Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You wait until your next session with Kyle to see if he's doing better.
You decide that Kyle is just bluffing. He talks tough, but often he is just trying to gain the attention of others.
Kyle goes back to school in the afternoon. After classes are over, he corners a student on his walk home. Kyle intends to seriously injure him. Fortunately, a teacher catches Kyle and stops the confrontation.
Although no violence occurred, it could have been a serious situation. Kyle is not allowed to return to school the next day, and he pays you a visit.
You feel terrible that you didn't alert anyone about Kyle's intended actions when you couldn't talk him out of them. Next time, you'll have to be on a sharper lookout for signs that Kyle means what he says.
"We definitely have to make decisions," says Nancy Thompson, a Christian counselor. "Some aren't easy. If you have someone who is a risk to themselves or to others, you have to assess that risk and decide what to do. You have to make the decision on whether to blow the whistle or not."