You are treating a 15-year-old female client for an eating disorder. She reveals that she is pregnant and does not want you to share this information with her parents. What do you tell her?
Following the session, the client’s mother, who has been waiting in the lobby, asks how the session went. What do you say?
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Readings
· O’Hare, T. (2020). Essential ethics in social work practice Download Essential ethics in social work practice . In Essential skills of social work practice: Assessment, intervention, and evaluation (3rd ed., pp. 79–100). Oxford University Press. Credit line: Essential Skills of Social Work Practice: Assessment, Intervention, and Evaluation, 3rd Edition by O’Hare, T. Copyright 2020 by Oxford University Press. Reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press via the Copyright Clearance Center. Licensed in 2022.
· National Association of Social Workers. (2021). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers Links to an external site. . https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English
· Document: ETHIC Model of Decision Making Download ETHIC Model of Decision Making (PDF)
· Review the Learning Resources on ethics. Download the ETHIC Model of Decision Making document.
· Read the following ethical scenarios and choose one to use for this Assignment:
· Scenario 1: You are treating a 15-year-old female client for an eating disorder. She reveals that she is pregnant and does not want you to share this information with her parents. What do you tell her? Following the session, the client’s mother, who has been waiting in the lobby, asks how the session went. What do you say?
a 1-page paper in which you use the ETHIC Model to respond to the chosen practice scenario.
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ETHIC Model of Decision Making
E EXAMINE relevant personal, societal, agency, client, and professional values.
T THINK about what ethical standard of the NASW Code of Ethics applies, as well as relevant laws and case decisions.
H HYPOTHESIZE about possible consequences of different decisions.
I IDENTIFY who will benefit and who will be harmed in view of social work’s commitment to the most vulnerable.
C CONSULT with supervisor and colleagues about the most ethical choice.
Congress, E. P. (2000). What social workers should know about ethics: Understanding and resolving practice dilemmas. Advances in Social Work, 1(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.18060/124
Elaine Congress’s