“The Sea Inside” Film Review by Michael Travis The first ethical issue I observed was with Gene, the therapist. Gene chose to break the law by assisting Ramon with information about the correct use of cyanide to commit a crime. Secondly, her relationship with Ramon did not remain professional.Gene has a responsibility to do good, and no harm to her client Ramon. She violated beneficence and non-maleficence. Welfel (2016) states “both professional ethics and the law have a set of values at their core: for the law, they are the values the society agrees upon; for the professions, they are the central values that its members have endorsed,” I felt Gene was incompetent to be Ramon’s therapist; she failed him by not referring to professional …show more content…
The therapist must accept the autonomy of their clients. Welfel states “the right to privacy is coupled with freedom of choice as part of respect for autonomy.” In other words, all people hold the freedom to choose what is in their best interest or freedom of actions and dignity. Bart said “I do what I feel like,” his community needs to respect his actions because he is free to make choices for himself. The overlapping principle of nonmaleficence comes into play when the potential for harm is evident and avoiding preventable risks. Welfel states “Professionals have a duty to use only those interventions that they know are not likely to harm clients. In the case of Groundskeeper Willie and the Maintenance worker, they are the professional in their vocation; they exercised their freedom by partly doing their job because that is all they felt like doing, knowing full well, harm could come to the citizens. They could have said they were not competent in their role and declined the responsibility because of inadequate training or experience, however, they didn’t, they were entrusted to put the lives at the festival first. It is imperative counselor understand both principles, what is in the best interest of the client despite them doing what they feel like unless it is going to cause harm to themselves or others. Then their autonomy should be
Both of the selected theories place high importance on the relationship between the counselor and client. Given that research indicates
Gene thought at one point that Finny was trying to ruin his grades because Finny always made him come with him to the meetings and to play games. This drove Gene to the point where when he and Finny were on the limb of the tree, Gene bounced the limb making Finny fall and break his leg. “Holding firmly to the trunk, I took a step toward him, and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb” (Knowles pg. 60). Gene immediately regretted it and tried to tell Finny the truth, but Finny didn’t believe him. “I deliberately jounced the limb so you would fall off” (Knowles pg. 70). Besides that though Gene kept the truth from Finny and was planning on never telling him. The fact that Gene kept the truth from Finny just made it worse, and when Finny found out the truth he stormed off and fell down a flight of stairs which broke his leg again. Sadly, this led to Finny’s death. When the doctors were putting his bone back in place, a piece of bone marrow went and punctured his heart. Gene never forgave
Knowles reveals the other characters’ feelings of Gene to indirectly characterize him as both paranoid and compassionate. Gene is shown as paranoid when he and Leper are talking after the Winter Festival. Leper tells Gene that he is “‘a swell guy, except when the chips were down’” yet “‘always [was] a savage underneath’” (145). Leper knows of Gene’s paranoid tendencies and
Much of what the therapist did in the film (Black et al., 2002) was unorthodox and may have seemed to be going against the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics, however, it also seemed obvious to me that the
Gene’s envy and intimidation of Finny caused great internal turmoil with himself throughout the story. He went through and identity crisis because he was unsure of who he was and who he wanted to be. In the story, Gene said, “I went along, as I always did, with any new invention of Finny’s” (Knowles 117). He always went along with everything Finny proposed or did; this gave him little to no time to discover who he really was. This lack of personal discovery lead him to doubt who he was. This internal conflict within Gene also affected his personal actions. Before Finny’s fall, Gene said, “I took a step toward him, and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb” (Knowles
Which is almost worded perfectly here “The tree was tremendous, an irate, steely black steeple beside the river. I was damned if I’d climb it.” (Knowles 14). This shows to us that obviously he remembers what he has done to his friend along with even foreshadowing the event when read from the beginning. This even helps to say that Gene wishes not to even reenact the horrible event that happened so long ago. The second reason is his general thoughts and impulses that make him lose even more of a sense of peace when reviewing previous things that he has done. As stated “we’re all liable to corruption form within by our own envy, anger, and fear. In the end, inner peace is achieved only after fighting one’s own, private war of growing up.” (Alton paragraph 6). From what is said, this helps to express how gene fights his impulses that made him go against finny. Which lead to his lack of peace for doing such a horrendous thing. In the end, Gene didn’t find any “Separate
Gene is constantly neglecting to confront his guilt, and this in turn causes it to come back to haunt him in the most undesirable way. Gene describes the passage into the room, “The lock turned, we went in, entering the doubtful
Is the inner evil inside of Gene stronger than Gene himself? After having a conversation
I personelly believe that Gene just went to remain leader. He definitely needs friends, but he seems to put his personal gain over the feelings of others. This book just seems to get better and better. Gene seems to get meaner and meaner. At the end of the book I wouldn’t be surprised if Gene is pure evil, or maybe even a
Autonomy includes three primary conditions: (1) liberty (independence from controlling influences), (2) agency (capacity for intentional action), and (3) understanding (through informed consent) (Beauchamp & Childress, 2009, p. 100). According to Beauchamp & Childress (2009) to respect autonomous agents, one must acknowledge their right to hold views, to make choices, and to take actions based on their personal values and beliefs (p. 103). Respect for autonomy implies thaturges caregivers to respect theassist a patient in achieving? Heed? the autonomous choices of their patients. From there, patients can act intentionally and with full understanding when evaluating medical treatment modalities. Autonomy also includes a set of rules, one of which requires that providers honor patient decision-making rights by providing the truth, also known as veracity (Beauchamp & Childress, 2009, p. 103). In this case, several facets of the principle of respecting autonomy, specifically veracity, informed
DICTION “that funereal tree by the river” (Knowles 81) This phrase is used when describing the accident by the tree that shatters Finny’s leg. While Finny did not physically die, the accident permanently ended Finny’s athletic career, killing it. By naming the tree the “funereal tree,” Knowles creates a sad demeanor.
To begin with the person is the centre of the plan, to be consulted with and their views must always come first: It should include all aspects of their care, and every professional should work together to provide it. (Leathard 2000) Autonomy refers to an individuals’ ability to come to his or her own decisions and requires nurses to respect the choices patients make concerning their own lives (Hendrick 2000).However Gillon Argues that the principle respect for autonomy may need some restriction, otherwise we may be morally obliged to respect an autonomous course of action with unthinkable consequences.( Gillon 1986) Every human being has an intrinsic value, they all have a right to well being, to self-fulfilment and to as much control over their own lives as is consistent with others (British Association of Social Workers 2002).Professional Judgement and patient preference cannot be suspended if practice is to be safe and effective rather than routine(DOH 2005) Alex had to attend this session as it was within his Timetable, how could it have been effective?, he was unhappy and
Ethical principles provide generalized frameworks that may be employed in the resolution of ethical dilemmas in our daily lives. These principles may be applied to our interpersonal relationships as well as to our professional lives. However, as members of a profession, we will encounter more specific codes of ethics that are designed to govern our professional behavior and to offer some guidance for the resolution of commonly faced ethical issues that occur in the practice of our chosen professions (Syracuse University,
Professional ethics are guidelines set by professional organizations that guide its members in performing the functions of their job appropriately, while behaving in a professional and ethical manner (Web Finance Inc., 2016). Some of the characteristics of professional ethics include “knowledge, honesty, accountability, integrity, loyalty, compliance with the law and more” (Reference An IAC Publishing Labs Company, 2016, para. 3). Professional ethics are important because it builds credibility and shows that the person is capable of doing their job appropriately, regardless of the situation,
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship among professional values, ethics, and career success. A person’s personal values and ethics can influence their professional values and ethics in the workplace. Finding the right balance between personal and professional views in the workplace will help foster a successful career. This paper will cover professional values and ethics and how they can influence the success of a career. Also discussed is how professional values and ethics are based on the foundations of personal values, professional and academic