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    Angi Ethical Dilemmas

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    1 Of the four options available to Angi‚ which is the most ethical? When we look at the situation that is presented to Angi‚ before she makes a decision there are a few things that she needs to look at ethically. The first is the obligation she has to her research work‚ the grant she received should be spent on producing the best work possible over the summer‚ and that includes selecting the best teachers assistant (TA) available. Angi have four choices to choose from‚ Robert a very qualified TA

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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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    case of Cassandra Callender. In such a case‚ the ethical dilemmas that arise‚ blur what is just‚ so the people decide what is ethical. In 2016‚ Cassandra was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL). If treated with chemotherapy‚ HL has a 85% cure rate (Nalpathanchil 1). However‚ in modern society‚ some people prefer to use more natural methods to treat sickness and disease. Cassandra is one of these people. She wanted to explore alternative therapy to treat her disease. The reason why was because of

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    Chapter 4: Case Study: When radiation therapy kills. The concepts of ethics are illustrated in this chapter. Ethics is a concern of humans who have freedom of choice. Responsibility‚ accountability and liability are issues that are raised by radiation technology. In this case we see that the carelessness or laziness of the medical technician‚ the lack of training in the handling of the equipment (software)‚ also of the maintenance of the updates of the software can cause the life a person. These

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    Puckett Ethical Dilemma

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    Introduction The most ethical decision for Richard Puckett to keep the Puckett Animal Hospital in business through changes in the minimum wage is to raise prices for more substantial net revenue. Then Richard should give staff a choice between smaller insurance bonuses or a 2% match for their 401k instead of a 3% match. Due to adjustments in legislation minimum wage is going from $8.50 to $16 an hour‚ making Richard no longer able to keep running his business under his current financials. Raising

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    that affect clients seeking treatment. They are faced with situations on whether to continue care‚ determining the direction of care‚ and even deciding whom they should treat. Often‚ these decisions present an ethical dilemma. According to McConnell (2014)‚ the features of a moral dilemma consist of a situation where the $$$$agent is required to do each of two (or more) actions; the agent can do each of the actions; but the agent cannot do both (or all) of the actions. The agent thus seems condemned

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    Introduction In this essay I am going to examine the information given from Miss E and plan an ethical approach to working with her and attach a copy of the screed. During the initial consultation the ethical therapist would use counselling skills to explore and identify any deeper issues that the client may wish to address. Using and creating a safe environment for the client the therapist would gather as much information as possible and be prepared to vary the style of questioning and plan for

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    has held onto through other horrible situations that have happened to him. It seems that only once he saw the misfortunes of others could he see that “ Certainly‚ if all things are good‚ it is in El Dorado and not in the rest of the world.” The ethical challenge that I experienced while reading

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    geometry. Procedure and Observations Part 1a): In the first part of the experiment the EGS code was configured to calculate the influence of voxel size and the number of photons on the amount of radiation dose deposited on a water phantom. A mono-energetic source of 2MeV with a radius of 2cm was chosen to be the particle beam. A trial with 1million particles incident on a water phantom at a voxel resolution of 1cm was simulated then another trial

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    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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