As a human service professional for the local department of human services, you have been assisting Becky, a single mother of a four-year-old daughter, for the past few years as she has attempted to remove herself from the welfare rolls, obtain employment, and secure child care. Today, Becky walks into your office and tells you that she has been living with a degenerative, debilitating disease for the past eight years and has been given six months to live.Becky has not responded well to her recent new medication regimen. She is despondent, is very concerned for the well-being of her child, and confides to you that she is considering killing herself. She notes that she has few significant people in her life, realizes that it will be a relatively short amount of time before she dies, and is concerned that in the time she has left, she will not be able to care for her daughter adequately. She would like your help in finding a good home for her child and in "getting her affairs in order" before she commits suicide. As a helper, one of her few confidantes, and someone who cares, what should you do? Identifying the problem or ethical dilemma in this situation Identify the potential issues involved (think about what the moral models might suggest. Which of the six ethical principles might be involved and in what way). Review the Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals. Identify at least 2 standards that apply to this situation. What do they suggest you do? What do you think you are ethically required to do? How do you feel about it?
As a human service professional for the local department of human services, you have been assisting Becky, a single mother of a four-year-old daughter, for the past few years as she has attempted to remove herself from the welfare rolls, obtain employment, and secure child care. Today, Becky walks into your office and tells you that she has been living with a degenerative, debilitating disease for the past eight years and has been given six months to live.
Becky has not responded well to her recent new medication regimen. She is despondent, is very concerned for the well-being of her child, and confides to you that she is considering killing herself. She notes that she has few significant people in her life, realizes that it will be a relatively short amount of time before she dies, and is concerned that in the time she has left, she will not be able to care for her daughter adequately. She would like your help in finding a good home for her child and in "getting her affairs in order" before she commits suicide. As a helper, one of her few confidantes, and someone who cares, what should you do?
Identifying the problem or ethical dilemma in this situation
Identify the potential issues involved (think about what the moral models might suggest. Which of the six ethical principles might be involved and in what way).
Review the Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals. Identify at least 2 standards that apply to this situation. What do they suggest you do?
What do you think you are ethically required to do? How do you feel about it?
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