ethical issues human services
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ETHICAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONAL
Presented by: Team A
March 1, 2015
BSHS/408
INTRODUCTION
As a human service professional, there are times when you may need to deal with an ethical issue.
For this presentation we will describe at least three ethical issues that a human service professional may face and will include the following:• The potential impact on the family setting due to the intervention• The potential impact on both the human services professional and the client
within the school setting
ETHICAL ISSUES-CONFLICT OF INTEREST
A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone's personal (financial, political, professional, social, sexual, family, etc.) interests could influence his judgment or actions in a financial or other decision, in carrying out his job, or in his relationships with participants.
ETHICAL ISSUES
ETHICAL ISSUES –RELUCTANT TO REPORT
• Fear of reprisal
-- What if I am wrong?
• Societal – What happens in the home is nobody’s business
• Personal
_ If I report than it will affect the client/therapist
relationship
• Organizational
THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE FAMILY SETTING DUE TO THE INTERVENTION
• The objectivity and effectiveness of therapy may be reduced.
• Child may be placed in foster care• Child may be in more danger due to reporting allegations
of abuse• Child may be put up for adoption • The spouses of the alleged or convicted abusers also
suffer from a heavy emotional burden, as do any other children in the family.
THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON BOTH THE HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL AND THE CLIENT WITHIN THE SCHOOL SETTING
• The relationship with the client changes• Parents may panic, remove the child from the school or move to another
state
(Social Insecurity , N.D.).
What could have beendone differently in this
situation?
REFERENCES
Hirschy, S. T. (2010). Protecting our children: Understanding and preventing abuse and neglect in early childhood.
Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
Social Insecurity (Year). Conflicting Rights & Child Protection: Alex & Martha's Story [Video file]. Retrieved from YouTube website:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7gr3mrpSx4