Three Causes Of The Ethical Dilemma In Mental Health

Although the methodical cause of most mental illnesses is unidentified, after reading multiple studies about mental illness it was comprehensible for me to research that many of these conditions are caused by a combination of inherited genetics, psychological, and nurture. For this paper I will address one ethical dilemma situation within my population of interest that requires ethical decision making. Since, the population I am interested is mental health it requires a lots of energy to solve ethical dilemmas. Ethical dilemmas come in all kinds of forms or shapes, which is why it has become a huge a component in the social work education. Ethical issues are not a one, two, three steps, but rather somethings that requires knowledge, and to consult with expertise. Not only that, but the person making the ethical decision has to take time to process …show more content…
The reason is the client refused to take any medication even after clinical counseling, so the doctor prescribed the medication letting the social worker administered the medication in this arrangement. In this situation there is many different ethical issues that could be addressed, for instance, Autonomy vs Non-maleficence, and Beneficence, and justice. These are ethical moral principles that are guidelines for social workers when faced with cases like the above one. Even though these guides cannot be used as solution for every dilemma in social work, but it helps clarify what we are forced to confront as student in the helping profession. Beyond that, an article I was reading called A Framework for Making Ethical Decisions talked about three frameworks that social worker could use to make the decision between “wrong”, or “right” when it comes to helping