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You are a clinical psychologist working in a hospital setting with clients seeking long term therapy. You have been seeing one of your clients for a couple of years. During one of your sessions, your client mentions that You are a clinical psychologist working in a hospital setting with clients seeking long term therapy. You have been seeing one of your clients for a couple of years. During one of your sessions, your client mentions that she has recently started a new romantic relationship. After discussing her new relationship for a while, you realize that she has started dating one of your friends. You have known your friend since childhood, confide in them regularly, and see them as one of your closest friends. Your client says that things are getting serious with her romantic relationship and they are talking about moving in together.

1. Who are all the individuals, groups, and/or organizations that are potentially affected by your decision? For whom do you have the greatest responsibility?

2. What is the nature of the ethical dilemma in this situation? Why is this a dilemma (i.e., what are the issues/problems here; consider the interests, rights, and characteristics of the persons and organizations involved)?

3. How might personal biases, stresses, or self-interest influence the options that you consider/your choice of action?

4. Which ethical standard(s) from the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists are most relevant to this scenario (Include the number for each relevant ethical standard; e.g., I.2)?

5. What are some of the alternative courses of action that you could take?

6. What are the risks and benefits of your top two potential courses of action?

7. Which action would you choose to take? Why would you select this course of action?

8. How would you evaluate the results of your choice of action?

9. How could you prevent future occurrences of this dilemma?