Assignment
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, review the following websites, and read the following required articles:
o Ethical Decision Making
o The Difference Between Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
o ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors
o To Tell or Not to Tell: The Fine Line Between Minors' Privacy and Others' Right to Know
Play the expert in the following scenario and apply ethical decision-making to your rationale and actions. Be mindful of section F in the "ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors" (p. 8):
When faced with an ethical dilemma, school counselors and school counseling program directors/supervisors use an ethical decision-making model such as Solutions to Ethical Problems in Schools (STEPS) (Stone, 2001):
o Define the problem emotionally and intellectually
o Apply the ASCA Ethical Standards for School Counselors and the law
o Consider the students' chronological and developmental levels
o Consider the setting, parental rights and minors' rights
o Apply the ethical principles of beneficence, autonomy, nonmaleficence, loyalty and justice
o Determine potential courses of action and their consequences
o Evaluate the selected action
o Consult
o Implement the course of action
You are a school counselor at a rural high school. You have been counseling a student, and he confided in you that one of his friends has recently engaged in sexual relations with one of the teacher's daughters. (She is a friend of yours.) He does not divulge the name of the other student and refuses to talk any further about the issue.
Address the following:
o What ethical considerations must be considered in this situation?
o How does confidentiality affect your considerations and actions?
o What options might you have to address the situation?
o Ethically, since this is hearsay, are you legally obligated to address?
o Using appropriate citations and references, explain how the empirical research, theoretical models, and ethical standards presented in the assigned resources suggest the importance of applying ethical decision-making strategies to scenarios such as these.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.