Ethics Interface

Columnist’s Note: In this issue, a unique dilemma is featured and one that has importance for all practicing life care planners. Dr. Mary Barros-Bailey has guest authored this column. Our next column will address the issue of electronic communications and ethical use and disposal. This column is a collaborative effort with Nancy Mitchell, Mary Barros-Bailey, Dorajane Apuna, Dianne Simmons-Grab and the editorial support of Roger Weed and Tyron Elliot. The author is grateful for their wisdom and collective experience. The column is meant to be an educational forum for life care planners. It is not designed to offer an authoritative opinion from the editor or editorial board of the Journal of Life Care Planning, the board of the International Academy of Life Care Planners (IALCP), or the board of its parent organization, the International Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (IARP), nor is it designed to represent or replace official opinions from the certifying body or other organizations associated with the practice of life care planning.