TY - JOUR
T1 - Legal and ethical issues involved when counseling minors in nonschool settings
AU - Lawrence, Gabrielle
AU - Kurpius, Sharon
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02570.x
DO - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2000.tb02570.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12465648
AN - SCOPUS:0034418250
SN - 0748-9633
VL - 78
SP - 130
EP - 136
JO - Journal of Counseling and Development
JF - Journal of Counseling and Development
IS - 2
ER -