A mental health clinic that is understaffed asks counselors to do group work as dealing with more clients in a given time.
A counselor decides to put a notice on the bulletin board
in the clinic and sends colleagues a memorandum that asks for possible candidates for the group.
There are no provisions for the group and no individual screening for group members.
No information is given to the members about the leaders background, possible techniques to be used, or expectations for the group, as this is believed as potentially being not part of the group process.
The group is formed and the group leader then decides that the more information about the group that he provides, the more the group members will try to please him.
He then decides not to discuss the procedures that he will use because he believes that is not possible without specified goals.
The group leader finds that the goals will be defined by the group members.
The leader does not feel that informed consent is really possible and
that members should follow their own paths and not adopt the group norms.
Questions:
1. What do you see as ethical issues in this case study?
2. To what degree is the group leader acting in an ethical or unethical manner to the group members? Please be specific.
3. How would you conduct the group differently?
4. How might the situation, in this case, be remedied?
5. Do you have any thoughts about how the unethical practice(s) may have been avoided?
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