Values and Ethical Dilemmas Values‚ which we define as those norms and principles that many or most members of a social system perceive to be important‚ are fundamental to social work practice. In some ways‚ values are similar to theories—they provide a framework for understanding and analyzing situations. Ethics are similar to models—they provide guidelines for practice. One can feel strongly about something‚ but acting on that feeling involves ethical behavior‚ which is the operationalization of
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Kim L Chau California Southern University MKT 86500 September 11‚ 2014 Dr. Hoon Essay I Issue: Confronting Ethical Dilemmas Review of Subject: Situation 1‚ Problem Statement per Assignment 2 Description Kay Smith is one of your top-performing subordinates. She has shared with you her desire to apply for promotion to a new position just announced in a different division of the company. This will be tough on you since recent budget cuts mean you will be unable to replace anyone who leaves
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Ethical decision making: A dilemma Ethical issues have greatly transformed in our lives since the great Enron‚ Xerox and other huge corporations proposed big profits showing earnings of billions of dollars and yet in reality facing bankruptcy. These corporations faced great trouble with the federals and state for manipulating financial statements. But not only corporations can be blamed on this‚ accounting firms were involved in this as much as the corporations were. With the business stand
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concerned party ’s family and very often these tend to develop into ethical issues. However sometimes this can be forced upon the employees as a result of harsh economic situations. Therefore moonlighting has to be dealt with on a case by case basis in order to ensure that there is no harm done to any party as a result of the act. In my opinion‚ the case study does not offer much ethical issues. The main perceived ethical problem with Jeremy moonlighting is obviously the fact that he has
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A1. Introduction/Potential Ethical Dilemmas Jamilah Shah arrived at the hospital after collapsing. Once testing was completed‚ it was determined that Jamilah suffered from a heart attack. A decision regarding whether further treatment is going to be done needs to be made quickly‚ but before a decision can be made‚ all aspects of her health and quality of life need to be assessed/considered. Many potential ethical dilemmas exist in this situation. These include disagreeing opinions between the healthcare
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What approaches should be utilized to understand juvenile justice and the ethical dilemmas that arise within the condition? Juvenile delinquency in the United States‚ because of its prominence on rehabilitation and the best interest of children‚ has become an increasingly compound subject (Ramirez‚ 2008). Some causes of delinquency include poverty‚ drugs‚ gangs‚ abuse and neglect‚ and truancy (Ramirez‚ 2008). In addition‚ violent juvenile crimes led to an increase in the waiver of many young offenders
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The ethical dilemma proposed in this case study involves a psychologist who purposefully miscodes a client’s clinical diagnosis while billing the insurance for services since half of the patient’s clinical diagnosis is often declined for payment by the insurance company. While the therapist was only trying to help the patient out by saving them money by getting the insurance company to pay for all the services provided‚ the psychologist was unethical in not disclosing all the appropriate information
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Taking a life is against the ethical principle of nurses which is nonmaleficence‚ where they would not prefer taking care of that particular patient or might assist the patient with resentment which in turn hinder the nurse from providing a quality care to the patient. Secondly abortion
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John is under great distress and great pain understandably speaking and although we respect and honor his decision there is an ethical dilemma to the lethal treatment he so desperately seeks. First‚ we must address the Hippocratic Oath of our doctors who administered an oath to not take part in suicide or killings of their patience. There is a moral and ethical dilemma in a physician’s direct action that leads to the death of their patient‚ even if the individual state has allowed such practice
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supervising physician (Dr.Yarnell) for different medical conditions while prescribing multiple controlled substances. Legal standards provide vague ethical guidance regarding this issue and leave a lot of blank spaces open for clinician interpretation. In Dr.Yarnell and PA Brian’s case there were numerous ethical dilemmas that can be examined under the four ethical principles of medicine: beneficence‚ nonmaleficence‚ respect for autonomy‚ and justice.
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