PSY699 Ashford Ethical Social & Legal Implications of Disclosure Paper

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion, be sure to read the required articles for this week. .

You are a consulting psychologist for a local clinic and have been asked to review an ethically complex case. Please review the PSY699 Week four discussion case file (Links to an external site.) for detailed information on the case under review.

In your initial post, explain how the APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct can be used to guide decisions in this ethically complex situation. Provide a suggested course of action for the clinic staff. Given the daughter’s age and the situation presented, integrate concepts developed from different psychological content domains to support your suggested course of action. Be certain to use evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to support your arguments. You may wish to consider the following questions as you construct your post.

  • Does the daughter have a right to know her diagnosis?
  • Does the mother have a right to not disclose the diagnosis to her daughter?
  • Does the mother have a right to privacy regarding her own diagnosis, which could be threatened if her daughter learns of her own status?
  • Should the staff tell the daughter if the mother does not want her to know?
  • If the daughter wants to know more about her condition, what should the staff say?
  • Are there other approaches the staff can take? If so, what are they?
  • Is further information required in order for you to create an ethically sound suggested course of action?

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Running head: ETHICAL SOCIAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF DISCLOSURE

Ethical, Social and Legal Implications of Disclosure
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ETHICAL SOCIAL AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF DISCLOSURE

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This discussion will focus on how the APA ethical principles and the code of conduct can be
used in decision making processes during complex situations. It will also integrate the
concept and the theories that can be used to support the arguments. The case study presented
involves Tina who is 36 years and is HIV positive. She has a 12 year old daughter called Tina
that is also HIV positive. In the case, Tina does not want to break the news to her daughter.
The therapists however think that it is important for her to inform the daughter making the
situation an ethical dilemma that needs consultation.
In the case study, the daughter has a right to know her diagnosis. This is because according to
the APA principles, the diagnosis process has to be done in a just way so that all the persons
can access and benefit from the contributions of psychology as well as the quality in the
process and the serv...


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