Ethical dilemma

professionals, one can argue that there will be a lot of situations that will involve ethics and personal values. Acting in an ethical manner is an essential aspect of a student affairs professional/educator. Not only will it help a professional establish credibility but also can become a platform to promote the values of an institution. During class, we had a chance to role-play several ethical situations as well as cultivate answers to common problems. The classroom roleplay gave me a chance…

Introduction Understanding Ethical dilemma is defining the respective components of ethics and dilemma. Ethics is defined as, “the code of conduct or behavior governing an individual or a group (as member of the profession). It is also defined as a complex of ideas, beliefs or standard that characterizes or pervades a group, community or people” (Merriam Webster Thesaurus). Relatively, dilemma is defined as, “a difficult problem seemingly incapable of satisfactory solution or situation involving…

Ethical dilemma occurs in situations in which an individual must make a decision in which course of action is best, or there must be different courses of action to choose from and compromising some ethical dilemma the action must be taken (Allen Kelly, 2017). Being in a healthcare field, ethical dilemma may occur frequently, making it hard for health care professional to face difficulty to choose the right path. Dilemma may not be between right and wrong choices. It is more about what is the…

No one is immune to avoiding ethical dilemmas or issues. Ethical dilemmas are situations where it is difficult to make a decision on what is the right course of action, whereas, ethical issues are difficult social questions within society on what is the right thing to do (Pollock, 2015). Ethical dilemmas are personal in nature and entice strong internal struggles as to what is morally right based off of the possible consequences. In my own life, I have been faced with several ethically…

An Ethical Dilemma is the situation where a person must choose between two rights. It can be hard for a person to choose between one choice or the other, especially when they're values began to fight over the options. Ultimately though a person must decide what they think is the higher right. An example of this would be as follows: A teacher has a student who is struggling to get good grades in her class because he is always out working to support his impoverished family. He will likely fail the…

Board Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts address ethical and professional issues that might surface in the ABA field, as well as some of the concerns between behavior analysts, their clients, and the community they serve. Understanding these guidelines will help ABA professionals to practice ethically and to provide services that will enhance the clients’ functioning and wellbeing. However, many different ethical and professional issues can arise in our practice.…

DESCRIPTION OF THE ETHICAL DILEMMA AND THE CONTEXT Introduction Ethical decision making is at the core of social work practice. It is not a set of followed rules, but a way in which we determine the most ideal outcomes for ethical dilemmas or problems (Borst,2010). An Ethical dilemma occurs when a situation arises that causes conflict within our values, duties and principles. It requires an informed decision on a preferred course of action, often with equally unwelcome results (Banks,2012,…

April’s ethical dilemma With regard to this week’s case study, April has two ethical dilemmas. The first ethical dilemma that April had to face, was a conflict of loyalty. This conflict occurred when April received many accolades for the successful presentation. At that time, she should have identified Jordan’s contribution to the project so they could at least share in the glory. The other ethical dilemma had to do with the issues of honesty and integrity. April was torn by this dilemma because…

Attend to Your Emotions It is during this part of the ethical decision making model that Carmen needs to consider the emotions she is experiencing as she contemplates the situation. Specifically, Carmen is experiencing conflicting emotions, which are leading to her ethical dilemma. On one hand Carmen understands that the problems which are occurring at the ACC are unethical and illegal; but on the other hand she is uncertain and confused by these problems. For Carmen to understand that she…

Introduction Ethical dilemmas are common for organizational leaders to face. It is a high-pressure challenge for leaders facing ethical dilemmas to make decisions from their sole perspective as it does not consider a diversity of perspectives and impacts. Ethical issues are complex and not easy to solve, no matter how they are approached (Raelin, 2014). This paper will describe an ethical dilemma at DPU and a recommendation on how to approach the decision. The Ethical Dilemma DPU relies upon…