Limits to Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest

Assignment 1: Limits to Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest

Confidentiality cannot always be maintained. There are  some circumstances under which confidentiality must be broken, either  for legal or for ethical reasons.

Tasks:

In a minimum of 200 words, respond to the following:

• Suppose a defendant you are evaluating  tells you about a plan to kill someone. Explain your ethical obligations  in this scenario, if any.
• What are the ethical issues involved in a duty to protect? Explain  using the above scenario and discuss variations to the scenario that  might lead you to a different ethical decision.

Cite the appropriate APA and specialty ethical guidelines to support your answers.

Submission Details:

• By the due date assigned, post your responses to this Discussion  Area.
• Through the end of the module,  respond to at least two other classmates' posts. Participate in the  discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification,  providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of  the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines  of reasoning in the discussion.

     Discussion Grading Table  Maximum Points    Quality of initial posting, including fulfillment of assignment instructions  16    Quality of responses to classmates  12    Frequency of responses to classmates  4    Reference to supporting readings and other materials  4    Language and grammar  4    Total:  40               M3 Assignment 1 Discussion  Discussion Topic           Due October 27 at 11:59 PM