Walden University Week 2 Personal Morals and Ethical Responsibilities Essay

  Required Readings

Clyde, C. A. (2020, January 15). Does contingency work in human service agencies compromise practice and practice ethics? An exploratory studyLinks to an external site.. Ethics and Social Welfare, 14(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17496535.2020.1712447

National Organization for Human Services. (2015). Ethical standards for human service professionalsLinks to an external site.. https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-stan…

Weinberg, M. (2018).The politics of ethics in human services: Dueling discourses.Links to an external site. Ethics & Behavior, 28(6), 497p9. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10508422.2017.1389280

• Williams, I. L. (2017). At the pillar of the proverbial golden calf: Sacrificing the need for ¥sponsible knowing/n the altar of a compliance-based ethic.Links to an external site. Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice, 2(2). https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/jhstrp/vol2/iss2/1

Document: Communicating With Family Members Scenarios (PDF)

TO PREPARE:

Review the Learning Resources and Course Announcements.

Reflect on your own moral views.

Reflect on your own personal biases and the issues that you feel strongly about.

BY DAY 4

Describe a situation where your own personal and moral values could be in conflict with your professional ethical obligations.

• Explain how you would manage this conflict.

Explain how you would ensure the service user still received appropriate services.

BY DAY 6

Respond to two colleagues in one or more of the following ways, taking care to maintain respect, not debate a colleagueàmorals, and be respectful of others:

Suggest other options a colleague may have to resolve the situation ethically.

Suggest an alternate way to view the ethical conflict.

Suggest possible resources a colleague could access to help resolve this situation.