James’s client, Ken, has been admitted to a hospital for dep…

James’s client, Ken, has been admitted to a hospital for depression and suicidal thoughts. Upon admission, hospital staff members discover that Ken is transgender and place him in a women’s ward, despite Ken’s clearly self-identifying as man. After learning of this placement and its subsequent exacerbation of Ken’s depression, James speaks with a supervisor to procure Ken’s admission to the men’s ward of the hospital. James is practicing which of the following?