University of Phoenix Material Essays (569 words) - Free Essays

University of Phoenix Material Essays (569 words) - Free Essays University of Phoenix Material Questionnaire Complete the questionnaire form by creating 10 questions you think will determine the competencies of caseworkers applying for a position with your family counseling practice. Address the following in your questions: The caseworker's method for handling ethical issues. The caseworker's plan for staying current in his or her area of expertise and for receiving continuing education. The caseworker's procedure for maintaining accurate and complete client records. Write the final question so it involves a scenario that requires the caseworker to determine whether to abide by the duty to warn or the duty to protect. Complete the questionnaire as if you were one of the caseworkers applying for the position. |Question |Your answer | |What previous experience do you |I have a love for helping children | |have? |and have been working in a child | | |care facility for a while now. I | | |work with children every day and | | |look forward to helping those in | | |need. | |If you saw a coworker that had done |The first thing that I would do is | |something unethical what would you |to talk with the coworker about it. | |do? |Then if needed I would go through | | |the proper channels to the ones | | |above us. | |What is your plan on staying current|I would find the most recent things | |within your area of expertise? |that are new to counseling and make | | |sure that I took them. | |How do you feel about taking some |I would be happy to keep up on my | |classes to keep you updated on your |education so that I was able to | |education? |better assist my clients. | |Can you tell me something that is |Having multiple relationships with a| |unethical for a counselor? |client that is not, in a | | |professional manner. | |If you found out that your client |I would explain to the client that, | |had another issue that you were not |it is not in my expertise but I | |aware of, and it was not in your |could help refer them to someone who| |expertise how would you handle it? |does. | |If you found out that a client had |I would first talk with my | |broken the law in the manner of |supervisor, about it and then make | |sexual or physical abuse, how would |sure that I took the proper steps to| |you handle it? |tell the authorities and then follow| | |up on it. | |What is your plan to make sure you |The first thing that I would do is | |have accurate and complete records? |to take notes on the client and make| | |sure that I kept them separated, | | |from each other by labeling them | | |with their names and dates that I | | |see them. | |Can you think of another way to keep|Another way that I would be able to | |your records accurate and complete? |do this, would be to put them in a | | |computer and make sure that I | | |labeled them the same way. | |If a client came to you and said |Yes, I would have to abide by the | |that they were wanting to hurt |duty to warn and the duty to | |themselves, and or someone else. And|protect. Because in this case you | |they have talked about it for a |cannot overlook this. If they were | |couple sessions would you abide by |willing to tell you then you should | |the duty to warn or protect? |abide by it and break that | | |confidence and tell someone. |

Three Different Elements of a Crime

Three Different Elements of a Crime In the United States, there are specific elements of a crime that the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction. The  three specific elements (with exception) that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction: (1) that a crime has actually occurred  (actus reus), (2) that the accused intended the crime to happen (mens rea)  and (3) and concurrence of the two meaning there is a timely relationship between the first two factors. Example of the Three Elements in Context Jeff is upset with his ex-girlfriend, Mary, for ending their relationship. He goes to look for her and spots her having dinner with another man named Bill. He decides to get even with Mary by setting her apartment on fire. Jeff goes to Marys apartment and lets himself in, using a key that Mary has asked for him to give back on several occasions. He then places several newspapers on the kitchen floor and sets them on fire. Just as he is leaving, Mary and Bill enter the apartment. Jeff runs off and Mary and Bill are able to quickly put out the fire. The fire did not cause any real damage, however Jeff is arrested and charged with attempted arson. The prosecution must prove that a crime occurred, that Jeff intended for the crime to occur, and concurrence for attempted arson. Understanding Actus Reus Criminal act, or actus reus, is generally defined as a criminal act that was the result of voluntary bodily movement. A criminal act can also occur when a defendant fails to act (also known as omission). A criminal act must occur because people cannot be legally punished because of their thoughts or intentions. Also, referencing the Eighth Amendment Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment, crimes cannot be defined by status.   Examples of involuntary acts, as described by the Model Penal Code, include: A reflex or convulsion;A bodily movement during unconsciousness or sleep;Conduct during hypnosis or resulting from hypnotic suggestion;A bodily movement that otherwise is not a product of the effort or determination of the actor, either conscious or habitual.   Example of an Involuntary Act Jules Lowe of Manchester, England, was arrested and charged with the murder of his 83-year-old father Edward Lowe was brutally beaten and found dead in his driveway. During the trial, Lowe admitted to killing his father, but because he suffered from sleepwalking (also known as automatism), he did not remember committing the act.   Lowe, who shared a house with his father, had a history of sleepwalking, had never been known to show any violence towards his father and had an excellent relationship with his father. Defense lawyers also had Lowe tested by sleep experts who provided testimony at his trial that, based on the tests, Lowe suffered from sleepwalking. The defense concluded that the murder of his father was a result of insane automatism, and that he could no be held legally responsible for the murder. The jury agreed and Lowe was sent to a psychiatric hospital where he was treated for 10 months and then released. Example of a Voluntary Act Resulting in a Non-Voluntary Act Melinda decided to celebrate after receiving a promotion at work. She went to her friends house where she spent several hours drinking wine and smoking synthetic marijuana. When it is time to go home, Melinda, despite protests from friends, decided she was okay to drive herself home. During the drive home she passed out at the wheel. While passed out, her car collided with an oncoming car, resulting in the death of the driver.   Melinda voluntarily drank, smoked the synthetic marijuana, and then decided to drive her car. The collision that resulted in the death of the other driver occurred when Melinda was passed out, but she was passed out due to decisions she voluntarily made before passing out and would therefore be found culpable for the death of the person driving the car she collided with while passed out. Omission Omission is another form of actus reus and is the act of failing to take action that would have prevented injury to another person. Criminal negligence is also a form of actus reus.   An omission could be failing to warn others that they could be in danger because of something that you did, failure to a person left in your care, or not failure to complete your work properly which resulted in an accident.   (Source: U.S.Courts - District of Idaho)