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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The Ethical Dilemma of a Police Officer Professions are guided by codes of ethics to aid them in performance of their duties and to ensure maintenance of high standards of conduct. Police officers are faced with a maze of obligations in the performance of their official duties. The “Law Enforcement Code of Ethics” and “Canons of Police Ethics” were created to make explicit the conduct considered appropriate for police officers and to guide them in the performance of their duties. Although police
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Introduction according to the most recent information gathered by the CDC‚ there were 10‚673 abortions performed in the state of Nevada in 2006. However‚ roughly 2‚600 of those abortions were performed in Reno’s only abortion clinic‚ west end women’s medical group. The decision to terminate a pregnancy is a very personal and unique experience for each woman. When a woman does decide she wants an abortion‚ nurses/caregivers play a vital role in the abortion process. It is essential that abortion
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Elijah has grander and more dangerous dreams. Having been largely acculturated by a residential school upbringing before escaping into the forest to live with Xavier and Niska‚ he has acquired the dubious skills of public relations and boastfulness as much as the crafts of the hunter. His English‚ learned from the nuns‚ is impeccable‚ and he makes his mark among the men in the trenches as much by the flash of his storytelling as by his murderous midnight prowls in no man’s land. Gradually Elijah
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Piper checked her bag on a flight from Chicago to Paris‚ then switched planes to reach Brussels. Upon arrival‚ she discovered her bag was placed on the wrong connecting flight and would not be arriving until later. She sweated out several hours in the Belgium airport‚ frantically speaking to attendants until her bag appeared in the carousel‚ much to her excitement. She proceeded to evade customs and meet Alex downstairs‚ successfully completing her assignment. The Purpose When she is forced to detail
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Abstract This paper explores the ethical dilemma of a licensed professional counselor who is practicing out of a church setting. Most of the counselors’ clients are clients who are overall stable and well-functioning. Due to the status of the clients he sees he does not feel that it is necessary to keep records of the clients he sees therefore he does not keep any records at all. He feels that in a different situation where his clients were not stable he would then need to consider record keeping
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The unethical implications of a culture that supports hyper masculinity “It’s just as hard to be Ken as it is to be Barbie.” Many would argue that this statement is blatantly false. They would contend that living in a male dominated world guarantee’s a women’s rattled with challenges regarding discrimination‚ sexism and equal rights. To invalidate women’s struggle in today’s society would be foolish and inaccurate. However‚ the statement above does not claim that women are not discriminated against;
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Alexandra Rodriguez‚ Sydnie Sephton Mrs. Philipose Humanities 1 - 1st 20 February 2018 Prompt #2 Ethan seemed moral in the beginning‚ but slowly got out of it by cheating on his wife with her cousin‚ Mattie. He seemed to spend as much time with her as possible‚ and got close to her whenever he had the opportunity to do so. Zenobia showed to be sickly more frequently throughout the years she spent married to Ethan. She went out for days at times‚ just to go to various doctors. He gave her enough
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As a social worker you are faced with many different ethical dilemmas or problems in your profession. Advising the different ethical dilemmas or problems‚ there are guidelines social workers should follow‚ such as the Code of Ethics. After reading this vignette‚ I realized there was an ethical dilemma. With my responsibility as a social worker after recognizing this problem‚ I know I have to respect the well being of my client. The problem I recognized in this case is that the daughters of Ling do
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Army Standards and Ethical Dilemmas MSG Garrison‚ John O.‚ 19Z United States Army Sergeants Major Academy Class 62 SGM Kelvin Hinkle December 8‚ 2011 Unclassified Abstract The inconsistent application of Army standards leads to unethical decisions on a daily basis. Despite an emphasis on Army values at all levels‚ military leaders open themselves up to make unethical decisions when they don’t adhere to set standards. Despite the Army having clear standards on height/weight‚ APFT‚ the tattoo
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