Assignment Content
In your ebook, under Table 11.1, you will see the WHAT TO DO! exercise. There are three vignettes.
Choose one (1) of the vignettes and complete the following:
I chose the 3rd one but if it does not agree with you, you are free to choose a different one from below
as i put all 3.
What to DO!
Vignette 1: Religious Insensitivity
You have information about a staff member at a regional civic organization who has a history of collaborating with your site on development initiatives. The staff member is demonstrating insensitivity to the religious values of the community that your site serves. It was recently announced that the staff member will become the acting director of the financial resources office affiliated with a local non-profit organization serving that community. It happens that you are a member of that community and of the same religious faith as most there. You have been thinking about applying for a position at that non-profit organization when your internship ends, but you are unsure about how to handle this situation. Should you voice your concerns to your site supervisor about the soon-to-be acting director of an office vital to the development of your community? Talk with your community’s leaders about your concerns? Say nothing? Which other choices are there?
Vignette 2: Out-of-Office Disclosure in a Public Place
You are having lunch where many of the office staff eat, and you overhear two associates from your department talking about a high-profile contractor. You are stunned because you were told on your first day that the company’s policy is no out-of-office discussion about the business of the corporation. You realize that policies are being violated, but you are not sure what to do about it. You have your mid-internship evaluation the following week and don’t want to bring attention to yourself. One of the two associates you overheard holding this conversation is your site supervisor.
☑ Vignette 3 Conflicting Loyalties at the AA Meeting
At an Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting, which you attend for personal reasons, you find out that your supervisor’s patient is planning to leave the country in the next couple of weeks. Of particular concern is the fact that a friend told you that she overheard the patient threatening to hurt a former girlfriend. You had been told that what happens at AA meetings is confidential, and you know how strongly confidentiality is valued at your site and in your future profession. You wonder how to uphold your responsibilities to all the parties involved (i.e., the patient, the friend, AA, and your profession), many of which seem to be in conflict, and how to determine which responsibilities take priority over others.
Using the “Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals” Link, and incorporating the Ten Reason
Steps to Resolving Dilemmas:
The link is below, please let me know if there is a problem and you can’t see the “Ethical standards for human service professional page.
Identify the problem of the vignette you selected
Apply the Ethical Standard for Human Service Professionals to answer these questions:
What would you do?
Why?
How would you do what you’ve decided upon? (ie – notify the authorities, notify your supervisor, make a report to a Protective Agency/Human Resources etc.)
How could you assess whether or not your decision is the correct one?
