2. A 16-year-old girl visits your office without her parents\' knowledge. She wa
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2. A 16-year-old girl visits your office without her parents' knowledge. She wants your assurance that everything will remain confidential and she is reassured by your response. She then discloses that she has been having a sexual affair with her stepfather. There has been no force or threat on his part. She believes she has been the provocative one. When you say they need family therapy and you are under legal obligation to report this to social services, the girl insists that you do neither and that she would not have told you anything had she known. What is your responsibility in this case? Explain. Would it change anything if the boyfriend were a 21-year-old? 18- or 16-year-old? What other issues does this case present for the adolescent? the family? The stepfather? How will you manage the case after this initial visit?
Explanation / Answer
My first responsibility is to take the girl into confidence and report this matter to social services because;
The other issues are;
A family therapy of the mother, the step father and the girl is required to adress the issues of the girl and the family.
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