Donna Emfield is a LCPC at Pearl Health Clinic. The population in which she serves is generally children whose parents are going through a divorce and the children have been court ordered, or it has been strongly recommended that they have counseling. She has also seen clients who have a criminal background where the court or parole officer made counseling a requirement of their probation however, that is not the main population she sees’s in this situation. The positives that she has seen with working with clients, who have a criminal past, which they are motivated to “get out of the system” (D. Emfield, personal communication, October 14, 2016). At the same time, the client’s see the court order as something to check off their list and …show more content…
“Having to walk the line of how much to report and what to report complicates everything” (D. Emfield, personal communication, October 14, 2016). Ethically that is the biggest struggle she has seen with court referred clients. “You want to respect the client’s confidentiality and at the same time you have to work with the court or parole officer” (D. Emfield, personal communication, October 14, 2016). Donna also spoke of times where she legally had to report or do something that was not ethical and how she had struggles with those types of …show more content…
In her experiences she has learned that some are stricter than others about the requirements of the client and counselor. Explaining how the informed consent is a way to help the court or parole office understand what you believe your position is in the situation. She also recommended seeing if the court or parole officer would be satisfied with a letter summarizing the sessions instead of handing over the clinical
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Indeed, that correctional counselors and custodial staff need to work together in collaboration to improve on the treatment and management of offenders. For example, they should work together so as to eliminate impediments arising from the conflicting assertions on the advocacy for the treatment and rehabilitation and maintenance of order and security so that the offenders are able to cooperate in correctional treatment without any fear that treatment induced statements may incriminate him/her. This collaboration should be done in a way that ensures offenders are assisted to cope, learn and reform their behaviors so that they can enhance security (McElreath et al.,
Lawrence, G., & Robinson Kurpius, S. (2000). Legal and ethical issues involved when counseling minors in nonschool settings. Journal of Counseling & Development, 78, 130-135.
In today’s world, we treat criminals and offenders that are out of prison in a similar manner to how people were treated in the Jim Crow era. One example of the new Jim Crow Era is Sonya Jennings. Sonya is a felon as well as an African American mother. She was given an eight years probation after being arrested for possession of narcotics. Since Sonya is now tagged as a felon, she does not have the right to vote, she cannot receive public welfare, and she faces job discrimination (Alexander). The Jim Crow system has been planned in America today, legalizing discrimination for people with past criminal activity’s and records (Alexander).
In my interview with Mrs. Prescott, she stressed how important rehabilitation programs are in correctional institutions, and especially FMC Rochester. Without it, correctional facilities are taking in prisoners and then sending that same flawed prisoner back into the world once they are released. An immense portion of people sent to jail are released at some point. With rehabilitation programs in correctional institutions, deficits that were made or never developed during life can be corrected or made up for. There is no way that prisoners will become better people if they don’t have rehabilitation programs to help them; Mrs. Prescott stressed that there is hope for everyone. At FMC Rochester, they take in a lot of white collar criminals. After they spend some time in prison, these white collar criminals pick up on traits from other inmates. From time to time inmates leave prison more likely to commit a violent crime than when they arrived there. Often, rehabilitation programs are poorly funded, and large numbers of people believe that people are sent to jail or prison only to be punished.
The counseling session should be centered on the client and their understanding of their world and/or problems not heavily weighted on the counselor interpretation of the client’s situation. The role of the counselor is to examine a problem needs changing and discover options in overcoming their problem. Bringing about change can help change the client’s narrative on their problem in the future and/or on life in the process.
...y. 7) Continuing to meet a client only because it is enjoyable. We counsel to help clients towards treatment goals, and when these are met, the relationship should come to an end, and Heading One, Standard Two, Part C emphasizes this. 8) Claiming the “CDPT” title before the application is approved. While we might be eager to claim titles, Heading Four, Standard Two, Part A reminds us to honestly represent our qualifications (NAADAC, 2011). 9) Presenting educational materials from a source without citing it. Similar to academic integrity, professionals must give credit where it is due when using materials, and this is described under Heading Nine (NAADAC, 2011). 10) Failure to disclose confidential information in a crisis that leads to greater harm. Confidentiality is of the utmost importance in counseling, but there are limits, as described in Heading Three, Part A.
Rather than removing the ubiquitous box, J.Rotondo (2014) suggests that there should be two alternative approaches. One is to expand the number and types of offenses, such as non-violent crime that can be sealed by the criminal justice system, while the second one is to invest and create a job placement firm exclusively for felonies upon serving their full sentences. By implementing these two alternative options, it is felt that the recidivism of those can be avoided much greater, and that the amount of time invested into hiring those will be less, as well as associated cost
Recidivism rate in the United States is extremely high. According to the National institute of Justice, “Within three years of release, about two-thirds (67.8 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested. Within five years of release, about three-quarters (76.6 percent) of released prisoners were rearrested. Of those prisoners who were rearrested, more than half (56.7 percent) were arrested by the end of the first year.” Those who have been in prison are more
Donna was working for a social outreach program that was mainly focused upon helping women and children find alternatives to prostitution and drugs. Donna is currently under a considerable amount of stress as she was recently divorced and laid off from her job. Donna has admitted to recently relapsing with the use of alcohol and has recently shaved her head in a personal
It was this effort that identified the problem as failures of the judicial process. These failures included sluggish courts, increased levels of recidivism, and a significant loss of public trust (Ballenstedt, 2008). To solve the problem, the program takes a multifaceted approach to punishment in non-violent cases. Through the program, justices have more options available to them when sentencing such offenses as drug possession, prostitution, or even shoplifting. The concept combines social services with punishment in order to reduce reliance on expensive and ineffective short-term jail sentences for non-violent offenders and boost the community’s confidence in the system (Ballenstedt, 2008).
This paper will discuss the following 4 Core Functions of a Counselor: Case Management, Client Education, Crisis Intervention, Referral and their primary purposes.
Every day in the world many people wake up doing things to help others, but there’s at least 3 million people in the criminal law field (Careers in Criminal Justice,2014) that risk there life to help others and make the world a safer place. Whether you choose to purse a desk jobs or a front line job in the criminal law field there are many challenges people are faced with. Some of the challenges consist of being assaulted, exposed to life threatening things, and being alone in life. It takes a lot to choose a career when you know there are many challenges, but doing so because it benefits others.
Of the 600,000 criminals that are released into society each year, 70% of them are re-arrested within 3 years of their release from prison (Cullen). These statistics are so surprising, but it's because we mostly hear about the huge number of rehabilitation programs there are, how much they cost, their design and intended outcomes, but seldom do we hear about the results these programs produce. Since these programs are continually funded, since we hear about what they are supposed to do, rather than what they do do, the public at large assumes they work. In fact, of the few programs that have shown any detectable positive effect on their participants, the best result was a mere 10% reduction in recidivism (Cullen). Many suggest we can do better.
... overcome the obstacles that once held them back and had led them to prison in the first place The experiences of prison are enough to make a former inmate “do whatever it takes to avoid a second term” (“Rehabilitative Effects”) This being said, the many religious, therapeutic, and educational proceedings have also given prisoners an initiative to stay out of prison The religious aspect gives inmates hope and courage The therapeutic provides inmates with a safe environment to share their issues and to receive positive encouragement And finally, the educational offers a way to acquire a GED and or occupational skills that will enable the previously incarcerated with skills that will give them an advantage to obtaining a job. The negative side of prisons has become the face of prisons, blinding the public to all of the good that incarceration offers the incarcerated.