Diploma of Counselling Assignment PDF
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Running head: DIPLOMA OF COUNSELLINGDiploma of CounselingName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1DIPLOMA OF COUNSELLINGTable of ContentsAnswer 1..........................................................................................................................................2Answer 2..........................................................................................................................................5Answer 3..........................................................................................................................................6Answer 4..........................................................................................................................................8Answer 5..........................................................................................................................................9Answer 6..........................................................................................................................................9Answer 7........................................................................................................................................10Answer 8........................................................................................................................................10Answer 9........................................................................................................................................11Answer 10......................................................................................................................................12Answer 11......................................................................................................................................13References......................................................................................................................................15
2DIPLOMA OF COUNSELLINGAnswer 1(a)Rights and responsibilities of counselors within the community services or health sectorThe Key rights and responsibilities of counselors within the community services or healthsector are as follows:Duty of care- counselors are obligated to exercise duty of care and is responsible forguiding the clients in the right direction according to the competence level, qualificationsand experience of the counselors (Di Mattia and Grant 2016). The failure to perform thisresponsibility shall amount to ethical breach as it would enhance the risk of harm to becaused to the client and shall affect the ability of the profession in the eyes of the public.Client safety- as a counselor it is essential to ensure safety of clients and keep theirrecords securely and in a safe manner. Counselors are responsible to undertake everypossible reasonable measure to make sure that the client does not experience any form ofphysical, psychological or emotional harm during the counseling sessions. Build a relationship of trust- the counselor is responsible to inform the clients about thenature of counseling that shall be offered instead of making any unjustifiable claimsabout their services. Respect confidentiality- counselors are required to safeguard confidentiality and privacyof the clients as it is fundamental to develop safe environment and reinforces the trustthat the clients have in the counselors. Ethical practice- counselors are required to maintain professional and ethical relationshipwith the colleagues preventing discriminatory practices against the colleagues on thegrounds of age, values, religion, culture or sexual identity.
3DIPLOMA OF COUNSELLINGAccording to PACFA, Counselors are required to conduct in a manner prescribed in thepolicies and procedures of the organizations. Counselors are responsible for reporting seriouscases pertaining to ethical misconduct if the counselor fails to maintain the ethical standard orperform the responsibilities (Bond 2015). (b)Four examples of ways in which an organization might inform employees about theirethical or legal dutiesEvery organization must maintain standard legislations and policies like work health andsafety. The employees or workers in such organizations must have adequate knowledge aboutsuch legal requirements and organizational policies (Burns 2016). Some of the organizationalpolicies or legal requirement that employees are required to comply with includes EqualEmployment Opportunity, Privacy, Discrimination and Harassment, freedom of information,social justice, WHS laws, mandatory reporting, human rights and Disability standards.It is the responsibility of the organization to provide its employees with adequate informationabout the organizational policies prevalent within the organizations (Smith 2016). Four examplesof ways in which an organization might inform employees about their ethical or legal duties areas follows:i.In-house training;ii.Presentations or Seminars/Conferences;iii.Emails or Memos;iv.Staff meetings(c)Essential pieces of legislation
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