Ethics for the School Counselor - Texas Counseling Association

Case StudyThe school counselor goes on a home visit. She arrivesat the student’s home and finds that two youngersiblings are home without any parental supervision.The counselor waits for the parent to return. Theparent explains that this was an emergency and thatthe children are not usually left alone. The counselorconducts the school’s business, returns to campus,and tells the principal of the situation that shediscovered. Two days later, one of the children isfound dead near her home.