CHCPRT001- Scenario: Maxwell and Jason

[Jesspryor]

SCENARIO: Maxwell tells you that he was left with his older brother, Jason, who is 17, over the whole weekend and that Jason’s friends came over for a party. Maxwell tells you that he was frightened because people were shouting and drinking beer all night. Maxwell says that they made him drink some beer too. Maxwell says that his mother plans to spend weekends with her new boyfriend from now on so Jason is going to look after him nearly every weekend.
You feel you need to review your service’s child abuse policy and procedures to help you determine what you should do next to help Maxwell. Your lunch break is soon so you decide to take some quiet time in the office to review what happened and write up some notes.
Mrs Jackson, a volunteer helper, has noticed you making Maxwell an extra snack. She says she has heard that Maxwell has been abused and asks you if this is true. You tell her that you cannot comment, as it is confidential information, and change the topic to arrangements for next week’s excursion. You later overhear Mrs Jackson asking Dulcie, your work colleague, the same question and then hear them discussing Maxwell’s situation.

Questions:
1) 1. How has Mrs Jackson created an ethical dilemma?
??? im abit stuck on this, ive read the book and its not really helping me but i figure it will be something a long the lines of She went to another colleague to discuss a confidential matter after being told that they couldnt discuss it because it was confidential?

2. How has Dulcie breached professional boundaries?
Dulcie has breached professional boundaries because she has broken confidentiality agreements in terms of discussing matters that she doesn’t have consent to talk about with people that don’t need or have a right to know. is this correct?

Thanks!

[Lorina]

1) Yeah, exactly. She came to you to discuss a matter and you told her you couldn't discuss it because it was a confidential matter and she went and asked another educator.

2) Yep basically!

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Lorina