Discussion: Addressing Ethical Dilemmas and Social Justice Issues in Organizations

 Explain how a recent current event might have affected a human services organization in terms of posing an ethical dilemma or social justice issue. You will also consider how a human services administrator should respond and how public opinion about the dilemma or issue might affect the administrator’s response. 

To Prepare

• Identify a current event that occurred within the past 5 years. Think about how the current event might have affected a human services organization with which you are familiar, in terms of posing an ethical dilemma or social justice issue.
• Consider how human services administrators should have addressed the ethical dilemma or social justice issue. In addition, think about how public opinion about the dilemma or issue could have influenced the administrators’ actions
• Find one article from an academically appropriate source that focuses on how human service administrators address ethical dilemmas or social justice issues. 
•  Explain of how a current event that occurred within the past five years might have affected a human services organization in terms of posing an ethical dilemma or social justice issue. Then, explain how human services administrators should have addressed the ethical dilemma or social justice issue. Finally, explain how the media has influenced public opinion about the dilemma or issue and how public opinion could have influenced the administrators’ actions.