Description
Create a PowerPoint presentation (minimum 10 slides) that demonstrates the use of professional guidelines and tools that create a strategy for dealing with an ethical dilemma in a simulated case study. Analyze the usefulness of those guidelines and tools.
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Introduction
Note: You are strongly encouraged to complete the assessments in this course in the order in which they are presented.
Ethical principles, professional standards, theories, and decision-making models provide guides for navigating complex moral choices in professional contexts.
An ethical dilemma is a situation that is difficult to resolve because no course of action will be a perfect solution. In such situations, critically analyzing and thinking about all applicable ethical principles and standards is important. Even then, it can be hard to make ethical decisions, but decisions must be made. Often, avoidance of making a decision is a decision within itself, and it can bring the worst possible outcome.
The process for solving ethical dilemmas can be multifaceted. You must consider all parts of a situation in order to make an informed and responsible decision about how to proceed ethically. The more layers, the more difficult an ethical dilemma is to resolve.
The American Psychological Association’s “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” and similar standards developed by other professional organizations are important sources of guidance. Ethical theories provide general frameworks for evaluating ethical positions. In addition, ethical decision-making models are important tools to resolve ethical dilemmas. These two concepts can be confusing.
To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of your professional community.
Why are ethics important for practitioners?
What specific values, skills, and knowledge might you need to be ethical in your planned professional role as a psychological practitioner, educator, researcher, or organizational change agent?
What are the main theoretical positions in regard to ethics? Which do you think are most valuable? Why?
What ethical dilemmas might arise in your specialization?
How can ethical codes and standards help?
What are the strengths and limitations of these ethical codes and standards?
What are the differences between ethical theories and ethical decision-making models? How can each help you in your profession?
What are your current strengths (specific characteristics, beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviors) that contribute to your ethics? What areas do you need to develop?
Preparation
Note: The assessments in this course build upon each other, so you are strongly encouraged to complete them in sequence.
Use the Ethics Case Study Template [PPTX] Download Ethics Case Study Template [PPTX]to complete your Ethics Case Study assessment. Do not submit a paper for this assessment. Papers will not be graded.
Review Fisher’s Ethical Decision-Making Model to support your work on this assessment.
Capella Multimedia
Click the links provided below to view the following multimedia pieces:
Ethical Theories.
Case Study Scenario Part 1.
Case Study Scenario Part 2.
Download and use the Ethics Case Study Template. You will complete this assessment by replacing all language that is enclosed with brackets […] in the PowerPoint with your own words. As in the previous assessment, you may enhance the design of the presentation to make it more effective. Again, links to tips for using PowerPoint and designing effective presentations are provided in PowerPoint Resources activity.
The Presentation
Your PowerPoint should include the following:
Title slide: On the first slide of the PowerPoint:
Enter a descriptive title of approximately 5–15 words that concisely communicates the heart of the case study. It should stir interest while maintaining professional decorum.
Enter your name, and a job title and organization that would fit with your case study.
Case Study Overview slides: Provide the briefest possible narrative description of the professional conflict in the case. Additional supporting details and references can be added in the notes section in the slide. The overview should include:
The professional setting of the case.
Brief descriptions of the individuals involved and their roles.
A brief summation of the ethical dilemma presented in the case study.
Ethical Concerns slides: Bullet point three or more ethical concerns in the case and apply one or more ethical standards to each concern. Additional supporting details and references can be added in the notes section on the slide. Be sure to link to elements of the code.
Comparison of Ethical Theories slides: In the first row of the provided table, enter the names of two ethical theories that you think would be the most appropriate for the situations in the case. In the following rows, enter comparisons of relevant features of the two theories. In the notes section, evaluate which theory provides a more functional framework for your case and explain why. (Note that ethical theories and ethical decision-making models are two different things. Please make sure you are comparing, contrasting, and evaluating two ethical theories).
Ethical Decision-Making Model slides:
Choose an ethical decision-making model, and identify each step in the model.
Apply the model to your case and, under each step of the model, describe how that step would look if you applied it to the case.
Incorporate multicultural issues presented in the case study within the selected ethical decision-making model.
Add copies of this slide as needed, and combine steps on the slides as necessary or appropriate. In the notes section, write out supporting narrative details for your bullet points. (Note that ethical theories and ethical decision-making models are two different things. Please make sure you are applying steps of the ethical decision-making model to your case).
Proposed Resolution slide: Use bullet points to summarize your proposed resolution to the ethical dilemmas in the case. In the notes section, write out supporting narrative details for your bullet points.
References slides: Use current APA style and formatting guidelines.
Citation requirements: You must cite at least three scholarly research articles. You may cite reputable sources form Web sites, books, textbooks, and suggested resources as well, but these will not count toward the three required scholarly research references.
Additional Requirements
Written communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
Format: Use the Ethics Case Study Template linked above. Use current APA style and formatting guidelines as applicable to this assessment.
References: Three scholarly research articles.
Length of PowerPoint: A minimum of 10 slides.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Apply ethical principles and standards to ethical dilemmas.
Ethical Concerns: Apply ethical standards to ethical concerns pertaining to a case study.
Competency 2: Employ models of ethical reasoning and ethical decision making.
Ethical Theory: Analyze ethical theories and justify application of one theory in an attempt to resolve the ethical dilemma in the case study.
Ethical Decision Making: Apply steps in an ethical decision-making model to an ethical dilemma in the case study.
Solution: Design a viable solution for an ethical problem.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
Communication: Write clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, syntax, and good organization, following APA style standards.
Fisher’s Ethical Decision-making Model
Ethical reasoning models have been posited to help you think about how you approach ethical dilemmas. It is “why” we make a decision. In this assessment, you will be researching ethical theories and applying them to an ethical dilemma. Note that ethical theories are not theoretical orientations. You should not attempt to mesh an ethical theory with your professional identity. Rather, you should consider the utility of all of the theories.Ethical decision-making models describe “how” we go about making an ethical decision. In Fisher’s 2023 book, Decoding the Ethics Code, she proposes a highly recommended eight-step ethical decision-making model:
Step 1: Develop and sustain a professional commitment to doing what is right.
Step 2: Acquire sufficient familiarity with the APA’s “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” to anticipate situations that require ethical planning and to identify unanticipated situations that require ethical decision making.
Step 3: Gather additional facts relevant to the specific ethical situation from professional guidelines, state and federal laws, and organizational policies.
Step 4: Make efforts to understand the perspective of different stakeholders who will be affected by the decision and consult with colleagues.
Step 5: Apply Steps 1 to 4 to generate ethical alternatives and evaluate each alternative in terms of moral theories, general principles and ethical standards, relevant laws and policies, and consequences to stakeholders.
Step 6: Select and implement an ethical course of action.
Step 7: Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the course of action.
Step 8: Modify and continue to evaluate the ethical plan if feasible and necessary.
This model takes into consideration the importance of ethical commitment, awareness, and competence, and is designed to help you start the process of learning how to make sound ethical decisions. Interestingly, this decision-making model mirrors the three stages of therapy: exploration, insight, and action. Steps 1–3 are focused more on exploring the whole ethical dilemma. For example, Step 2 suggests that you familiarize yourself with the standards that apply to this situation and anticipate any further ethical issues that may arise in the situation. Steps 4–5 promote insight into the ethical situation in question. Step 4 proposes that you consider the impact of the situation on all parties involved, not just yourself. Last, Steps 6–8 encourage taking action in the situation.
Reference
Fisher, C. B. (2023). Decoding the ethics code: A practical guide for psychologists (5th ed.). Sage.
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[Title for Ethical Dilemma Case
Study]
[Your Name]
[Your job title in the CS]
[Your Organization in the CS]
[Case Study Overview]
[Provide the briefest possible narrative
description of the case situation here. Additional
supporting details and references to evidence
can be added in the notes section below. Review
the instructions in the courseroom for more
information.]
Ethical Concerns
• [Bullet point the three or more ethical
concerns in the case.
• Apply ethical standards to each concern.]
Comparison of [Ethical Theory 1] &
[Ethical Theory 2]
[Ethical Theory 1]
• Feature 1
• Feature 2
• Feature 3
[Ethical Theory 2]
• Comparative feature 1
• Comparative feature 2
• Comparative feature 3
Ethical Decision Making with the
[Name of Model] Model
• [Briefly describe each step of the decision
making model.
• Incorporate multicultural issues.
• Apply each step to your specific case.
• You can combine steps on the slides as
necessary or appropriate.
• Add copies of this slide as needed.
Proposed Resolution
• [Summarize your proposed resolution to the
ethical dilemmas in the case.
• Justify your resolution.]
References
• [Include at least three scholarly research
references for this assignment.
• Web sites, books, textbooks, and other
suggested resources may be used, but do not
count toward the three required references.
You must find research articles.
• Add slides if needed.]
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