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Assignment:

Benchmark - Ethical Scenario Case Study Paper

Assessment Description

This assignment is designed to help students work through an ethical scenario both biblically and methodically.

Based on the scenario below, apply the lessons learned in the course to counseling a client facing this ethical issue and include the following:

• Explanation of your understanding of the ethical issue, from outside of your personal worldview

• Description of practical culturally sensitive strategies for the client within appropriate guidelines and within your scope of practice

• Identification of ethical guidelines that apply to the issue from governing ethical bodies (local, state, federal, and Christian)

• Provision of relevant scriptural passages that demonstrate the sovereignty of God and relate to the issue

Scenario 1: Euthanasia (passive)

Passive euthanasia: acting to avoid prolonging death.

Persistent vegetative state and the removal of food and water or the removal of life support (specifically, breathing tubes, or heart machine).

Example: A family member was in a terrible car accident and is in a continuous vegetative state (coma). The doctors have indicated that there is little hope of the family member coming out of the coma, as he cannot survive without a breathing tube, food, and water. Other family members are urging you to make the decision to "pull the plug" and let him pass away.

Support your position by referencing at least two topic Resources and at least two peer-reviewed scholarly resources. Incorporate the research into your writing in an appropriate, scholarly manner.

Benchmark Information

This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:

MS Christian Counseling; MS Christian Counseling of Substance Use and Addictive Disorders; and MS Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Christian Counseling

Evaluate ethical issues in counseling from a Christian perspective.

This assignment meets the following NASAC Standard:

25) Gather data systematically from the client and other available collateral sources, using screening instruments and other methods that are sensitive to age, culture and gender. At a minimum, data should include current and historic substance use; health, mental health, and substance-related treatment history; mental status; and current social, environmental, and/or economic constraints on the client's ability to follow-through successfully with an action plan.

Reference:

Balswick, J. O., Balswick, J. K., & Frederick, T. V. (2021). The family: A Christian perspective on the contemporary home (5th ed.). Baker Academic. ISBN-13: 9781540963000

Clinton, T., & Hawkins, R. (2009). The quick-reference guide to biblical counseling (2nd ed.). Baker Academic.

Krull, D. S., Varga, S. L., Sgro, J. G., & Krull, S. R. A. (2022). Self-destruction or surrender? Religiosity and active versus passive euthanasia. Death Studies, 47(6), 762-768.

Olver, I., & Eliott, J. A. (2008). The perceptions of do-not-resuscitate policies of dying patients with cancer. Psycho-oncology, 17(4), 347-353.