Ethical Dilemmas in a Multicultural Setting Silvia Galea “An ethical dilemma exists whenever there are good but contradictory ethical reasons to take conflicting and incompatible courses of action.” (Kitchner‚ 1984 p.29) “There is no legitimate way to avoid these ethical struggles. They are part of our work”. (Pope & Vasquez‚ 2007 p.125). Introduction Cultural competence is fast becoming the new competence in counselling (Barnett 2009‚ Barnett 2000). As society changes and minorities
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2011‚ winter was to arrive soon. I had always been excited about the arrival of winter breaks‚ planning trips ahead of vacation and thinking about the extended morning hour sleep in those warm and cozy blankets made me long more for it. But this year the reason for my anticipation of winter break was different. I got accepted to intern at “Youth Vision.”; An NGO working for the rights of HIV victims. As a high school student I did not know what to expect of my internship. My friends had planned
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To observing whether Wal-Mart has an ethical problem‚ we will apply the case to some ethical theory. First‚ 1. Utilitarianism theory: ✓ Own purpose vs. people benefits Produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people 2. Moral rights rule: Sense of duty and right thing to do→ Therefore‚ it can say that Wal-Mart has an unethical practice. ✗ 3. Practical Rule: Do hesitation ab. communicating to people outside the company ✗ 4. Justice Rule: Distribute benefits and harm among
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1. Why is this an ethical dilemma? Which APA Ethical Principles help frame the nature of the dilemma? Dr. Vaji experienced ethical dilemma due to the unethical behavior of Leo‚ a student he was instructing‚ the conflicting evaluation received from Leo’s supervisor onsite and classmates reporting verbal derogatory remarks made to/about minority groups. Leo boasted to his classmates how he was deceptive and fooled his supervisor and instructor. Dr. Vaji cannot validate the statements and is uncertain
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Ethical decisions on rules of clinical trials are required because it entails a great level of risk‚ which is required to enhance medical knowledge. In regard to ethical reasoning and decisions arises ethical dilemmas. Truth vs Loyalty‚ Individual vs. Community‚ Short-term vs. Long-Term‚ and Justice vs. Mercy are all ethical dilemmas we read in the article written in the New York times about the two cousins diagnosed with melanoma. Understanding the existence of ethical dilemmas will allow us
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What comes to your mind when you think of Hamlet? Is the love Hamlet had for Ophelia‚ or maybe it is all the killing that happens in the play? Have you ever thought about the political and ethical dilemmas in the play? Some of the dilemmas only pertained to Shakespeare’s time. While others were universal applying to all times. There were many political and ethical dilemmas that pertained to Shakespeare’s time and all times‚ one of the political dilemmas is when Demark needed to know if Norway was
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Exploring an Ethical Dilemma Introduction “Confidentiality is the foundation of safe therapy.” (Corey&Corey‚ p.208 from Grosso‚ 2002) As a counsellor I have an obligation to follow professional standards and apply appropriate behaviour defined by mental health associations. The purpose of this is to prevent harm to clients as well as to define my own professional values. Working in the helping profession I will come across situations where I need to make a decision on whether to
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his life. It all started with the death of his parents. After the incident‚ he moved back to Starkfield and had later on met Zeena. The death of Ethan’s parents affected him in a way where he couldn’t bare the thought of loneliness Ethan’s mood would have differed if his mother had not died in winter. After marrying Zeena‚ he couldn’t move back to the big city to become an engineer because he had to take care of her. She had also became silent and began complaining a lot; this had started affecting
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Ethical Case Study Amanda Whaley University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee NURS 404 10/17/2014 Summary of Events and Ethical Perspectives When clinicians enter the field of medicine‚ they have hopes of easing suffering and set goals towards helping patients attain their full health. But what happens when patients are deemed “legally dead” with no brain activity‚ and the only thing keeping their bodies alive are ventilators? Situations like this can cause profound ethical dilemmas between health care
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in today’s society would be foolish and inaccurate. However‚ the statement above does not claim that women are not discriminated against; instead it attempts to validate the idea that men‚ in today’s culture‚ also face challenge. Challenges that may have a direct correlation to the struggles of their female counter parts. If one considers masculinity in today’s society‚ we currently exist in a culture that promotes the systemic internalization and blocking of all emotion in young men (Guittard 2015)
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