Agency Ethics Paper Vonzell White Northeastern Illinois University What ethical issues tend to arise with the population? After being interviewed by the supervisor at BUILD about how this program is ran and all the policies and procedures, I willing selected this agency for field practicum because I was very interested in helping this population of individual’s and I felt that this was my area of expertise already. Unfortunately, to my surprise this was not so, because I quickly realized that my level of expertise in this area of learning was very little. I realized this when many ethical issues concerning the youth participants at Leland Elementary tended arise. Although there are many ethical issues that tend to arise at Leland Elementary, there are at least two ethical issues that tend to be a constant concern in working with the youth participants there. The most frequent ethical dilemma that occurs stem from fights that the youth participants at Leland Elementary commonly partake in. When fights arise at Leland, student interns like myself face an ethical dilemma. Do we break up the youth participants from fighting or do we wait and let the school staff handle the matter? Another ethical issue that tends to arise is in the area of upholding BUILD’s policy on not giving the youth participant’s incentive for good behavior. Due to overwhelming behavioral issues at Leland Elementary regarding the youth, not rewarding them when their behavior improves has led
Contrasted with the previous placement, the composition of students was generally the same ability level, however they were considerably less inclined to have conduct concerns. In this classroom, there were tw0 children who received SPED instruction for reading, and two more for Math, and two more who received accommodations for both, totaling 6 students. One student was medicated for ADHD and was able to manage his behavior with support from myself and my cooperating teacher. At that point in time, I did not have students who qualified for any programs such as PASS (Positive Approach to Student Success), so my teacher an I elected to utilize the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) philosophy in order to address concerns about behavior or academic performance that could be linked to a traumatic or chronic life event(s). All of these processes come together to support Bailly’s commitment to developing responsible leaders and
In this particular case, there are several ethical issues that should be addressed before developing an effective behavior plan to decrease the frequency of Zack’s crying behavior. First of all, and considering the information provided in this case, before implementing any type of behavioral assessment techniques and behavior change program, all members involved should become informed and aware of the steps to be followed and information needed to be known. As
Some things change, some things stay the same. The National Education Association (NEA) adopted a code of ethics in 1975 (Strike & Soltis 2009, p. viii). While this code still upholds many concerns that educators face today, it is important to make sure that a code of ethics is a breathing document. It must adapt and change with the changing of time. Strike and Soltis (2009) reference the code of ethics quite regularly throughout the entire book. It is first introduced in full at the beginning of the book. Looking over the code, it is important to remember that much has changed since it was first adopted. While all of the code still applies, it is necessary to add to the code to make it acceptable for the twenty-first century.
I was purely shocked after reading about Willowbrook State School. I believe that they violated all four ethic principles of medicine: respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. Respect for autonomy mean protecting the patients right to make their own decisions (Harrington, 2015, p. 297). First of all, the patients themselves were mentally handicapped children and were not able to make their own decisions. Second of all, the parents were not given proper informed consent because not all information about what was being done to the patients were disclosed. Nonmaleficence means that providers should "do no harm" their patients (Harrington, 2015, p. 297). This was violated when they purposely infected the patients for experimental
This paper will discuss the various ethical dilemmas facing school resource officers (SRO). This will include problems with 4th amendment protections of students, interviews and interrogations of juveniles, as well as, privacy issues expected by students and faculty. Other issues to be will also address two sociological theories, the Self Efficacy and the Modeling theory. I will also discuss how school discipline is being reclassified in to criminal behavior resulting in many children being classified as criminals due to minor behavior problems. Finally this paper will discuss the SROs role, should it be public servant, or crime fighter.
In the case study Appropriate Punishment Versus Political Expediency, nine African American male teenagers were severely punished for their involvement in a violent altercation at a high school football game. Some people in the local community; especially the African American population became outraged by the school board’s ruling. Other community members, including many white residents, and school board officials thought the punishment was just. This situation exposes many controversial issues occurring within the educational system. Topics such as race relations and appropriateness in student discipline were prominent. With strong political and social context associated with these subject matters, there are complexities in addressing these types of situations. In any event, educational leaders and district representatives should aim to handle matters by considering the child’s best interest. They should also use the principle of subsidiarity to deal with challenges that may arise. School executives ought to implement effective solutions
Often times it’s the student’s needs and the school being unable to meet the student’s needs that lead to the student being disciplined. Kids who are behind academically, and unable to perform at the same level as their peers often act out in frustration or humiliation (Noguera, 2003). Once these students are labelled as difficult, incorrigible, and unteachable they tend to believe these things about themselves and act out more in class which leads to a cycle of discipline that can ultimately lead to permanent expulsion. For some of these students, these continued rule violations lead to run-ins with the police and the criminal justice system. School administrators who are at times frustrated themselves from failed attempts to steer children from a “bad path” don’t realize that in throwing their hands up and giving up on these students, are in a way helping shuttle students from school to the penitentiary (Noguera, 2003).
This essay will provide a theoretical understanding of the four ethical frameworks: Consequentialism, Non- Consequentialism, Virtue Ethics and Care Ethics. When applied to a situation these frameworks help teachers to resolve and justify their decision making. The objective is to apply the four frameworks to the scenario Helping Molly, to establish the most ethical course of action. Finally, a recommended course of action will be justification. The overarching ethical issue present within the Helping Molly scenario is the community sponsorship and the alignment with school beliefs and initiatives.
A leader's feelings, laws and social norms can deviate from what is ethical, so it becomes necessary to constantly examine one's moral standards to ensure that they are reasonable and well-founded (Cook, 2012). Mr. Clark’s approach to protecting, educating children was tyrannical and autocratic. He was effective and had a record of accomplishment of being successful but also burned bridges with community leaders and peers along the way. Coincidentally this was not far from what happen in 1987 at Eastside High School. The real Mr. Clark berated school staff and parents in his quest to produce a quality learning environment in the inner city. The event which cause such a stir in the community was the sudden expulsion of students and placing
You are a Licensed Professional School Counselor working in a middle school in North Carolina and one of my former students Tierra has graduated and has come by my office to share her plans after graduation. While talking with her, she has informed me that she had been romantically involved with her high school counselor, Zack for most of her senior year in high school but that they had recently decided to just be friends. Tierra also stated they had not been involved sexually, and had not gone any further than kissing.
Coming to occupation of kids, it is moral on the premise of central rights and utilitarianism implies working gives utility, in any case it is deceptive on the premise of virtual morals as it is ethically not a good fit for a tyke to win, and ought to rather concentrate on instruction. By and large, families depend on tyke work, so that the family can survive. When they grew up, there is no necessary instruction, so working does not deny school kids from going to class. A short time back, the U.S. was at one time a creating nation. For a long time, we excused the act of utilizing kids in the working environment. Once our way of life enhanced and all inclusive, state funded training turned into a sensible target we passed kid work laws that
Boonjue demonstrated and modeled high level of integrity (e.g. ethical standards of the profession) in all interactions with students, families, colleagues, and the community. (NEPF Professional Standard 3, Indicator 2, Present Performance Level: 3) Evidence: On parent’s night, Boonjue exercised professional judgment and acted in a courteous manner when interacting with students, parents or guardians, staff and the community. Boonjue provide incoming parents on what to expect in his class and provide support for academic deficient
Over recent years there has been an increasing approval in Britain and elsewhere that children and young people should be involved more in decision making which may affect them. Recent years have seen an increase on the focus of children 's rights which include ways of getting young people and children involved more directly in decision making that impact their lives. In research terms, this has been mirrored in a linguistic shift from talking about 'research on ' to research with ' and now, increasingly, to 'research by ' children and young people (Kimmel, A.J., 1988).
The most embraced value in our agency is social justice. The institution ensures that every individual whether staff or child receives fair treatment. Equal efforts apply to all students both slow as well as the fast learners to ensure success to all. On ethical principles, we lean mainly on recognizing students’ and staffs’ talents and ways to develop them substantially for future benefits. Ethical Dilemmas
This scenario involves an ethical dilemma surrounding my partner and what happened to cause him to draw his weapon and fire on a juvenile suspect. Ethically I should tell officer Thomas from internal affairs the truth and nothing but the truth so help me god. I’m a law enforcement officer and therefore held to a higher standard than others and one requirement is that I serve justice under the legitimacy of the law. I need to tell the truth about my partner firing on a fleeing juvenile who didn't have a weapon or appear to draw a weapon. If my partner wants me to lie about his misconduct and “murder” then he should not be a law enforcement officer because he has honesty and integrity problems. It is unethical for my partner to put me in that