E D G 6010 ETH IC AL, LEG A L &

PROFESSION AL ISSU ES IN
C O U N SELLING

Case Analysis
Prepared & Presented by
Lim Pui Yee G1726492
Idd Hadija Mohammed G1814680
Choong Shi Chyi G1715476
Ethical Issues
Ethical Laws Of Malaysia Acr 21:

Issues Age of Maturity Act 1971

ACA B.1.a KEK B.1.a

Multicultural/Diversity Pertimbangan
Considerations multibudaya dan
kepelbagaian

ACA A.1.a Primary KEK A.1.a

Responsibility Tanggungjawab utama

ACA B.1.c Respect KEK B.1.c

for Confidentiality Menghormati
Kerahsiaan
Ethical ACA A.2.d Inability KEK A.2.d

Issues to Give Consent Ketidakupayaan memberi

persetujuan

ACA B.5.a KEK B.5.a

Responsibility to Tanggungjawab kepada

Clients klien

Duty to warn and protect

(ACA, ASCA, APA)

Malaysia Medical Council

guidelines on informed
consent for treatment
Ethical
ACA A.4.b. KEK A.4.b. Nilai-
Issues Personal Values nilai peribadi

ACA B.2.b KEK B.2.b Penyakit

Confidentiality berjangkit dan
Regarding End-of- mengancam nyawa
Life Decisions

Law of Malaysia, Penal Code,

caluse 299 Culpable
homicide

Law of Malaysia, Penal Code,

caluse 300 Murder
Ethical Code of Medical Ethics

Issues (MMA) Clause 5 Section II

ACA B.2.a Serious KEK B.2.a Bahaya

and Foreseeable dan Keperluaan
Harm and Legal Undang-Undang
Requirements

ACA B.7.a Respect KEK B.1.b

for Privacy Menghormati privasi

ACA B.7.b KEK B.5.c

Disclosure of Pendedahan
Confidential Maklumat Rahsia
Ethical
ACA B.3.a KEK B.3.a
Issues Subordinates Subordinat

ACA F.5.c Professional

Disclosure

ACA B.1.d. KEK B.1.d.

Explanation of Penjelasan
Limitations mengenai batasan
How do we help?

TWO DIMENSIONS OF THE CLIENT’S

ISSUE

1. ETHICAL DIMENSION: Requires

Application of the ETHICS model of
Decision Making

2. PROFFESSIONAL DIMENSION: Involves

the following of step-by step counseling
stages

THE ETHICS MODEL
The 2014 ACA Code of Ethics
(American Counseling Association
[ACA], 2014a) includes an added
emphasis on the use of ethical
decision-making models (ACA,
2014b).
The ETHICS model gives
counselors the tools required to
make an ethically informed
decision that is defensible and in
alignment with best practices
E —Evaluate the Dilemma
• Various ethical dilemmas have been identified
from the application of codes of ethics to this case
T—Think Ahead
• “the advantages and disadvantages of each
option”
H—Help
• what question to ask as AND whom to ask.
I—Information
• how information found applies to the options
C-Calculate Risk
• the moral absolutism perspective, how each
stakeholder in the case is going to be affected?
S—Select an Action
• What is the most ethical course of action and the
least ethical course of action
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
• Minor professional, or clinical
• Culture problem? Is it a combination of
• Life-Threatening Disease more than one of these? Legal
• End-of-Life Decisions advice?
• Is it an ethical, legal,
APPLY CODE OF ETHICS OR RELAVANT
LAWS
• ACA Code of Ethics • Law of Malaysia
• Kod Etika Kaunselor Lembaga• Malaysia Medical Council
Kaunselor (Malaysia) Guidelines
• MMA Code of Medical Ethics

DETERMINE NATURE&DIMENSIO NS OF
DILEMMA
• Client • Malaysia Medical Council
• Counsellor Guidelines
• Law of Malaysia

Generat e Potential Courses of Actions

Consider and evaluate potential consequences of each course of action
for all parties involved. Psychoeducation?
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Proposed courses of Action

1. No Harm Contract

2. Concerns check.

3. Legal Guardian? Only mother.

4. Consultation(Seeking Help)

5. Interventions e.g. End of Life Counseling

Therapy, Support Groups, Expressive Arts
Therapy
The five Counseling stages we will
follow are:

 Rapport and Therapeutic Alliance.

 Assessment.
 Identification of strengths.
 Interventions.
 Resiliency and Termination
Thank you.