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Group One The non-custodial parent (father) of an eight year-old boy asks a psychologist to assess his functioning because

of concerns about the effects of harsh verbal comments made to the child by the custodial parent (mother). He is concerned that these comments are affecting the childs self-esteem and the child, in his opinion, is beginning to show signs of depression. He has not discussed this with the child's mother. He would like for the assessment to be done without knowledge or permission of the mother because he does not want the child to receive retaliatory harsh verbal treatment for being such a whiner, and cry-baby. Should the father be encouraged to discuss this with her? If he does not, should you conduct the assessment? And if this assessment reveals the need for an intervention, should this be discussed with the custodial parent? If so, by whom?

Group Two Dr. Rain has been seeing Nita, a 14-year old girl for the past two years for depression and anxiety. Nita recently revealed in session that she is pregnant by a boy at school. She does not want to tell her family just yet. At that session, Nita also revealed that she and seven other girls in her 9th grade class made a pregnancy pact. Two of the other seven girls are also pregnant but Nita says no one else knows as they agreed to keep things confidential. Nita reveals that one girl has been having sex with several different boys in order to get pregnant, some of which are having sex with young men over the age of 18. The community that Dr. Rain lives in is relatively small and her own daughter is also in the 9th grade at Nitas school. Therefore, it would be quite easy to figure out who else is part of the pregnancy pact. Dr. Rain is concerned about multiple ethical issues. What are the ethical concerns and how should Dr. Rain handle them?

Group Three A teacher noticed that despite the warm weather, Dereece was wearing long-sleeve shirts and pants. She became concerned and later heard Dereece telling her friends that she wore these clothes so that her parents and teachers would not see the cuts that she made on her arms and legs. The teacher referred Dereece to the school counselor. The counselor told Dereece that their conversation would be kept confidential unless she was at risk of harming herself or others. After initial introductions, the counselor stated that she was concerned that Dereece was engaging in self-injurious behavior. Dereece quickly replied that she was not suicidal. Dereece disclosed that she has been cutting delicate marks into her arm and legs with a razor blade. Dereece told the counselor that the self-injury helps her to relieve the tension and stress accompanied with her full schedule of Advance Placement classes. The counselor, who was unfamiliar with self-injurious behaviors, immediately considered the self-cutting to be a suicidal action. At the end of the counseling appointment, the counselor told Dereece that she felt she was at risk of seriously harming herself and that she had to report this behavior to her parents. After contacting Dereeces parents, the counselor documented the nature of the counseling session and placed the documentation in the student file.

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