The first primary moral issue is that Ms. Jones endured with extreme substance abuse and lost guardianship of her children various times. Her mother deals with the children when she loses authority and Susan; the families social worker continually tries to keep in contact with her updated status of Ms. Jones. This is a moral issue because according to the Code of Ethics (COE) of the National Association of Social Workers (2008) states that “social workers should not take any part in a dual relationship
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Identification of Health Related Issues As started in a previous paper‚ the population that will be reviewed for the remainder of this course is elderly stricken with Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s population chosen are aged 65-85 who are not currently diagnosed with multiple comorbidities. This paper will discuss health related issues relevant to this population‚ potential environmental hazards‚ health promotions‚ and community services available to those affected by Alzheimer’s. Health Issues There are multiple
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Social Problems and social actions” by Anna Guerrero brought up many great issues within today’s society and even some of the different social movements of today’s time. One example is occupy Wall Street. This article discussed cognitive liberation which is something that takes place when an aggrieved groups begins to consider there situation as unjust. This to me is talking about things such as social class and race and even relates to some of the issues going on today such as the black lives matter
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Current Ethical Issues in Business November 22‚ 2010 PHL/323: Mr. Michael Smith Current Ethical Issues in Business Ethics plays an important role in the function of a business. The overall standards of a company often determine the conscious effort and importance of ethical standards. There are various reasons for business ethics that go beyond the invisible line set by most business standards. Competition‚ security‚ and safety become compromised by carelessness‚ neglect‚ and ethic violations
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The 3 Most Pressing Issues The three most pressing social issues in the United States today are the economy‚ lack of appropriate education‚ and our priorities. In the U.S. today our national debt is over fifteen trillion dollars. Our national unemployment rate is 8.5%. Big businesses seem to continue to flourish at the working classes’ expense. When the wealthy lose their jobs‚ they tend to have “nest eggs” or resources that they can rely on until another position comes available. Yes‚ they sometimes
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GCU Patient Rights Abstract This paper discusses the importance of two documents in ethical issues of the use of human test subjects in research. The creation of these documents came after acquiring knowledge of unethical methods being used in human research. This also proves that people learn from past mistakes‚ and those mistakes will shape how the same situations could be better handled in the future. Ethical standards need to be regulated for the sake of all human civilization. Patient
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D Research Plan As part of your research plan‚ you must first draft a research question for your research paper that will guide the rest of your writing. A research question‚ which is more specific and focused than a general topic‚ is the question that your research paper will be answering. For example‚ if your general area of interest is social security‚ a possible research question might ask‚ “How can low-income families save more money if the United States had a reformed social security
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Current Issues in Quality and Safety Current Issues in Quality and Safety The safety of medication administration has become a universal issue and crucial for one ’s wellbeing. The majority of hospitalized patients are treated with medications (Agyemang & While‚ 2010). The medical treatment of patients has a direct effect on the patient ’s quality of life. Srinivasan declared "patients have a right to know they are receiving safe care" (as cited by Zhani‚ 2012‚ p. 1). The purpose of
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A Christmas Carol Many social issue are in Charles Dickens‚ A Christmas Carol‚ with the vast majority of them having to do with scrooge. Scrooge begins the story with no Christmas spirit whatsoever‚ but he changes into a warmhearted teddybear at the end. A Christmas Carol shows that kindness is the way to go rather than being mean and greedy. A social issue that is touched on in this novel is the lack of sympathy that people have towards each other. Scrooge is mean to his family and friends
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Hooters Current Ethical Issue Over the years the national chain restaurant Hooters has had lawsuits brought against them for discrimination based on gender. Currently‚ the issue is weight discrimination. Not just one lawsuit‚ but two‚ and maybe three lawsuits may be filed. The waitresses claim that they lost their jobs because they weighed too much. They were put on a 30-day weight probation and offered gym memberships. The ethical issue here is the fact the company practices such discrimination
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