Assignment: opinions ethical concerns
Assignment: opinions ethical concerns
Assignment: opinions ethical concerns
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This journal activity is an opportunity for you to reflect on last weeks group assignment.
In this journal, address the following:
Explain how initial opinions changed, regarding ethical concerns, after the group discussion in Week Four.
Describe any state laws that influenced a personal plan of action.
Address any disagreements that were discussed in the Week Four group discussion or alternate approaches or plans that will work.
Describe any personal agreements from the Week Four group discussion, as well as the importance of finding agreement in the field of counseling.
Explain how the groups approach aligned to a personal counseling philosophy.
Analyze the laws in one state that may conflict with a personal philosophy and ethical code.
COU 500 Ethical Case Study Analysis Draft Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Ethical codes are a set of established standards developed by professional organizations. These codes are meant to guide the professional behavior of a discipline. For counselors, the abili%y %o make soun. e%/ical .ecisions in %/e clien%s bes% in%eres% is paramoun% an. can be c/allenging. Of%en8 no clear answers exis% wi%/ regar. %o .ilemmas. Ra%/er8 %/e counselors response is a reflec%ion of bes% e%/ical fi% an. prac%ice. Base. on principles such as autonomy, justice, fidelity, nonmaleficence, and beneficence, the ethical codes that counselors espouse play a pivotal role to the therapeutic process.
For the case study analysis portion of the final project, you will have the opportunity to explore how and why ethics are important to the counseling profession. After reviewing a case that has ethical implications, you will describe the key elements of the case that must be addressed and identify how ethical codes apply. Using this information, you will formulate and justify a plan of action based on the application of an ethical decision-making model and historical precedents. Further, you will have the opportunity to reflect on the process of ethical decision making as it relates to the profession of counseling.
Case Study: You are assigned a new client at your agency. Johnny is a 35-year-old middle-class Caucasian man who has been mandated to attend counseling. Upon intake, Johnny states that he is angry about being made to attend counseling. Four months before that, he and his wife had an altercation in which law enforcement was called. He was subsequently arrested for domestic violence, and the Department of Children and Family Services intervened because his two children (a five-year-old boy and a seven-year-old girl) were present at the time of the fight. He has been ordered to successfully complete substance-abuse counseling because he was under the influence. When prompted about his anger, Johnny tells you that he is angry that he had to leave his home and attend treatment. He states that his wife had equal blame. Further, he states that he never wanted children in the first place and feels trapped because of them. Now he feels as though his freedom has been taken away because he lost his job, his house, and his ability to enjoy a few drinks because he will lose the children he never wanted. Over the next month, Johnny is compliant with attending counseling, but he seems resistant and guarded during his sessions.
Over the weekend, you go to a local restaurant with your friends and notice your client drinking in the bar area of the restaurant. You proceed with your plans and do not acknowledge him. Over the next hour or so, you watch him become increasingly intoxicated. What do you do?
Prompt: Compose a draft of the case study analysis portion of the final project. For this draft, you will analyze a case study by conceptualizing the case and applying a decision-making model that is appropriate for the situation. You will also have the opportunity to justify the decisions you are making and reflect on the process of making them. Your draft should address the all the critical elements of the assignment so that you may receive feedback prior to your final submission in Week Eight.
Specifically, the following critical elementsmust be addressed:
