purpose of outlining ethical issues that clinicians may encounter while conducting qualitative research. In addition, Thompson and Russo (2012) provided some suggestions to help clinicians avoid these ethical dilemmas. The article began with a discussion about the importance of understanding ethics as a clinical psychologist, particularly when conducting qualitative research. Specifically, Thompson and Russo (2012) argued that qualitative methods are occasionally viewed as more ethical than…
While at work I spoke with a co-worker about several of the ethical dilemmas found at the end of the chapter breaks in the textbook. However, the dilemma that I choose to write about involves the family man revealing his past murder (Pollock, 2017). Within this particular dilemma scenario, a friend, a good family man reveals that he murdered someone several years ago. The friend goes on to say that a homeless individual was a suspect, but died before being prosecuted. Well, at this point in your…
Ethical Dilemma in Staff of PUSKITA: Dispositional and Situational Views of Integrity Introduction The advancement of information technology and the increased complexity of business activities make some organizations put more work pressure on their employees. This is also the case for employees who work for the Centre of Analysis for International and Inter-institutional Cooperation (PUSKITA), Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) of the Republic of Indonesia Many staff feel…
Violating an Ambiguous Confidence? An Ethical Dilemma In a September 7, 2016 publication of “The Ethicist” in The New York Times Magazine, Kwame Anthony Appiah responds to an ethical dilemma posed by a widow. The widow states that her husband of fifteen years had passed away. It had been a second marriage for both her and her husband. Upon his death, she found many journals he had kept over the years before they had met, which he seemed to have stopped writing shortly after their marriage. He…
Ethical Dilemma of an Organizational Leader Ethics has been defined as the moral principles of the people or group living together, and it plays an important role while you make the decision. The majority of times, people make decisions based on their moral and ethical understanding but sometimes it gives them a tough time. It happens because ethics mean different things to different people; therefore, few problems arise when you try to make an ethical decision, especially when you are a leader.…
News operations work through ethical dilemmas on a regular basis (Regulation, Legal Issues, and Ethics, 2011, p.246). Medoff and Kaye note, at times, broadcast stations that produce local news are pressured by people to either cover or not cover a certain story (2011, p.246). Ethics remain pervasive and challenged through a variety of deceitful tactics such as in paying for interviews, recreating news events, a using unnamed sources, or playing dirty tricks which in turn taints the station or…
care for my mother. Many hospitals tend to avoid costly chronic procedures like dialysis and limiting hospital admission. In strictly economic terms, a decision to pursue palliative care would be considered as cost saving. When we face this ethical issue, ethical decision making is challenging because we are closely connected with my mother emotionally and want to see her prolong life as long as possible. In this regard, my family can get some help from healthcare professionals who have good…
take the offer. However, if I did decide to take the offer and the newspaper used my image as a mental health professional to discuss issues unrelated to forensic psychology, I would consider this unethical. In my opinion, the only way it would be ethical to write the monthly column is if I was writing about current studies in mental, for example. Additionally, I would only write about areas of mental that I feel totally competent in as psychology’s only provide services with populations and in…
questions that I could ask for general purposes to get more information about my client. I also made sure to review the ethics code of The American Counseling Association for 2014, and I was able to make sure that everything I did with this interview was ethical. The questions that I used in my interview I found in my own opinion to organize them in a very simple way and get to the main point that I found very useful. a. Tell me about yourself? b. You can explain why you have been drinking…
whoever is involved or going to be involved in the health field should have a foundation in ethics. Working in health care involves many challenges, including making tough decisions. Having an ethical foundation is crucial in providing the best solutions to these challenges. Through the knowledge of the ethical principles, especially beneficence and non-maleficence, I believe that going forward as a health administrator I will be able to ensure patients are getting the best care possible. The…