ETHICAL MINUTE PAPER 2
Abstract
Counselling is a process which involves the active involvement of the client in the process of
designing a report. The counsellor should only function as the facilitator in order to gather
sufficient knowledge from the client. There are however cases in which the client is not
satisfied with the services of the counsellor and decides to withdraw from the counselling
session. Before the initiation of a counselling process, the counsellor is expected to read the
guidelines and rules to be followed. There are also professional ethics which increase the gap
between the client and her records. In the case of an angry patient, the parents and other
intimate people should be allowed to participate in the process of counselling. However,
when there are issues of confidentiality of the report of the client, the client should be
allowed to receive their report but in given conditions; the client should not be upset. The
paper is meant to analyse the channel of revealing a report to a client who is upset from a
counsellor who is accused of breaking the confidentiality ethics.
Discussion
The records belong to the patient but the counsellor should not give them to the client. The
client seems furious and upset and should not be given the records in such a physical and
emotional state. The words of the client depict how the counsellor has not been helpful to her.
This shows that the records either may not create a positive impact on the psychological
development of the client. At an emotional state, the professional codes of ethics limit the
role played by the client. The counsellor should exhibit the professional ethics by ensuring
that the client calms down before giving her a counselling report. If the client insists on her
behaviour she should not be given the report but rather be given another appointment date.
The counsellor should listen in a reflective manner to validate the feelings of the client to de-
escalate the tough situation. Since the client is angry and furious, the counsellor should state
their role to safeguard and protect the client (McLeod, 2011). The counsellor should also
