Ethical Decision Reflection Holly Regan HSM/230 October 30, 2013 Vicki Grant Ethical Decision Reflection The ethical decision in question that was in need of addressing was the Responsibilities of and toward Clients and the Public, which states services are to be delivered honestly, openly, and professionally and with compassion and respect for the clients served. Upon the witnessing of a discriminating offense toward a possible client, an ethical decision was made to take appropriate measures for possible disciplinary actions to be made for a representative of a human service organization well-known to the community. The purpose for this decision was for making a stereotypical deciding act upon a possible client whom was asking for assistance with an offered program. Once this individual inquired about the program they were informed that no funds were presently available and therefore the organization was unable to assist them at this time. The offered program was still available and still had funds in order to accommodate those in need.
Introduction In this paper, I outline the potential significance of behaviourism and its impact on developing effective coaching practice. In the first part of the paper, I attempt to answer criticisms of behaviourist techniques by authors such as Berglas (2002), who contend that their use is dangerously limited by a lack of understanding of their development or subsequent appropriate application. The second part of the paper is aimed at demonstrating my support for the need to understand the underpinning principles of behaviourism as a learning theory. This is especially significant if its
Also, because some clients might be traumatized, it is important for the crisis worker to be comfortable in dealing with stressful situations. It is important for the crisis counselor to identify the problems a client presents by asking open ended questions in order to figure out the most information possible on the precipitating event. Questions that begin with “what” or “how” are the most effective in a case. (Kanel, 2006, p. 73) For example, “How may I assist you?” or “What do you believe is the primary problem?” Even though close-ended questions allow the interviewer to gather factual information, they should be aware that they might make the client feel attacked or defensive. (Kanel, 2006, p. 73) A crisis worker should always act in an ethical way.
ETHICAL LENS INVENTORY Ethical lens Inventory is used as a way to identify what values are more important to us as an individual.The inventory allows us to see ethical issues clearly whenever we have ethical dilemma without clear option/choice and it also helps to learn how to resolve them better.People have different priorities and different values helps to respect each others point of views. There are four primary ethical perspectives. Two of them are to help us to determine using Rationality(critical thinking ) are: 1)Rights&Responsibility Lens:you use your rationality to how to live with universal rules. 2)Relationship Lens:Its about equality of community so that everybody gets treated fairly. The other two of the ethical lenses are using your Sensibility (Intuition) which means using your intuition and emotions for our behavior to be ethical are : 1)Results Lens:using your sensibility to decide your decisions which will make you happy and adds more happiness to your life.
In the event a therapist is faced with an ethical dilemma he or she may follow the steps of the ethical decision making process. The ethical decision making process provides guidance to therapists assisting each therapist to respond to ethical dilemmas. As Pope and Vasquez state, the steps may help therapists to identify important aspects of a situation, consider positive and negative consequences of the ways in which therapists may respond, and discover better approaches. Therapists’ decisions and actions have an effect on the welfare, dignity, and independence of the client. One of the most common dual relationships in therapist psychology refers to an intimate relationship between therapist and client.
She admits to suicidal ideations and that she has access to a firearm at her place of residence. After consulting with my supervisor, there is a consensus that she be referred immediately for a psychiatric evaluation at a local facility. Marcie’s mother has accompanied her to the appointment and is expressing that she does not want her mother to know. Identify the problem There are two problems that have manifested themselves in the case of Marcy: 1) she has had suicidal ideations with the means to perform the act; and 2) patient confidentiality. It may be of benefit to try and discover if Marcy’s maturity level is on the level of most 22 year olds, and to attempt to discover if there may be a physiological cause of her
Working toward positive change often requires you to step out of your comfort zone and take some risks. This is one of the reasons why informed consent is so important developing a relationship with your clients are one of the best ways to help them through their treatment plan. When a counselor uses informed consent they also have to inform their client of the risk of counseling like the stigma that may be attached, also that they may be treated differently at school, work, even home because of the negative views some people have of counseling. Corey, Schneider and Callanan (2011, p. 160) Writes “one benefit of informed consent is that it increases the chances that clients will become involved, educated, and willing participants in their therapy. Corey,
Compromising approach is best to work under the time pressure and can also achieve consensus to complex issues. Therefore I would recommend Lauren deal the problem with compromising approach. Part 2- Prevent Conflict: Despite setting ground rules, there are some problems arise in the team. In order to prevent the problems from occurring in the first place, I would use the following steps I have read from “The SECRETS of Facilitation”. These steps are especially design to
Second, it will assist to the understanding and demands of relativism. These are key terms of analysis prior to guiding an individual to the true meaning of ethical relativism. Finally, it will consider the disadvantages and advantages of this philosophical view while emphasizing different points of view of philosophical key leaders. Ethics: Ethical Relativism At first glance, for the unknowledgeable individual, Ethical relativism may sound intriguing, but there is more beyond the external perspective of this philosophical view. In a perfect world, one hopes to experience a well thought-out philosophical view.
There are several moral principles and rules of conduct that need to be abided by in order to protect the participants, the reputation of the field of study, and the professionals involved. The paper attempts to define the term ethics in regards to psychology and legislation. Ethics is a difficult term to define since for most it is the standards of which a person lives by. According to Tomas Paul and Linda Elder, ethics can be defined as a set of concepts and principles that guides individuals and groups to determine what kinds of behavior helps or harms conscious beings ( as seen in APA, 2013). For psychologists ethics are a set of guidelines that should be followed when carrying out research.