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Ethical Dilemmas
While the laws and ethics remain the same for each of the different settings a counselor might work in, the way in which the counselor is faced with a possible ethical dilemma will vary. Ethical issues become more common when working with vulnerable populations, including those diagnosed with Substance Abuse Disorders, HIV/AIDS, a history of trauma, and minority clients. Often, clients may present with one or more of these characteristics making the ethical issues even more salient and powerful.
● After completing this week’s reading choose one setting that you think you would like to work within and identify at least two possible ethical dilemmas you might face.
● Using one of the organization’s ethical guidelines that you have studied (ACA, APA, NAADAC) describe how you might navigate such ethical dilemmas.
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Write a 1,000-1,500-word
essay in which you analyze ethical thinking and use values-based decision
making to address a case study from the perspective of the Christian worldview
as compared to your own worldview assumptions. Choose one case study from the
five options listed on “Ethical Dilemmas.” After an appropriate introductory
paragraph with thesis statement, in which you name the scenario you are
choosing, address each of the following six sections with at least one
paragraph each. Use the underlined titles for each of your heading. Ethical
Dilemma: Briefly describe the ethical dilemma in your own words, including (a)
What in the scenario makes it difficult to make an ethical decision? and (b)
Name at least two options for resolving the scenario, providing a brief
overview of what sort of ethical decisions each option might make. Core
Beliefs: What beliefs about God and humanity from the Christian worldview are
relevant to the scenario? How might these core worldview commitments of
Christians influence one’s decision making with regard to this scenario?
Resolution: Describe the Christian worldview’s proposal for resolving the
ethical dilemma. How should the person in the scenario act, according to the
Christian worldview? What is the best course of action for a Christian? (Note:
The resolution should be consistent with Christian worldview commitments.)
Evaluation: What might be the unintended consequences and perceived benefits of
the resolution proposed by the Christian worldview? Comparison: How does the
Christian worldview’s resolution compare to another option? Conclusion:
Synthesize the main points, pulling the ideas of the paper together. References
Use and cite two course resources (textbook, lectures, and the Bible), and at
least two scholarly sources that address the issue from opposing sides. You may
want to make use of the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database found in the
GCU Library. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the
GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
Choose
only one of the ethical dilemmas below to address in your essay. The questions
at the end of each dilemma are intended for you to reflect on. For your paper
you must organize your writing using the sections and underlined titles listed
on the assignment page. Do not copy the case study into your essay.
1.
Pornography
Joe
secretly enjoys pornography. He gets a great deal of gratification out of
viewing Internet pornography and masturbating, though he always acts behind
closed doors and believes that his actions have no effect on others. He
justifies his behavior by saying, ‘Who am I harming?’
Then
he discovers a statistic on the Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking
website (httpss://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/issues_doc/labour/Forced_labour/HUMAN_TRAFFICKING_-_THE_FACTS_-_final.pdf)
stating that 43% of human trafficking victims are used for forced commercial
sexual exploitation, of whom 98% are women and girls, and that the pornography
business is a multibillion dollar industry (Global Initiative, n.d.).
His
freedom to view pornography is now at odds with harm to himself (addiction) and
others (abuse through forced trafficking and media exploitation). (More
information can be found athttpss://www.lifeissues.net/writers/may/may_17pornographycost.html,
which is a report by William May called “The Social Costs of Pornography”
provided by the Witherspoon Institute out of Princeton [May, 2010].)
How
should Joe respond? Should he maintain his lifestyle because of his freedom of
choice or should he change his behavior because of the harm done? What is his
responsibility for the harm that the pornography industry can cause, even if he
himself is not directly harming someone else?
2.
Euthanasia
Joni
was 17 when she was swimming with friends in the Chesapeake Bay. She dove into
the water, misjudging the depth, and fractured her vertebrae. This left her a
quadriplegic, paralyzed from her shoulders down. As might be expected, she went
into severe depression, even having serious thoughts of ending her life. Her
quality of life was severely diminished. Her future looked horribly bleak. What
could she ever hope to accomplish as a human being in such a weakened state?
Why should she be forced to endure a life of suffering and hardship, and be a
burden to her family? Should her wishes to be euthanized be granted? What do
you think? Should someone in her condition be permitted to have her life
legally terminated?
3.
Religious Tolerance
In
September 2014, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was “derecognized” by the 23
public California State University schools because the Christian organization
requires its leaders to hold Christian beliefs. Tina is a volunteer leader of
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at a particular public university. The new
university policy requires that recognized campus groups have a
nondiscrimination policy that says an organization cannot require its leaders
to hold any particular beliefs (Stetzer, 2014). Being a recognized group is
important to Tina, since it affects such circumstances as free access to meeting
rooms, advertisements at University sponsored events, and official engagement
with faculty and students. Tina believes that student leaders must hold to
essential Christian beliefs for the sake of the group’s purpose, though
InterVarsity has always welcomed anyone from any faith background to be a part
of the group. Yet the University system requires all recognized campus groups
to sign a state-mandated nondiscrimination policy stating that both membership
and leadership positions are open for anyone, whether they support the beliefs
of the group or not (Winston, 2014). How should Tina respond to the university
leadership, if at all? What changes should Tina make to her chapter of
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, if any?
4.
Abortion
After
trying for many years, Susan finally gets pregnant. Unfortunately, a blood test
confirms that her baby has Down syndrome, and her doctors suggest she abort the
fetus. Susan has a successful career and wants to maintain a healthy balance
between her career and family. Yet she feels very uncomfortable with abortion.
She seeks some advice from Richard, an influential professor of evolutionary
biology who has spent his career seeking to further human potential and
minimize human suffering. When Susan asks Richard if she should abort the fetus
or give birth to a baby with Down syndrome, Richard replied that human beings
should increase happiness and decrease suffering in this world, and that
therefore he would suggest that she abort, though he also stated that she must
make this choice for herself. Richard emphasized the lifelong suffering of both
the child with Down syndrome and Susan as the child’s caretaker and stated that
it may be immoral to bring a baby into the world if she knew the kind of
suffering the child would experience. In fact, Richard suggested that perhaps
the most ethical course of action would be to prevent this baby from living a
life full of suffering. (This scenario is based on the following article by
Richard Dawkins (2014):httpsss://richarddawkins.net/2014/08/abortion-down-syndrome-an-apology-for-letting-slip-the-dogs-of-twitterwar/). How
should Susan respond? What decision should she make if her baby would suffer
with Down syndrome, yet she wants to have a baby?
5.
Performance Enhancing Drugs
As a
successful young athlete, Paul has been working hard in the weight room and on
the field, and he has earned a starting position on his team. As his team
develops, some members of his team have been experimenting with a new
performance enhancing drug and have seen remarkable results. The drug is not a
banned substance, largely because it is not widely known, and Paul has seen it
work for several of his teammates, who remind Paul of the remarkable fact that
this drug cannot be traced by any drug test available. Paul wants to succeed
but is finding he may be left behind by those who are getting bigger and
faster. The coach seems to be aware of the drug use but has turned a blind eye
to it because the team has been winning so far and the drug is technically not
an illegal substance yet. Paul was just told by his coach that some changes may
be taking place and he may lose his starting position. His friend offered him a
sample of the drug to “catch up” with the others. What should his response be
in regard to legal, physical, and spiritual implications?