Ethical Position paper Question- Should a Rehabilitation Counsellor disclose their clients mental illness to a potential employer without informing the client? You are required to consider an ethical issue that can be explored in depth with TWO other people from different discipline backgrounds Rehabilitation Counsellor & Registered Nurse (from yourself as a Social worker. To do this, the ethical issue needs to be framed up as a question that can be posed to others, and then analysed with reference to ethical theory (Deontology, Utilitarianism, Virtue ethics, Ethics of care, Communitarianism) . Question :Should a Rehabilitation Counsellor disclose their clients mental illness to a potential employer without informing the client? The steps in this process are as follows: (1) Define the ethical issue, reframe it as an ethical question, and explore practice And research literature relevant to the topic and ethical theory -i.e Deontology, Utilitarianism, Virtue ethics, Ethics of care, communitarianism (Question: Should a Rehabilitation Counsellor disclose their clients mental illness to a potential employer without informing the client?) (2) Identify TWO other people who have backgrounds in a professional discipline Use Rehabilitation counsellor, Registered Nurse and yourself as a Social worker, and invite them to participate in a hypothetical discussion with you about their responses to this question. (Treat this as a hypothetical discussion, ask them what they think, and why. Then explore whether their personal views differ from their professionl views? Do they know what their professional code of ethics would direct in relation to this question?) (3) Engage the (Australian) Rehabilitation counsellor, registered Nurse (Australia)in a hypothetical discussion about their personal AND professional responses to the question, including their understanding of how their own discipline’s relevant Code of Ethics and principals would inform their response. (3a) With Particular reference to social justice, Accountability, Privacy and confidentiality, respect for autonomy, professional integrity, duty of care. use : Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors code of Ethics- Australian Association of Social work code of ethics 2020- Nursing and midwifery board of Australia. Australian college of nursing Code of ethics- for nurses in Australia. (4) Conduct an analysis of each person’s position on the question by identifying relevant ethical theory that explains their position, and relevant Ethical principles (code of ethics) highlighted in the responses. (4A) What ethical theory does their views a line with? Deontological, Utilitarianism, Virtue ethics, Ethics of care, communitarianism (5) Reflect on and articulate your own personal AND professional position as a Social Worker on the issue (with reference to AASW Code of Ethics 2020) 6) Include an analysis and discussion of potential challenges that the question presents for social work practice. use reference: Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors code of Ethics- Australian Association of Social work code of ethics 2020- Nursing and midwifery board of Australia. Code of ethics Also use these References Banks, S. (2004). Ethics and values in social work. Palgrave. Chenoweth, L. & McAuliffe, D. (2012). The road to social work and human service practice (3rd ed.). Cengage. Corey, G., Corey, . & Callanan, P. (2007). Issues and ethics in the helping professions. Brookes/Cole. Featherstone, B. (2010). Ethic of care. In M. Gray & S. Webb (Eds.), Ethics and value perspectives in social work. Red Globe Press. Gray, M. & Webb, S. (2010). Ethics and value perspectives in social work. Palgrave Macmillan. Hawley, G. (2007). Ethics in clinical practice: An interprofessional approach. Pearson Education. Hugman, R. (2005). New approaches in ethics for the caring professions. Palgrave Macmillan. Hugman. R. (2013). Culture, value and ethics in social work: Embracing diversity. Routledge. Preston, N. (2007). Ethical theory: An overview. Understanding ethics. The Federation Press. Reamer, F. (1993). The philosophical foundations of social work. Columbia University Press. Shun, K. & Vong, D. (2004). Confucian ethics: A comparative study of self, autonomy and community. Cambridge University Press. Ife, J. (2012). Human rights and social work: Towards rights-based practice. Cambridge University Press.
