Ethics and Professional Practice in Bereavement Care Flashcards
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A grieving client offers a bereavement counselor an expensive watch that belonged to the deceased as a thank-you. What is the most ethical response?
Answer: Kindly decline, explore the meaning of the gesture, and follow agency gift policy
Valuable gifts can create obligation and blur boundaries, so the counselor should gently decline, process the meaning with the client, and follow policy.
A bereaved teenager discloses during a session that a parent's partner is physically abusing them. What must the bereavement practitioner do?
Answer: Follow mandatory reporting laws and notify child protective services
Suspected child abuse is a legally mandated exception to confidentiality in every U.S. state.
Which situation best describes a dual relationship that a bereavement counselor should avoid?
Answer: Hiring a current grief client to do paid work at the counselor's home
Employing a current client creates a business relationship that risks exploitation and impairs objectivity.
A hospice bereavement coordinator without a clinical license notices a client meets criteria for major depression with suicidal thoughts. What is the appropriate action?
Answer: Conduct a safety check and refer to a licensed mental health professional
Practitioners must stay within their scope of competence and ensure safety plus referral when needs exceed it.
What is the core purpose of informed consent at the start of bereavement services?
Answer: To ensure the client understands services, limits of confidentiality, risks, and their right to decline
Informed consent respects client autonomy by explaining the nature of services, confidentiality limits, and the right to withdraw.
A counselor grieving a recent personal loss finds herself tearful and distracted during client sessions. What is the most ethical step?
Answer: Seek supervision or personal support and adjust her caseload if impaired
Ethics codes require practitioners to recognize personal impairment and take steps so client care is not harmed.
Which ethical principle is most directly involved when a counselor honors a family's decision to follow their cultural mourning rituals rather than suggesting the counselor's preferred approach?
Answer: Respect for autonomy
Autonomy means respecting clients' right to make their own choices consistent with their values and culture.
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