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What are the behaviors thatwill almost always be viewed as

unethical

?


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Being intimate with clients


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Libeling or slandering a client

(Communication of false info)


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Sharing confidences without

compelling professional reasons


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Assaulting, causing physical injuries,

or placing clients in danger


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Discriminatory practices


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Withdrawing services precipitously

(abandoning a client)


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Failure to warn and protect the

victim of a violent crime

il i bl


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Failure to exercise reasonable

precautions with a potentially

suicidal client


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Promising cures for problems


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How do I avoid rushing

into ethical dilemmas?Develop a working knowledge

of the Code of Practice (by necessity they cannot be specific to

every possible ethics violation)

By anticipating likely troublespots before they occur.


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How do I resolve ethical

dilemmas?

The first step is recognizing the problem

and identifying the source of the conflict.

You also must keep all parties informed ofyour legal and ethical obligations.

Engage clients orinvolved parties in

dialogue, and brainstorm the bestcourse of action.


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Make sure you are constantly keeping in

mind the missionof the profession and observing the clients right to self-

determination.

If you are still unclear about what to do, discuss

the situation with yourfield instructor.

Protect the identity of the client if

necessary, and present the situation as ahypothetical case if you need externalhelp.


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The priority ranking of ethical

principles(Lowenberg and Dolgoff ,1992)

An

approach for ordering social work values that might help you

get off the horns of a dilemma.

Protection of life

Equality Autonomy and freedom

Least harm

Quality of life

Privacy and confidentiality

Truthfulness and full disclosure


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How do I know whether I am

doing the right thing?

It is not always possible to know,

but there is a greater chancethat :

we can feel good about the decision we

have to make

if we go through a deliberate process where

we examine ourvalues,

seek additional information, and

consult others.


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A Decision-Making Model: 5

Steps (M.V. Joseph, 1983)

1. definition of the dilemma,


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Steps (M.V. Joseph, 1983).

looking at all the

relevant factsand developing

valid arguments

forvariouscourses of

action,


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3. consideration of

practice wisdom,

personal beliefsand values, and

how these might

influence the finaldecision,


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4. developing options,exploring

compromises,evaluating alternatives

in an attempt to find a

course of action with

the least negative

effects, and


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5. choosing a

positionthat you can

defend.


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The simple step of a

simple courageous man isto not take part in the lie,

not to support deceit. Let

the lie come into theworld, even dominate the

world, but not through

me.

-- Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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