Poddar V. Tarasoff Case Brief

Karina Dyal PHIL 340: Ethics and Law Legal Brief Assignment—Lawrence v. Texas 04/01/17 Case: Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) Facts: Oral and anal sex between two individuals from the same gender was deemed illegal—implemented through a Georgia statute. Hardwick who was an adult male, was charged in 1982 for violating the statute by engaging in sexual activities with another male in his home. The case was not pursued by the District Attorney, who also decided to not have the case presented before a grand jury. Hardwick went to the federal district court where he questioned the statute’s constitutionality. Issue: Does the U.S. Constitution give homosexual individuals the fundamental right to have sexual intercourse, and therefore renders the laws

After reading the case between Tarasoff v. The Regents of the University of California I truly understand how the case turned into law. Although, in the second hearing of Tarasoff II, the ruling was changed do to the liability of the therapist. The responsibility of the therapist to determine the mental status of his patient/client, was based on some key factors that were factored into the Tarasoff doctrine to aid in legal and ethical responsibilities of mental health professionals included: fiduciary relationship, prediction of dangerousness, forceability, identifiable victim, duty to protect, and reasonable care. (Simone and Fulero, 2005).

As part of the fascist conquest to create an ideal race during the World War II, Jewish people struggled to survive by evading their Nazi hunters and persecution. In Art Spielberg’s Maus he depicts his dad’s, Vladek, Holocaust experience through comics as his dad informs him of his WWII experience. In the novel Jewish people are drawn as mice and German’s cats to show how there is a constant conflict of pursuit, near captures, and repeated escapes. Vladek and other Jew are forced to hide, evade, and trick the Nazi soldiers in a similar fashion to the game to survive the persecution of his people.

Brief Arizona v. Hicks 480 U.S. 321 (1987) Facts: A bullet was fired through the floor of Hick’s apartment on April 18th, 1987. The bullet injured a man in the apartment below Hick’s apartment. Police officers arrived at Hick’s apartment to investigate the shooting. Upon investigating, the police officers seized 3 weapons and a stocking mask. Also, while investigating, one of the police officers noticed expensive stereo equipment.

Direct Evidence- Karla Brown was found face down in a bucket of water with her hands tied behind her back. The investigators found that the body was staged, two soacks were neatly tied around karla's eyes which was unlikely if there was a struggle. The soacks were also from inside the house, which meant the killer went through the house. The electrical cord that tied karla's arms back were to loose to restrain her. She was found with a sweater that she wouldn't wear in the summer, the sweaters button were fasten with wouldn't be possible if she was in a struggle.

The Supreme Court stated, in Mathews v. Eldridge, that the right to be heard in a meaningful way “before being condemned to suffer a grievous loss” is a basic principle of our society. See Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319; 333 (1976) (citing Joint Anti-Fascist Comm. v. McGrath, 341 U.S. 123, 168 (1951)). However, they proceeded to counter this by saying that due process was flexible and its procedures should be tailored to the particular situation. See Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319; 333 (1976).

For a court to determine that negligence has occurred, there are four requirements that must be proven. A duty of care must be owed, next, a breach of that duty of care has occurred through the defendant’s actions, this breach of duty has caused damage to the claimant and the damage caused was not too remote. The original test for whether a duty of care has been breached was famously set out in the case of Bolam , which involved, a plaintiff, who was suffering from a mental illness and being treated with electroconvulsive therapy. The treatment was known to induce convulsions or fits.

Involuntary admission and medication have been administered to the mentally ill and disabled for centuries; this course began in the 1800s when the first insane asylum opened in Britain after the 1808 County Asylum Act. While many organizations are aimed at equal rights for all who are not a direct danger to themselves or others, there is still large injustice for the mentally handicapped when his/her rights are violated by being pushed into unnecessary hospitalization. Countless innocent, mentally ill people are impacted by having treatments they are involuntarily given; fortunately, organizations such as Mental Disability Rights International are attempting to make a difference by fighting against the treatment the mentally disabled receive

Therapists in Mental Health The most widely recognized inquiry analysts listen: What is the contrast between a therapist and a specialist? Analysts are basically researchers who study conduct, feeling and recognition in all connections. Their field of hobby is much more extensive than simply emotional instability. Training divisions are the greatest managers of clinicians. The part of clinical clinicians however covers with the part of specialists, yet analysts don't offer medication treatment or stun treatment.

1. Define attorney-client privilege. We are NOT looking for a definition of the “confidentiality rule” (Illinois Rule of Professional Conduct 1.6). However, Comment 3 following Rule 1.6 will help you understand the distinction between the attorney-client privilege, and attorney-client confidentiality. You will need to provide more than just a restatement of this comment to answer this question.

When it comes to tell the truth most of the time is sounds like a very easy thing to do especially for people who work in health care industries. Nurses ranked as the most trustworthy, with 82 percent of American ranking their honesty and ethical standards as high or very high. Nurses have continuously been listed at the top of the survey, beating out other professions including doctors, teachers, and pharmacists. (Gallup poll, 2015).But sometimes telling the truth it depends with situation/carcermstamces. As health care provider sometimes you find yourself to be in the situation where you have to withhold the truth for therapeutic privilege.

Brenden was put in jail for admitting he helped Steven with the murder of Tarrasa. When Brenden was arrested some of Stevens family turned on him. Brenden’s mom believed he was influenced by his 43-year-old uncle to do bad things. On March 31st Steven is interviewed by the associated press discussing his nephew. Steven tries to send a message to his nephew through the news.

Earthski 1. Is coaching a teenager-patient on anxiety-related issues in context of skate boarding lessons definitively a dual relationship? The dilemma for the therapist in this case is to decide if it is a dual relationship if the therapist coaches the teenager, whom is also a patient dealing with anxiety. I would say that it would be considered crossing boundaries all though I wouldn’t consider it to definitively be a dual relationship. However, the terms dual and multiple can be used interchangeably.