I also believe even children have more ethical legal related concerns.Counselors must always focus on the legal rights of parents and guardians. As child they cannot take decisions and their parents have to take decisions on behalf of them and give informed consent.Sometimes a minor may want to keep their problem confidential and it becomes a dilemma for the clinician to balance between ethical obligation towards the child and legal rights of the parents. Personally this has not influenced my desire to work with addicts and …show more content…
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