Case Study on Vanessa

Case Study on Vanessa

Ethics in Action Cases

Using the case below, please respond to the questions using the code/legal statutes/professional literature to support your response. These do not need to be lengthy, just supported.

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Vanessa is a counselor (could be private group practice, could be school counselor – you choose). One afternoon at 1:00 p.m., she has had a cancelled appointment and is using the time to work at her computer updating her records from her morning. Margie, the counselor whose office is next door, pokes her head in the door and asks Vanessa for a case consultation. Vanessa and Margie go into Margie’s office and close the door for privacy. Unbeknownst to Vanessa, her 2:00 p.m. appointment arrives early, sees that her office door is open, and goes in. The client/student reads the documentation that Vanessa had left on her computer screen.

• What actions can counselors take to ensure that a client’s records are not seen by anyone not authorized to see them?
• What steps must counselors take to preserve client privacy when they keep case notes on a computer?

• What are the rules of HIPAA impacting computerized records?

Case Study on Vanessa

Ethics in Action Cases

Using the case below, please respond to the questions using the code/legal statutes/professional literature to support your response. These do not need to be lengthy, just supported.

Check tips on how to do your Psychology Assignments. 

Vanessa is a counselor (could be private group practice, could be school counselor – you choose). One afternoon at 1:00 p.m., she has had a cancelled appointment and is using the time to work at her computer updating her records from her morning. Margie, the counselor whose office is next door, pokes her head in the door and asks Vanessa for a case consultation. Vanessa and Margie go into Margie’s office and close the door for privacy. Unbeknownst to Vanessa, her 2:00 p.m. appointment arrives early, sees that her office door is open, and goes in. The client/student reads the documentation that Vanessa had left on her computer screen.

• What actions can counselors take to ensure that a client’s records are not seen by anyone not authorized to see them?
• What steps must counselors take to preserve client privacy when they keep case notes on a computer?
• What are the rules of HIPAA impacting computerized records?