Legal and Ethical Issues Involved When Counseling Minors in Nonschool Settings

✍ Scribed by Gabrielle Lawrence; Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 372 KB
• Volume: 78
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1556-6678
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02570.x

✦ Synopsis

Many counselors in non-school settings will work with children at some time during their practice; therefore, it is essential that they understand the legal and ethical issues relevant to working with minors. Major court cases and legislation are presented, and 4 critical ethical issues--counselor competence, the client's rights to confidentiality and informed consent, and duties related to child abuse--are addressed. Suggestions for working ethically with minors in order to limit legal liability are presented.