Description

The Helping Relationship:

You are a case manager at a local human service agency. You work in an office in which you also meet with clients, helping to connect them to needed services. After completing your Reading for this week, please respond to the following questions:

Consider the discussion on pages 110–112.Describe how your office for the position described above might be furnished or arranged. What is your reasoning for these choices?

Review the sections of the NOHS Ethical Standards that discuss informed consent. What type of responsibility is owed by a human service professional regarding informed consent?

Describe the concept of informed refusal. How is this covered in the NOHS Standards? Why might this be difficult for a helping professional to accept?

Review the case example on page 130 regarding Daleep. Assuming you are working in the position described above, how might you respond to Daleep? Provide the reasoning for your responses.