAN.US HLT 324V WEEK 4 COMPLETE LATEST HLT 324V Week 4 Discussion 1 Describe the spectrum of death and dying rituals and practices. Why are death and dying rituals so significant? HLT 324V Week 4 Discussion 2 What death and dying practices are contrary to your personal beliefs or chosen religious values? How will you support a patient’s death and dying rituals and practices, and still honor your own? HLT 324V Week 4 Case Study: Through the Eyes of the Patient and the Health Care Professional Topic: Spiritual and Cultural Emphases on Death and Dying Allied health professionals are confronted with different death and dying practices. An effective allied health professional recognizes the importance of understanding different cultural practices, and learns how to evaluate the death, dying, and spiritual beliefs and practices across the cultures. Read the two specified case histories and choose one for this assignment. Chapter 4, “Stories of Abby: An Ojibwa Journey” and Chapter 14, “Stories of Shanti: Culture and Karma,” by Gelfland, Raspa, and Sherylyn, from End-of-Life Stories: Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries (2005), available in the GCU Library: http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/grandcanyon/Doc?id=10265487 Identify your role as a health care professional in supporting Abby or Shanti’s dying rituals, and in creating strategies for displaying respect while still providing quality care. Integrate...
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...that become friends with their clients and see them in social situations, therapists who accept family members or partners of the clients they are already seeing, therapists who seek business relationships with clients, therapists who engage in sexual behavior with their clients, and other such non-professional relationships (Johnson & Ridley, 2008). In a profession such as counseling there must be lines drawn between personal and professional life, just as there must be lines drawn between oneself and the client. Maintaining such a boundary without overstepping the line, or over-compensating for the need to separate one's personal and professional life, is to set up realistic guidelines for personal and professional relationships. The most important thing to remember when entering into any helping field, is that professional boundaries are necessary. Ethical standards set by governing agencies aren't always enough to regulate one's actions and guide one into a safe, beneficial, and effective decision. In counseling, the client is of the utmost importance, and it is important to remember that the counselor must keep their well-being in mind at all times. Objective must never be lost and there must never be a conflict of interest between client and psychologist. References Johnson, W., & Ridley, C. (2008). The elements of ethics for professionals. New York, NY: Palgrave...
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...The roles, responsibilities and relationships of the teacher in lifelong learning. Gravells ( 2012) emphasized that all Teachers must update and maintain their knowledge, attitude, skills as well as a good knowledge of current legislation and regulatory requirements which are often subject to change . These changes are either generic, that is affects all who teach whereas some others are subject or environment specific. According to Brookfield (1985), the role of teachers is to facilitate the acquisition of the knowledge and not to transmit it. Furthermore, NRC (2000) also suggests that the goal of education shift from an emphasis on detailed coverage of subject matter to helping students develop their own intellectual tools and learning strategies. My role as a teacher must confirm to the teaching style which is enumerated in the teaching cycle which is highlighted below; Identification of needs – Means finding out my potential learner needs, carrying out initial assessments and consenting to individual learning plans. Planning – This enables me to prepare my scheme of work, session plans and teaching and learning materials to ensure the requirements of the syllabus are covered. Facilitating learning- That is adopting a variety of teaching and learning approaches. Assessing learning - This entails obtaining feedback from others, evaluating myself in order to make improvements for the future. Quality assurance and continuous Evaluation- Which should...
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...University of Phoenix Material The Practice of Clinical Psychology Worksheet Answer the following questions. Your response to each question must be at least 150 words in length. 1. What are at least two legal issues associated with clinical psychology? Provide an example of a situation that could be legal but unethical. Explain your response. One major legal issue associated with clinical psychology is adhering to the Ethics Code irrespective of legal covets. The Ethics Code was cultivated and put into place by the American Psychological Association (APA) for the safety of both psychologist and patient. If the psychologist is a member of the APA (which is a voluntary endeavor), he or she must adhere to the Ethics Code (Plante, 2011). There are clear cases where this loyalty to the code undermines legal authority. However, the APA encourages its members to explain the obedience of the code, and to decide whether he or she should break their vow and go against it. Plante (2011) avows, “Generally, ethical standards represent a much higher standard of behavior than the law,” (p. 374). Another major legal issue is confidentiality, which not only ties into the abovementioned Ethics Code, but provides an example of a circumstance that could be lawful but unethical. Confidentiality is one of the foremost aspects of going to a psychologist; a psychologist is believed to break confidentiality only in the most extreme circumstances including immediate harm to the patient...
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...Ethics Awareness Inventory Octavio Landeros PSYCH/545 - Survey of Professional Psychology August 12, 2013 Instructor: Mary Mc Greevy Abstract The purpose of the summary is to elucidate the importance of a personal ethical perspective and to scrutinize the affiliation between professional and personal ethics in psychology. The summary will analyze by taking into account the results of the Ethics Awareness Inventory (EAI). Ethics Awareness Inventory In today’s society, there is a fine and invisible line among individuals and professionals: ethics. The meaning has become so multifaceted that people’s views about ethics have become unstable and broad. Ethics relate to moral principles to guide individuals and to teach them how to conduct themselves in society by differentiating between rightness and wrongness. The standard of right and wrong defines the aspect of ethics. Ethical dilemmas will arise and will bring a tangle of questions to the professional. The professional will wrestle with questions that will be hard to admit to themselves and others (Pope & Vasquez, 2011). It is human nature to make rushed decisions and mistakes makes humans question their professional and personal ethics. Ethics will help the professional answer those tangled questions. An ethical awareness will let the professional weigh the choices that will affect the lives of colleagues, the public, and the clients. An ethical awareness will free the professional from the restraining webs...
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...prevent burnout (Skovholt & Trotter-Madison, 2014). In this discussion, I will highlight one self-care strategy I currently employ, and one I would like try. In addition, I will explain how I plan to incorporate these self-care strategies into my personal and professional life. Recreation is a great self-care strategy. According to Bob Walsh in the Mental Health Counseling: Self-care video, not only does it improve your physical health and wellbeing, it provides for interesting topics on which to connect with the clients (Laureate Education, 2010). In my personal life my activities include swimming, hiking, and working out at the gym. Recreation and exercise keep my stress level low. I feel great, and I sleep well. Professionally, I will make sure that I keep a calendar that allows me to do things like get to the gym before work, or take a walk at lunchtime. The self-care strategy that I would like to implement is working on self-boundaries. These boundaries include being able to say no, or putting things that I need to do first. Norm Dasenbrook indicates that a person who is unable to say no, risks being irritable and becoming overwhelmed (Laureate Education, 2010). One way that I can implement this in my personal and professional life is to keep a calendar that reflects a reasonable schedule. Scheduling time for the things that I enjoy will keep me from over committing. Another tactic that I can employ is to not give someone an answer immediately. Saying “I...
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...Arroyo Blanco, these boundaries almost limit the individual’s very sense of self. When Kyra loses her dog Sacheverell to the coyote, she takes the animal’s attack as a highly personal invasion of the sanctity of her space. Losing the dog is terrible, of course, but it becomes far worse when it happens within the fencedin boundary of the Mossbacher backyard. The violation of these boundaries (their home, state parks, Delaney’s car) terrifies Delaney and Kyra because each intrusion breaks down the firm boundaries of their private world. The idea...
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...Title: Personal and intimate care means crossing normal boundaries. What are the implications of this for users and workers in health and social care? Within health and social care crossing normal boundaries may sometimes be required. Firstly, this essay will explore some common dilemmas and difficulties within care settings, and then consider how this can lead to poor-quality and unsafe practice. “Often poor practice occurs in care situations that are challenging to the care worker, for example giving intimate care or dealing with challenging behaviour,” (unit 17, pp. 11-54). Secondly, using case studies I will define and compare the implications for both workers and service users, thus allowing for the evaluation of ways in which intimate care can be provided to promote wellbeing, making people feel comfortable and safe. Finally the importance of guidelines, protocols and accountability are discussed, therefore creating good practice and safeguarding both the worker and service user. Providing personal and intimate care often involves direct physical touch and nakedness and sometimes gives rise to emotional closeness. These are also characteristics of sexual relationships, so it is not surprising that the boundaries between care and sex become blurred (Twigg, 2006). Personal Care can be merely assisting to brush someone’s teeth or assisting with feeding; whereas intimate care is events that would usually be done in private without anyone else present. Social boundaries...
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...dark prison with no physical walls to keep us in, no guard to watch us day and night. And yet, we are serving our time in solitary confinement in there this prison… Each one of us has particular aims, and as we move forward in life, our ambitions change, and we set ourselves certain goals. But more often than we realize, we restrict the goals we set for ourselves. We suffer from self-doubt, and our insecurities of which we are not even aware instill inhibitions that spread roots and branches in our minds. The result? Self-imposed internal limits – on ourselves, our goals, ambitions, potential, imagination. We lose faith in ourselves, and at times, we don’t even realize it. At times, our inability to take risks and go beyond the defined boundary becomes so internalized that we do not even realize how we clip our own wings. Like a reflex action, our instantaneous response to any challenge is to evade the situation altogether, because it is too risky. It is almost as if in our own little world, the word ‘risky’ is synonymous to ‘bad’. Our inability to do something new and tough becomes an absolute truth for us. We even lose the capability to think it through, measure the pros and cons, and then arrive upon a decision like an intelligent being with a fully functioning cognition. As a result of living in fear for too long, we manage to condition ourselves to play safe, without evaluating the reason behind reaching this negative conclusion. And even though we may not realize it, this...
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...Understanding the role of the social care worker 1.1 Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship The difference between a working relationship and a personal relationship is that a professional relationship is governed by professional codes of conduct and employer policies and procedures. Fundamentally, it is vitally important to maintain professional boundaries between other staff members and individuals in your care, taking care to maintain a strong sense of mural respect and understanding of the beliefs of others, regardless of your opinion of them. Essentially, a personal relationship is one that is created through personal choice with a person who you share similar interests and personal values with. Concepts such as boundaries are more fluid and are not governed by set rules of procedures. 1.2 Describe different working relationships in social care settings There are many different types of relationships within health and social care and each will require a different type of working relationship with varying degrees of formality. For instance, the relationship you would have between a service user and a social worker, or other professional body would be much different, having to employ a more formal approach with a member of a professional body. Essentially the different types of working relationships are: Between colleagues Between supervisors and managers Professional bodies Clients and family members/representatives...
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