What are the behaviors that will almost always be viewed as

unethical?
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Being intimate with clients

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Libeling or slandering a client (Communication of false info)

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Sharing confidences without compelling professional reasons

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Assaulting, causing physical injuries, or placing clients in danger

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Discriminatory practices

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Withdrawing services precipitously (abandoning a client)

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Failure to warn and protect the victim of a violent crime

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Failure to exercise reasonable precautions with a potentially suicidal client

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Promising cures for problems

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How do I avoid rushing into ethical dilemmas?

Develop

a working knowledge of the Code of Practice

(by necessity they cannot be specific to every possible ethics violation)

By

anticipating likely trouble spots before they occur.

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How do I dilemmas?

resolve

ethical

The first step is recognizing the problem and identifying the source of the conflict. You also must keep all parties informed of your legal and ethical obligations. Engage clients or involved parties in
dialogue, and brainstorm the best

course of action.
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Make sure you are constantly keeping in mind the mission of the profession and
observing the clients right to self-

determination.

If you are still unclear about what to do, discuss

the situation with your field

instructor.

Protect the identity of the client if necessary, and present the situation as a hypothetical case if you need external help.
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The priority ranking of ethical principles (Lowenberg and Dolgoff ,1992) An

approach for ordering social work values that might help you get off the horns of a dilemma. Protection of life

Equality Autonomy and freedom Least harm Quality of life Privacy and confidentiality Truthfulness and full disclosure

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How do I know whether I am doing the right thing?

It is not always possible to know,

but there is a greater chance that : we can feel good about the decision we have to make if we go through a deliberate process where

we examine our values, seek additional information, and

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others.

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A Decision-Making Model: 5 Steps (M.V. Joseph, 1983)

1.

definition of the dilemma,

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A Decision-Making Model: 5 Steps (M.V. Joseph, 1983).

looking

at all the

relevant facts and developing valid arguments for various courses of action,
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3.

consideration of practice wisdom, personal beliefs and values, and how these might influence the final decision,
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4.

developing options, exploring compromises, evaluating alternatives in an attempt to find a course of action with
the least negative effects, and

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A Decision-Making Model: 5 Steps (M.V. Joseph, 1983)

5.

choosing a

position
that you can

defend.
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The simple step of a simple courageous man is to not take part in the lie, not to support deceit. Let the lie come into the world, even dominate the world, but not through me. -- Alexander Solzhenitsyn