Professional and Ethical Responsibility Discussions

Professional Responsibility Discussion 1

For this discussion, please answer the following questions:

• What laws or administrative regulations does your state have regarding confidentiality for addictions professionals?
  • Reference the 42 CFR Part 2, the federal law that protects the confidentiality of personal health information generated during the course of alcohol or drug treatment.
  • Utilize the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191.
• How would you respond and would be the ethical concern, if a client asked to meet you for lunch? What code would be considered in this situation?

Response Guidelines

Read the posts of your peers and respond to one. Your responses should include comments on specific substantive points of the peer’s post or add new source material relevant to the issues discussed.

Resources

• Discussion Participation Scoring Guide.
• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: PART 2—Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records.
• Summary of the HIPAA privacy rule..

Ethical Responsibility Discussion 2

According to Myers and Salt (2019):

The definition of SUD, beliefs as to the origin and course of SUD, and opinions as to how recovery is to be achieved inevitably vary among counselors and between counselor and client. While counselors need not hide their views, the counseling role is not to preach, lecture, convince, argue a position, or disparage the position of clients or other staff. A skilled, objective counselor can facilitate value clarification and development of an ethical system with clients without imposing his or her belief system or disparaging that of others. (p.41)

For this discussion, think about a cultural value or belief that might not match well with your own. Discuss how you will remain objective with your client as to not apply your own values and beliefs in the sessions. 

Please be respectful and professional in your original post and responses. 

Response Guidelines

Read the posts of your peers and respond to at least one. Evaluate the learner’s remarks about his or her approach to being objective within the sessions. Explain your reasoning, and use citations from your readings and research to support your statements and suggestions.

Reference

Myers, P. L., & Salt, N. R. (2019). Becoming an addictions counselor: A comprehensive text (4th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Readings

Use your Becoming an Addictions Counselor text to read the following:

• Chapter 2, “Ethics, Confidentiality, and Professional Responsibility,” pages 26–42.

Use the Internet to read the following:

• The Association for Addiction Professionals. (n.d.). Code of ethics. Retrieved from http://www.naadac.org/code-of-ethics
• American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx
• Office of the Federal Register & Government Publishing Office. (n.d.). Electronic code of federal regulations: Part 2–Confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records. Retrieved from https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=0f9b2a146b539944f00b5ec90117d296&mc=true&node=pt42.1.2&rgn=div5
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (n.d.). Summary of the HIPAA privacy rule. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html