Problem 1: A client reveals to you that he has stolen some expensive laboratory equipment from the college where you are a counselor. A week later the dean calls you into her office to talk with you about this particular client. What do you tell the dean? And what do you not tell her?
Problem 2: You are working in a community agency that provides testing and counseling services for those suspected of being infected by HIV. The legal and ethical problem your staff is debating is the duty to protect others from HIV infection by a client. What input would you give your staff on this question: Must counselors violate confidentiality and perhaps take coercive action when a client known to be HIV-positive is believed to be sexually active or sharing needles?