Ethical Case Study Analysis
Assignment 2: LASA 1: Ethical Case Study Analysis PapER
Materials Needed:
Directions:
- Read the case study provided and identify all three of the ethical dilemmas presented.
- Describe the nature and all dimensions of the three ethical issues.
- Identify the ethical code numbers and definitions of each issue presented using both the APA and ACA codes.
- Discuss alternative courses of action that could be taken by the counselor to rectify each dilemma.
- Describe the implications of each alternative action; lay out the limitations and advantages of each alternative considered.
- Choose one course of action and provide a justification for this selection.
- Describe the ethical decision-making model (from your course materials) you used throughout the process to arrive at a final decision (i.e., Forrester-Miller and Davis). Make sure you outline each step.
You will be graded on the process you used to arrive at your recommendations and the reasoning behind picking a specific recommendation (and not the actual recommendation itself).
You should utilize and cite at least two peer-reviewed journal articles to include in your research.
The body of the paper should be no less than 5 pages in length. Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12 point Times New Roman font, with normal 1-inch margins, written in APA style, and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page
Answer preview.
In community counseling ethical issues are usually very common as individuals open their experiences to the therapist. Ethical dilemmas are very common in counseling as the conflicting needs for maintaining confidentiality on sensitive matters as well as ensuring your right to exercise what you deem right is not suppressed (Pope, & Vasquez, 2016). To help the therapists to make decisions on ethical dilemmas the APA and ACA codes are referred. This case study concentrates on defining the ethical issues presented in the case of community counseling student, James, in an internship at the university counseling center. James admits to having weakness in dealing with diversity in a relationship..(1900 words)