| Author(s) |
Hunter, Sally
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| Publication Date |
2012
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| Abstract |
Working with children is challenging in many ways, not least of all ethically. When health professionals work with children or young people they are, to a greater or lesser extent, also working with at least one parent or guardian. A child rarely presents for therapy without an adult deciding it is necessary for some reason (Koocher, 2008). Sometimes it is a parent or a teacher who wants the child to attend therapy, and sometimes it is a family therapist (Lowe, 2004). Given that young children are not always in a position to give informed consent to treatment such as counselling or psychotherapy, the adults involved are required to act in such a way as to protect the 'best interests of the child'.
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| Citation |
Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia, 1(1), p. 1-10
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| ISSN |
2201-7089
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| Language |
en
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| Publisher |
Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)
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| Title |
In the Best Interests of the Child: Ethical Challenges for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
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| Type of document |
Journal Article
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| Entity Type |
Publication
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