Keeping Mum: While conducting a group session for clients with grief issues, Susan invites clients..

Keeping Mum: While conducting a group session for clients
with grief issues, Susan invites clients to participate in a visualization
that takes them back to childhood. Susan had not told her supervisorthat she
was going to do a visualization as she did not think it was a big issue.
During the visualization, one of her clients, Carrie (42), begins to scream.
Susan terminates the and debriefs Carrie. Carrie discloses that the
triggered a traumatic memory of childhood sexual abuse by her mother. Susans
fi rst instinct is to downplay the issue

Keeping Mum: While conducting a group session for clients
with grief issues, Susan invites clients to participate in a visualization
that takes them back to childhood. Susan had not told her supervisorthat she
was going to do a visualization as she did not think it was a big issue.
During the visualization, one of her clients, Carrie (42), begins to scream.
Susan terminates the and debriefs Carrie. Carrie discloses that the
triggered a traumatic memory of childhood sexual abuse by her mother. Susans
fi rst instinct is to downplay the issue with the group and try to bury the
issue. Describe how a supervisor might be able to help Susan with the ethical
issues raised by this case, focusing on the fi rst four stages of the Framework
for Managing Ethical Issues. Why is it particularly important in this case for
Susan to consult with her supervisor as soon as possible?