are ther any legal or ethical issues with a drunk client you are counselling?

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are ther any legal or ethical issues with a drunk client you are counselling?

are there any legal responsibilities when counselling and a client arrives at a session drunk

2007-03-20 03:17:13 · 2 answers · asked by wes1973email 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics

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The only help I can come up with is this: http://www.nida.nih.gov/ADAC/ADAC10.html

You should, apparently, terminate the session.

2007-03-20 04:35:57 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

You would be stepping outside of your boundaries as a counsellor. A person who is intoxicated should not be counselled as it is only the bottle who is talking.

2007-03-23 12:04:50 · answer #2 · answered by TONYSREALDEAL 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋