Ethical Decision Scenario Worksheet

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Ethical Decision Scenario Worksheet Read the following scenario: Shannon is a juvenile probation officer with the Department of Juvenile Justice. Recently, she covered her coworker, Janet’s client load, while Janet was on vacation. Shannon met with several of Janet’s clients. After meeting with clients, she discovered a pattern in which the clients would report that they have not seen Janet in 2 to 3 months. However, the case files reflected face-to-face contact with all of her clients, despite what her clients stated. When Shannon investigated further, she found that the client notes were all at the same day and time, which is unlikely. Further, several of Janet’s clients needed referrals for counseling, but Janet never completed them and has not followed up to ensure her clients are receiving the necessary services. Janet is a close friend of Shannon. Shannon does not want to get Janet in trouble but realizes something must be done. Answer, in a 75- to 100-word response, each of the following questions: 1. What are the ethical issues involved in the scenario? Janet made a vow to protect the community when she became a Juvenile Probation Officer, this is the first ethical issue that Janet has made, and the second ethical issue is that Janet is not performing her job, because she is not seeing her clients on regular bases, and if she does not see her clients on regular bases she cannot know what services they may need besides counseling services. The third problem is that Janet is recommending her clients to the available counseling services they need, and last the problem lays with Janet not up-holding her responsibilities to her clients, the agency, and the community that she serves every day. 2. What client rights are involved in the scenario? The client rights that involved in this case are the client’s

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