Clinical Supervision Report Week 2

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1Clinical Supervision Report: Ethical Decision-Making Process in a Duty to Warn CaseVeronika GilesWalden University1Clinical Supervision Report: Ethical Decision-Making Process in a Duty to Warn CaseVeronika GilesWalden University

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2Clinical Supervision Report: Ethical Decision-Making Process in a Duty to Warn CaseCase Study Details□Use the following caseinformation: Teresa and Gad were romantically involved. They haveboth received ongoing outpatient psychiatric care. Gad had a long history of violent behavior,which included physical abuse directed towards Teresa. Recently, Teresa ended therelationship and moved out of the apartment she shared with Gad. Gad contacted you as hiscounselor and stated he intended to kill Teresa. Teresa then called you the counselor at12:15pm to ascertain where Gad was because she planned to go to their apartment to removeher possessions.□Assume you are currently Gad's counselor and are practicing in your own state.Identify the Problem□Main Problem:Gad, a client with a documented history of violence and abuse towardTeresa, made a direct and credible threat to kill her following the recent end of theirrelationship.□Related Concerns:This situation raises immediate ethical and legal obligationsregarding duty to wam/protect, breach of confidentiality, client safety, and potentialthird-party harm, especially given Teresa's plan to return to the shared apartment.Apply Ethical Codes, State Laws, and Select one Ethical Principle of Primary Relevance□Mental health professionals are required to maintain the confidentiality of client information.However, this obligation may be limited when there is a clear and immediate threat of seriousharm to the client or others, in which case the professional may disclose necessaryinformation to protect potential victims (American Counseling Association, 2014).UIn Indiana, counselors and other mental health professionals are required to take action if apatient makes a serious threat of violence. This means they have a duty to warn or takereasonable steps to protect anyone who might be in danger. This can include contacting thepolice or a designated healthcare professional so the situation can be handled quickly. Thereare also other steps a provider can take, like arranging for the person to be evaluated forhospitalization or doing whatever is reasonable to help prevent harm.□In this case, the most important ethical principle is non-maleficence, which means doing noharm. While respecting a client's autonomy is usually very important in mental health care, theBased on actual Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, Emerich v. Philadelphia Center for Human Development Inc.See Watson, C. (2005). The duty to wam/protcct doctrine and its application in Pennsylvania. Jefferson Journal ofPsychiatry, 19(1), 13-18.2Clinical Supervision Report: Ethical Decision-Making Process in a Duty to Warn CaseCase Study Details□Use the following caseinformation: Teresa and Gad were romantically involved. They haveboth received ongoing outpatient psychiatric care. Gad had a long history of violent behavior,which included physical abuse directed towards Teresa. Recently, Teresa ended therelationship and moved out of the apartment she shared with Gad. Gad contacted you as hiscounselor and stated he intended to kill Teresa. Teresa then called you the counselor at12:15pm to ascertain where Gad was because she planned to go to their apartment to removeher possessions.□Assume you are currently Gad's counselor and are practicing in your own state.Identify the Problem□Main Problem:Gad, a client with a documented history of violence and abuse towardTeresa, made a direct and credible threat to kill her following the recent end of theirrelationship.□Related Concerns:This situation raises immediate ethical and legal obligationsregarding duty to wam/protect, breach of confidentiality, client safety, and potentialthird-party harm, especially given Teresa's plan to return to the shared apartment.Apply Ethical Codes, State Laws, and Select one Ethical Principle of Primary Relevance□Mental health professionals are required to maintain the confidentiality of client information.However, this obligation may be limited when there is a clear and immediate threat of seriousharm to the client or others, in which case the professional may disclose necessaryinformation to protect potential victims (American Counseling Association, 2014).UIn Indiana, counselors and other mental health professionals are required to take action if apatient makes a serious threat of violence. This means they have a duty to warn or takereasonable steps to protect anyone who might be in danger. This can include contacting thepolice or a designated healthcare professional so the situation can be handled quickly. Thereare also other steps a provider can take, like arranging for the person to be evaluated forhospitalization or doing whatever is reasonable to help prevent harm.□In this case, the most important ethical principle is non-maleficence, which means doing noharm. While respecting a client's autonomy is usually very important in mental health care, theBased on actual Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, Emerich v. Philadelphia Center for Human Development Inc.See Watson, C. (2005). The duty to wam/protcct doctrine and its application in Pennsylvania. Jefferson Journal ofPsychiatry, 19(1), 13-18.

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