Chapter 2 Flashcards
What are ethics?
Guide behaviours that are deemed good for society and each individual.
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is the purpose of HIPAA?
It addresses who can use, look at, and relieve individuals health information, including mental health providers.
What is countertransference?
When the counsellor intervenes inappropriately with the client, because the client has triggered an emotional issue within the counsellor.
What are dual-relationships?
A counsellor having more than one kind of relationship with a client.
What is confidentiality?
A broad concept that refers to safeguarding clients from unauthorized disclosures of information made in the therapeutic relationship.
What is privileged communication?
The statutory right that protects clients from having their revealed publicly
When must confidentiality and privileged communication be broken?
Child abuse Elder abuse Clients are a danger to others Clients are a danger to themselves Gravely disabled
What is the elder abuse reporting act?
Refers to any of the following acts inflicted on someone over 65 years old that is not accidental.
Physical, fiduciary abuse
Neglect or abandonment
What is the child abuse reporting act?
Child abuse reporting includes suspicions of physical abuse, sexual abuse, general neglect, and emotional abuse.
What is evidence based practice?
It takes into account the current state of knowledge regarding a variety of clinical needs.
What does Etic mean?
Behavior and traditions of all or most humans regardless of race, ethnicity or culture.
What does Emic mean?
Behavior sand traditions particular to a certain cultural group.
What is personalismo?
A Latino cultural pattern of relating to others in a manner that may include exaggerated warmth and emotions and a strong need for rapport in order to feel safe or trust others.
What is Marianisma?
A Latino tradition if in which the female is expected to be pure and self-sacrificing, focusing more on her children and spouse then her own needs.
