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Assignment:

An explanation of the ethical and legal violations you detected in the vignette you selected Support your explanation with a specific citation(s) referencing the ethical and/or legal standards that were violated. Finally, explain any discrepancies between the ethical and legal violations involved. Be sure to identify the vignette you selected by referencing it in the title of your post.

The selected Vignette is:

Vignette 3

Margie C. (Ms. C), a self-described lesbian mother of two, referred herself to the clinic for an evaluation to assess her capacity to parent in ways generally considered as those to positively impact healthy growth and development in children. The results of this evaluation are to be used in a child custody dispute with her soon to be ex-husband. Test results indicated that Margie was above average intelligence with verbal and analytical skills more highly developed than perceptual motor and short-term memory. She was referred to as having "a strong sense of social expectations" and "good understanding of means-end relationships."

The therapist described Ms. C.'s personality as showing signs of anxiety, defensiveness, and of being "generally angry." When Ms. C, a nurse, cancelled her feedback appointment because she was called into work, the therapist called the court to provide verbal feedback of the assessment. Shortly thereafter, Mr. C. called the therapist wanting to know about the therapist's impressions of Ms. C. and to learn about her test results and findings. The therapist invited Mr. C. in and an appointment was offered so he could discuss these matters with the therapist.