Client Rights & Responsibilities

The following is a statement of rights and responsibilities of all Health and Counselling Services clients. HCS

Clients have the right to:

 receive humane care and treatment, with respect and consideration

 privacy and confidentiality when seeking or receiving care except for life threatening situations
or conditions
 confidentiality of your health records
 receive accurate information concerning diagnosis, treatment, risks, and prognosis of an illness
or health condition
 ask about reasonable alternatives to care at HCS or outside facilities
 a second professional opinion regarding diagnosis or treatment
 participate actively in decisions regarding one’s healthcare and treatment
 accessible information regarding the scope and availability of services
 be informed about any legal reporting requirements regarding any aspect of screening or
treatment
 a copy of your medical record upon request and written authorization
 file a complaint with the director of HCS regarding any concerns related to the privacy,
confidentiality or security of your medical record
 review and amend your medical record
 revoke your authorization to release except to the extent that action has not already been taken
 a copy of any fees and charges related to your visit
Clients have a responsibility to:

 provide complete information about one’s illness/problem, to enable proper evaluation and
treatment
 ask questions to ensure an understanding of the condition or problem
 show respect to health personnel and other patients
 reschedule/cancel an appointment so another person may see a physician
 pay bills or file health claims in a timely manner
 use prescription or medical devices for oneself only
 inform the practitioner(s) if one’s condition worsens or an unexpected reaction occurs from a
medication
 provide requests for permission to release health records in writing to HCS- health and
counseling services
 Difference between Ethical and Unethical
The branch of knowledge that deals with the moral principles according to
which a person should or may lead their life is known as ethical. On the other
hand, something that does not get considered as right in society or an act that
may create confrontation among people is known as unethical.
Contents: Ethical vs. Unethical
Comparison Chart
Basis Ethical Unethical

Something that does not get considered

The branch of knowledge that deals with
as right in the society or an act that may
Definition the moral principles per which a person
create confrontation among people
should or may lead their life.
becomes known as unethical.

A person who follows the rules and abides An individual who does not abide by the
Type by the ethics gets considered as a person rules and has an unethical nature gets
with healthy habits. viewed as people with bad habits.

Relation Antonym for unethical. Antonym for ethical.

Synonyms Moral; social, behavioral Dishonorable, illegal, dishonest

What is Ethical?
The branch of knowledge that deals with the moral principles according to
which a person should or may lead their life becomes known as ethical. Some
of the principal synonyms of ethical include; moral; social, behavioral or having
to do with right and wrong. A sentence that helps to create a general idea
about the meaning becomes; “It might be argued that beauty bears witness
against materialism, and moral values against pantheism; although such an
anomalous type as ethical pantheism has its representatives.”

Another example of the same word goes as; “This portion of the moral theory
does curious service in Kant’s doctrine of religion.” Being moral is additionally
not the same as taking the law. The law frequently fuses moral guidelines to
which most nationals subscribe. In any case, rules, like sentiments, can go
amiss from what is moral. Our particular pre-Civil War servitude laws and the
old politically-sanctioned racial segregation laws of present-day South Africa
are abnormally evident cases of legislation that stray from what is moral. Our
ideas of morals have been gotten from religions, methods of insight and
societies.
 They imbue banners on points like fetus removal, human rights, and expert
lead. A few scholars imagine that morals do this. They contend that if a man
understands that it would be ethically great to accomplish something, then it
would be silly for that individual not to do it. Be that as it may, people
frequently act nonsensically – they take after their ‘gut nature’
notwithstanding when their head proposes an alternate strategy.

What is Unethical?
Something that does not get considered as right in the society or an act that
may create confrontation among people becomes known as unethical. Some
of the principal synonyms for the term unethical include immoral, amoral,
unprincipled, unscrupulous, dishonorable, wrong, dishonest, deceitful,
disreputable, and unconscionable. A sentence that helps to create a general
idea about the meaning becomes; “This may sound severe and even vaguely
unethical.”

Another example goes as; “Antisthenes was a pupil of Socrates, from whom he
imbibed the fundamental ethical precept that virtue, not pleasure, is the end
of existence.” Deceptive conduct is an activity that falls outside of what is
considered ethically right or legitimate for a man, a calling or industry. People
can carry on deceptively, as can organizations, experts, and legislators.
Sometimes, it might be a person inside a business who is untrustworthy over
the span of his or her occupation and at different circumstances, we’re
discussing corporate culture, where the entire business is degenerate starting
from the top, with appalling outcomes for society. Realize that what is
untrustworthy may not be illicit.

There are many cases where organizations may act inside the law. However,
their activities hurt society and are for the most part thought to be deceptive.
A few organizations increment the benefits for the proprietors to the
detriment of their specialists. This is misuse. A portion of the ways that they do
this is apparently dishonest, and some are obtrusively illicit. They may pay
their laborer’s low wages, urging them to finance their salary with sustenance
stamps and welfare at the citizens’ cost.

Key Differences
1. The branch of knowledge that deals with the moral principles according to
which a person should or may lead their life becomes known as ethical. On the
other hand, something that does not get considered as right in society or an
act that may create confrontation among people becomes known as unethical.
2. The term ethical becomes an antonym for the word unethical.
3. A person who follows the rules and abides by the ethics gets considered as a
person with healthy habits. On the other hand, an individual who does not
abide by the rules and has an unethical nature gets viewed as people with bad
habits.
4. Some of the principal synonyms of ethical include; moral; social, behavioral or
having to do with right and wrong. Some of the main synonyms for the term
unethical include immoral, amoral, unprincipled, unscrupulous, dishonorable,
illegal, dishonest, deceitful, disreputable, and unconscionable.
5. Sentence example of Ethical goes as; “It might be argued that beauty bears
witness against materialism, and moral values against pantheism; although
such an anomalous type as ethical pantheism has its representatives.”
6. Sentence example of Unethical goes as; “Antisthenes was a pupil of Socrates,
from whom he imbibed the fundamental ethical precept that virtue, not
pleasure, is the end of existence.”