Question

When counseling clients who are terminally ill and wish to explore end-of-life decisions, counselors should always do all of the following except:__________.
a. help the clients clarify their thoughts and feelings about end-of-life choices.
b. assist the clients to deal with grief and loss issues.
c. examine their own values and beliefs about death and dying before agreeing to counsel terminally ill clients.
d. ensure that they have the competencies needed to work with terminally ill clients.
e. inform the terminally ill client's family that the client is considering various end of life options, and involve the family in the decision making process.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option E

Explanation:

Under the ethical duty of counseling, the counselor or therapists must create and sustain a relationship with their clients based on trust and counselors are likewise expected to respect the client's confidentiality and privacy because confidentiality is the client's ethical duty to protect client which must be consistent with the ethical standards of their profession. Since the clients who are terminally ill and wish to explore end-of-life decisions, their choice laid in line with confidentiality, the counselor should help the clients clarify their thoughts and feelings about end-of-life choices; assist the clients to deal with grief and loss issues; the counselor must also examine their own values and beliefs about death and dying before agreeing to counsel terminally ill clients so there won't be any conflict in providing appropriate and necessary counseling to a client and last but not the least, such counselor must ensure that they have the competencies needed to work with terminally ill clients.

When counseling clients who are terminally ill and wish to explore end-of-life decisions, counselors should always do all of the following listed in the options except informing the terminally ill client's family that the client is considering the various end of life options, and involve the family in the decision making process because they must respect the rights of individuals to privacy, confidentiality within the legal framework.