MHC 500 Southern New Hampshire University Prof Issue Ethic Discussion

Overview: Your active participation in the discussions is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance Prompt: It is important for mental health counselors to consider available resources and ethics when providing career and academic advice and choices. Use your Discussion Template to gather information about the following case and draft an initial post that addresses the areas outlined below: Note: Your actual discussion needs to be posted in Brightspace. Vicki is a single mom of two young boys. She has been stressed lately because she is tired of working two jobs just to make ends meet. She has decided to go back to college because she wants to become a nurse; however, she states that she is “flustered on where to begin.” She also tells you that she is worried about the time commitment and making sure her sons are taken care of. Both boys are in school during the day, but she feels like they are too young to stay home alone for her to take evening classes. She does report that her mother, the boys’ maternal grandmother, lives near them and has offered to watch her sons in the evenings if Vicki needs her to. 1. Identify what state-specific laws or regulations you would need to be aware of when working with or making a resource referral for Vicki. 2. Identify what ethical issues must be considered when making a referral for Vicki. a. Address state and national ethical standards, specifically. 3. Determine the appropriate application of each resource. a. Address your role in using these resources, as well as the legal implications and requirements of your state, community, and client population. 4. Address the primary concerns you can identify in Vicki’s case. I