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, Roles and Responsibilities
Ethical Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the counselor involve researching the information that is presented
in a given situation. The ethics that the counselor is required to put in place include informed
consent (Pope, 2018). They should inform the individuals in which they are collecting the
information the purpose of the research so that they can conduct the research smoothly. Another
responsibility is hearing the information from a given client. The ethical rule that should be
observed includes confidentiality. The counselor should ensure that they are not sharing the
information that is presented to them, and this is private and confidential. Also, it is the
counselor's responsibility to engage in positive initiatives in solving the challenges in a crisis, the
ethical rule that should be considered is autonomy. The initiative should be meant to bring about
a positive outcome in the situation of a crisis.
Legal Considerations
Individuals in good faith are involved in reporting the instances of child abuse in the
community (Brashear & Thomas, 2022). Immunity statutes offer protection of voluntary and
mandatory reporters. It also provides conducting of medical examinations and later being
involved in examinations. In examining care to the elderly that have gone through abuse, one
must observe ethical considerations.
Volunteer Organization
An example of a volunteer organization in North Carolina is Fire Corps. The organization
plays an essential role in helping the fire department (Harris et al., 2018). Fire Corps tend to
unite with the community members to provide emergency services to the people. Some of the
roles and responsibilities in which the Fire Corps are involved include preventing fire,
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