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Ethical And Ethical Norms Of Human Services

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When looking at ethical dilemmas in human services one must be able identify and address the dilemma properly. Within the module for this week I am to evaluate three different dilemma scenarios and describe how I would approach each. In addition, I will be identifying what steps in the evaluation process I have used to make my decision on each ethical dilemma. The first ethical dilemma states that a student is feeling sexually harassed by a teacher. She then states that she wants it to be over and that she doesn’t want to file a grievance report. My first feeling towards this scenario is that the student is obviously upset by the situation and the fact that she wants to leave it alone makes it harder to address. The Ethical standards that I think apply to the situation are as follows; Ethical Standard 3 and Ethical Standard 8 (Ethical Standards, 2016). I have chosen Ethical standard 3 because the client is being sexually harassed and the case manager must decide if the situation constitutes for a legal break in confidentiality or not. I chose Ethical Standard 8 because it is another standard that addresses client privacy (Ethical Standards, 2016). Standard 8 states that anything about the client to another colleague must be approved prior (Ethical Standards, 2016). My concern is definitely on what the client is feeling. She obviously doesn’t want to make a big deal about the situation but I am concerned that ignoring the harassment will make her situation even worse. Once

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