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A 10 page paper which examines whether minors under age 15 should be allowed access to counseling without parental consent, and if so, under what circumstances should client confidentiality be broken (ethical and moral reasons) and parents or authorities be informed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGmincoun.rtf
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age of 15 find themselves. They may have concerns regarding health or medical matters, struggling with emotional problems, or dealing with personal matters they cannot confide to family members.
With increasing frequency, minors are seeking out counselors to help them cope with such important and potentially serious problems. However, incumbent upon their decisions to go into counseling
is the issue of confidentiality. This presents a serious problem to counselors because their involvement in assisting minors depends upon receiving parental consent. Historically, in the eyes of
the law, "Children have been viewed as little more than chattel, the legal property of their parents" (Lawrence and Robinson Kurpius, 2000, p. 130). This means that the law
requires parental consent in any matter pertaining to the physical and psychological well being of their children. Unless the child is regarded as an emancipated minor, or a special
legal status granted to children under the age of 18, which allows them to enter into contractual agreements or seek medical treatment without the consent of a parent or guardian.
Whether or not a minor child requires parental consent can vary from one state to another, so it is recommended that counselors be aware of the laws governing their
respective states before entering into a counseling situation (Lawrence and Robinson Kurpius, 2000). There are some states in which minors are able to issue their own informed consent in
emergency situations in which waiting to obtain parental consent could be dangerous to their lives or health (Lawrence and Robinson Kurpius, 2000). These include counseling for substance abuse, sexually
transmitted diseases, pregnancy/birth control or sexual assault involving a family member or relative (Lawrence and Robinson Kurpius, 2000). Any counselor who agrees to provide counseling to minors runs the
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