BENCHMARK ETHICAL VIGNETTE PAPER ASSIGNMENT
Learn how to apply both ethical standards and laws to common ethical scenarios.
Step 1: Choose one watch item (A Helpful Receptionist or Can You be Liable) from the assigned module to complete this assignment.
Step 2: Now that the scenario presented has happened to you, read the Practitioner’s Guide to Ethical Decision-Making. Read each step carefully. For this assignment, pay specific attention to steps 1-4 of the ethical decision-making model as this will become the headings for your paper as outlined in step 4 below. Step into the shoes of the counselor (as though you are the counselor in the scenario you watched).
Step 3: Watch the selected watch item again while taking copious notes to identify the problem.
Step 4: Divide your paper into the following required headings and answer the questions below in 1st person:
Identify the problem
Clearly state the facts of the scenario. Do not provide innuendos, assumptions,hypotheses, or suspicions.
Correctly and clearly identify the problem(s) in the scenario.
Answer the questions: “Is this problem an ethical, legal, professional, clinical, or
