Ethical Case Study

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Description of the Assignment. For this assignment you will be presented with an ethical case study. In reviewing the case, you will write a 6-8 page APA-formatted paper where you implement the Ethical Decision Making Model offered by Forester-Miller and Davis (1996) (as that is the one that has been endorsed by the American Counseling Association or the American School Counselor Association). You will find a review of this and other decision making models in the textbook, your lecture notes, and in the current counseling literature.

In following the model, discuss what actions you would take as you proceed through the steps (FYI: in step 3, be sure to find four peer referred counseling articles from the counseling literature that address the case’s topics and what these sources conclude). Throughout the paper, be sure to document and defend your courses of action and your final conclusions.

An excellent paper should have:

· An introduction,

· A format that follows the seven headers suggested by the ethical decision making model,

· A conclusion,

· And a reference page.

· Each of the steps should take at least a paragraph (or more) to address.

Teams are to clearly identify:

· what they believe the dilemma to be

· the proposed action they would take in this case (what team members believe are the most ethical actions)

· the justification for their proposed action(s)

· and a description of the decision-making model used to arrive at that decision

The decision-making model should be one that has been discussed in the professional literature and team members are to offer a rationale regarding why they chose to apply that model to the case study.

You should cite appropriate literature and must give proper credit to the authors of any decision-making models used to analyze the case. You are to cite any sections of the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics (and may include other ethical guidelines) that they considered.

With the case, based upon your program of study, you will either use the ASCA decision model (SC) or the ACA decision model (MH).

ETHICAL CASE STUDY GUIDELINES

(Forrester-Miller)

Assignment Component	Expectation	Self Check
Introduction	An introductory paragraph that 1) notes the thesis of the paper (what is the point of writing this?), 2) specifies the main topics that will be covered, and 3) hints at what you want the reader to know after completing your paper
Identify the problem	Facts presented objectively and specifically (opinions, hypotheses, & assumptions removed). Identified the issue as an ethical, legal, professional, or clinical problem (or combination thereof)
Apply Code of Ethics	A review of the ACA or AAMFT/IAMFC Code of Ethics is presented (citing specific sections that were reviewed – e.g., “Section C.2 states that…”) as well as a mention of any suggested course of action.
Nature/dimensions of the dilemma	A review of the applicable moral principles, the counseling literature that address the case’s topics, and evidence of consultation. Referred article #1 reviewed, critiqued, and incorporated. Referred article #2 reviewed, critiqued, and incorporated. Referred article #3 reviewed, critiqued, and incorporated. Referred article #4 reviewed, critiqued, and incorporated.
Generate potential courses of action	Evidence that a number of brain-stormed courses of action (e.g., 3-5) were generated (with appropriate supervision/ consultation). Enough detail is provided to aid in the decision making process.
Consider potential consequences of all options and determine course of action	Evidence that each potential course of action was reviewed based on the information thus far gathered. Based on this information, a course of action is chosen. Implications for the client, for others who will be impacted, and for the counselor are presented.
Evaluate course of action	A review of the chosen course of action, to include the three tests (justice, publicity, and universality).
Implement course of action	Evidence of how the course of action is implemented, to include follow-up and documentation.
Conclusion	A concluding paragraph that reiterates the main points of the paper and the one or two things that the reader REALLY must know about your subject matter.
Reference Page/Appendix	An APA (6th Edition) formatted reference page noting the four (or more) sources cited in the paper.
Writing Quality	A well-written paper that meets graduate-level expectations (spelling, grammar, APA format, title page, headings, etc.).