Another ethical requirement is the ability to maintain confidentiality of data collected from participants. In instances where the results of a research are published, it becomes a mandatory requirement to protect the identity of the participants by using pseudonym name; for example Child A and Child B in order to ensure confidentiality. Absolute confidentiality shall be assured. All information given by participants shall be kept secret. A computer system that is password protected will be used for data storage. Non-maleficence is also an ethical requirement for any study. This research will in no way inflict harm on the participants. Every participant will be treated equally as much as possible, thereby ensuring equality of
Part I: The legal considerations would be to inform the participants that there would be no harm or risk to the participants. Since the participants are adolescents the researcher needs to obtain a secure informed consent from the parent or guardian before they participate. The researcher’s ethics are to provide full disclosure to the participants. The researcher should be open and honest to the participants regarding the study. The researcher’s ethical consideration is to protect the privacy of each participant. This can be accomplished by ensuring confidentiality and by having the data stored securely. Also, the researcher should
Remley and Herlihy (2016) defines confidentiality as an ethical concept which refers to the counselor 's obligation to respect the client 's privacy and in session discussion will be protected from disclosure without their consent (p.108). The receptionist never disclosed what was being discussed in wife A session; however, her inadvertent breach of confidentiality occurred the moment she divulged the fact that wife A is a patient at a mental health facility. An important premise to understanding the ethical principle of confidentiality is base that a counselor respects the client 's right to privacy (Remley & Herlihy, 2016; Quigley, 2007). Premise one states the "counselor honor the rights of clients to decide who knows what information about them and in what circumstances" (p.110).
It is essential that robust methods are used in qualitative research as maintaining confidentiality is critical. Confidentiality issues must be addressed by the researcher in relation to individual participants as well as to the sites in which the research is conducted. With regard to individual participants, researchers may need to address confidentiality by using not only pseudonyms --non-identifying names in all written records, but also to be selective when describing defining characteristics of participants which could reveal their identity (Polit & Beck
This provides a guideline that ensures that researchers minimize the amount of risk a study may impose to a participant. When planning a study, it is also important that each of the participants are provided with a sense of security and not placed at a disadvantage. When participants enter into a study, a level of trust is established, and their identities and the information they provide must be protected and never be used against them or exploited for any reason.
Failure to protect subject’s personal information, is an example of not complying the above two principles in the research industry. Researchers are in a position of dealing with a great deal of very personal information that their participants have agreed to disclose. Depending on the type of study, personal identifiers such as names, birthdates, places of residence etc. may or may not have to be collected. In situations where these data are collected, researchers may take several steps to ensure the confidentiality of their participants’
I will keep the data confidential by changing identifiable information, such as names and addresses. To ensure that the information a participant gives is not connected to him or her, I will have aliases for the participants. Thus, if the individual divulges in information regarding their academic and cultural stances, financial status, familial relationships, or other sensitive information, they may do so without having that linked back to them. So, while I will know who my participants are, the documentation of the information will not reveal their identities; they will remain anonymous. Any documentation for the study will be secured and disposed of properly, destroying any documents that contain identifiable
A number of key terms describe the system of ethical considerations that the modern research establishments have set up to protect the rights of research subjects. Voluntary participation and confidentiality are principles that demands that the respondents to be free from coercion in any way when participating in the research, protected in the raw data, and published
The subject I intend to reflect upon is confidentiality within a professional healthcare setting. Confidentiality formed a part of our professional issues lectures and it piqued my interest due to how differently it is interpreted within healthcare as opposed to education, which is my background. In an educational setting I was taught repeatedly that I could never ensure confidentiality between myself and a child. Comparing that to what I have now learnt in healthcare, this seemed to me almost the opposite way of working as I was used to and so I wish to reflect upon this.
Do you think that secrecy is important in order for you to be a great detective? I believe that that there should never be secrets in an investigation. For example, if you were helping investigate a murder you would want to know every clue so you can help as much as possible. If you are known to be a secretive detective no one will want to work with you because it would make investigating so much more difficult. You will have less help and it will be exhausting to solve a case. Also, the person you are investigating fo will not want your help because they will never know the whole truth on the case. A good detective should be honest and sincere.
Everyone is entitled to confidentiality unless they give permission for someone else to see their information or they can no longer make decisions on their own (for example, if they are confused or comatose). A federal law, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act applies to most health care physicians and its guideline, known as the Privacy Rule. The Privacy Rule sets specific rules regarding privacy, access, and disclosure of information. For example, HIPAA specifies the following:
Being presented with a client who has been struggling with crystal meth use for a long period of time is difficult as it is. Now, imagine working as a substance abuse counselor at an LGBQT center. As you work in this center, you are presented with this client who apart from being a crystal meth user has been attending NA and really likes the community that he has established through the group meetings there. Yet, this client feels the urge to not be fully sober and when this urge possesses him, he is prone towards calling up his old boyfriend who always has meth on him. This urge to call his ex and use meth leads him to come to your office on Monday morning with a face full of tears. In this meeting, your client informs you of his breakdown
a swing in the emphasis and the resources devoted to this activity. Note; In all areas, confidentiality is of critical importance.
The ethical considerations when collecting the data, is for the children or young people participating not to be subject to harm in any way. The questions and the observations need to be done in a respectful way and their dignity should be prioritised. Carrying out this type of research consist of full consent from the stakeholders and the children. The children’s protection of privacy has to be ensured at all times. When analysing the data there needs to be an adequate level of confidentiality of the research data. There needs to be anonymity for the individuals and aware they can withdraw consent at any time. All the professionals participating need to be respected. Finally, all communication should be done with honestly and any misleading information should be avoided.
Anonymous serves as an entity that has no motivation, no strict philosophy, and little structure. Anonymous simply says that they are the group of people the Internet need. What’s interesting is that anyone can communicate with other members of Anonymous, known as Anons through Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks. There have been many instances where they overtake propaganda and go as far as leaking SSN and other personal information to get what they want. They raise awareness of issues that need to be addressed through methods that are not always morally ethical.
The nature of the banker-customer relationship is one of agency. Amongst the duties that stem from this relationship, the bank’s duty of confidentiality is clearly an issue of great importance. The focus of this essay is on the scope and limitations of the bank’s duty, both to its customers as to the public. In order to analyse this it is necessary to firstly consider the idea of duty of confidentiality, Secondly, it is necessary to study the Court of Appeal’s judgement in the case of Tournier. Thirdly, this essay will take the Jack Committee report into consideration. Lastly, this paper will briefly mention the Banking Code, it will also discuss whether the principle in Tournier may be outdated and if so, whether it is in need of a new crystallised self, clearly stating the limits and boundaries of the bank’s duties both to the customer and to the public itself in the form of a statute. To conclude this essay will consider the future of the duty of confidentiality.