Assignment task: You are seeing a minor client who has been engaging in premarital sex and has informed you of an unplanned pregnancy. She has relayed she just found out she is pregnant and is 4 weeks along. She is dealing with a plethora of emotions including fear, shame, and guilt. She has not yet told her parents that she is pregnant. She has told her sexual partner and he wants her to get an abortion. She is currently sitting in your office having told you this information and she is in tears.
Do you encounter an ethical dilemma with this scenario? If so, detail the ethical dilemma in this situation. If you don't encounter an ethical dilemma with this scenario, detail why.
Detail how the social work standards of Confidentiality and the NASW Standards for the Practice of Social Work with Adolescents relate to this scenario.
Answer who is your client in this scenario: the parents of the teen, the teen, or the unborn fetus. List what social work values, principles, or standards led you to this decision. After identifying your client, how you engage all other members (both teens, parents, and unborn fetus)?
How would you the social worker respond to this situation?