Ethical Case Study Analysis Paper
Materials Needed:
Directions:
- Read the case study provided and identify all three of the ethical dilemmas presented.
- Describe the nature and all dimensions of the three ethical issues.
- Identify the ethical code numbers and definitions of each issue presented using both the APA and ACA codes.
- Discuss alternative courses of action that could be taken by the counselor to rectify each dilemma.
- Describe the implications of each alternative action; lay out the limitations and advantages of each alternative considered.
- Choose one course of action and provide a justification for this selection.
- Describe the ethical decision-making model (from your course materials) you used throughout the process to arrive at a final decision (i.e., Forrester-Miller and Davis). Make sure you outline each step.
You will be graded on the process you used to arrive at your recommendations and the reasoning behind picking a specific recommendation (and not the actual recommendation itself).
You should utilize and cite at least two peer-reviewed journal articles to include in your research.
The body of the paper should be no less than 5 pages in length. Your paper should be double-spaced, in 12 point Times New Roman font, with normal 1-inch margins, written in APA style, and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head, an abstract, and a reference page.
Save the paper as AU_PSY430_M3_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc and submit it to the M3 Assignment 2 LASA 1 Dropbox by Wednesday, December 3, 2014.
| Assignment 2 Grading Criteria | Maximum Points |
| Analyzed the case and identified all three of the ethical dilemmas presented in the case study. | 16 |
| Described the nature and all dimensions of the three ethical issues. | 16 |
| Identified the ethical code numbers and definitions of all issues presented in the case study using both the APA and ACA codes. | 28 |
| Discussed alternative courses of action that could be taken by the counselor to rectify each dilemma. | 20 |
| Described the implications of each course of action; laid out the limitations and advantages of each alternative considered. | 20 |
| Chose one course of action and provided a justification for this selection. | 16 |
| Described the ethical decision-making model (outline the steps) used throughout the process to arrive at a final decision. | 28 |
| Included information from at least two external scholarly references. | 12 |
Writing components:
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44 |
| Total: | 200 |