Ethics in Action

Ethics in Action Instructions

In Modules/Week 3, 5, & 6, you will watch and respond to Ethics in Action Segments and answer the corresponding questions found below. The Ethics in Action presentations can be found within the assigned modules.

Your responses should be clearly written, well thought out, with proper grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. Limit your answers to each open-ended question to one paragraph.

Refer to the Grading Rubric to ensure your submission is completed correctly.

Module Three Questions

Segment One: Teen Pregnancy

1. If this was your client, what would you say and do? Be specific. Why would you respond this way?

The first thing I would do is remind the client of the rules of confidentiality to maintain a level of trust. Then I would review the situation with her and ask her what would it take for her to be able to discuss the pregnancy with her parents. Provide assistance by asking the client if I could call a meeting with her and her parents and give her an opportunity to tell them in a safe environment what is going on. I would also try to find out who it is in her life that she does trust and who she could tell, maybe a favorite aunt or uncle or maybe a trusted teacher or parent of a friend who could help her inform her parents. I would encourage her to tell her parents mainly because eventually there will be no way of hiding the fact that she is pregnant and that it may be best for her to tell them instead of waiting and have them find out through rumours or by someone else. I would respond this way because if I went to her parents it would be breaking confidentiality and it would destroy any level of trust that had been developed between the client and myself.

2. What is an Informed Consent Form and why is it important? What would you include on your own Informed Consent Form regarding confidentiality? Why?

Informed consent is a legal procedure to ensure that a client is fully...