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Overview
Explain an assessment that will develop your capacity to address ethical dilemmas using elements and standards of critical thinking. Begin by reading the following scenario. This scenario is the basis of your assignment. After reading the scenario, following the instructions. Draft, finalize and submit your memo at the end of Module 3.
Scenario
The following scenario comes from Reamer, The Social Work Ethics Casebook: Cases and Commentary.
A social worker at a family services agency provided counseling to a 45-year-old woman who sought help after the termination of a long-term intimate relationship. In therapy, the client spent considerable time talking about the difficulty she has had over the years maintaining healthy, stable intimate relationships.
The social worker was an active member of her local church, a large congregation with nearly 3,200 parishioners, one of them being the client. The social worker and client occasionally encountered each other at church but limited their interactions in that forum.
At the end of a recent worship service, the minister announced a new capital campaign for the church. The minister invited parishioners to contact the church office if they wished to join the campaign committee, which would be chaired by the social worker. The minister also announced that the newly appointed committee would hold its first meeting at the chair's home in two weeks.
Unbeknownst to the social worker, the client telephoned the church office to sign up for the committee. The client also sent a Facebook friend request to the social worker. The client then appeared at the social worker's home for the first meeting. The social worker was concerned about mixing her personal and professional lives, the client's presence in her home, and the potential impact these developments would have on her relationship with the client.
As her supervisor, the social worker brought this matter to your attention for consultation on how to handle the matter. Write a memo to the social worker with guidance on how she should handle this matter in an ethical manner adhering to the NASW Code of Ethics.
Instructions
Begin with a brief introductory paragraph that contextualizes the memo for readers and describes the main point or course of action that readers should take after reading the memo. The introduction should not have a heading.
After the introductory paragraph, the body of the memo should be broken into sections with informative headings at the start of each section.
Your memo must contain the following five sections:
- Synopsis of the social Issue in case.
- Identify the social work value(s) and related ethical principle(s),as well as ethical standard (s) from the NASW Code of Ethics with a full explanation of how the value(s), principle(s), and standard (s) relate to the ethical dilemma.
- Identify the related ethical principle and standard used in your recommended course of action.
- Identify the element(s) and standard(s) of critical thinking with corresponding essential question(s) relative to your perception of the ethical dilemma.
- Describe proposed action.
Cox, L., Tice, C., & Long, D. (2022). Introduction to social work: An advocacy-based profession (3rd edition). SAGE Publications.
Chapter 4: Advocacy in Social Work
Chapter 5: Poverty and Inequality (review)
Chapter 13: Communities at Risk and Housing
Young, D., Tamburro, A., & Harris, M. (2020). The writer's handbook: A guide for social workers (2nd edition). Writer's Toolkit Publishing.
Chapter 5: Critical Thinking and Reflective Practice (review)
Chapter 17: Conciseness
Required Journal Articles
- Hartsell, B. (2006). A model for ethical decision-making: The context of ethics A model for ethical decision-making: The context of ethics - Alternative Formats . Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 3(1), 89-98.
- Miller, B. (2020). Ethics-based training for clinicians: Moving beyond ethical decision making models Ethics-based training for clinicians: Moving beyond ethical decision making models - Alternative Formats . Contemporary Family Therapy, 42, 370-380.
- Jesus Uriz, M., Idareta, F., Viscarret, J., Ballestero, A. (2016). Methodologies for ethical decision making in social work Methodologies for ethical decision making in social work - Alternative Formats . Public Univesity of Navarre, Social Work Department, Spain.
Required Web Reading
- Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework. Ideas to Action, University of Louisville.
Suggested ReadingThe following readings can be accessed directly from the Mason libraries by clicking on the title of each article below. Occasionally, the list below may include a reading that does not contain a link to the Mason library, and in such cases you will access it separately via an eReserves tab on the left-hand menu.
- Elliott, W., III, Henly, J. R., Lambert, S. J., Lein, L., Romich, J. L., Shanks, T. R., & Sherraden, M. (2016, September). Policy recommendations for meeting the Grand Challenge to Reduce Extreme Economic Inequality (Grand Challenges for Social Work Initiative Policy Brief No. 10). Cleveland, OH: American Academy of Social Work & Social Welfare.