Problem
"Tyla was the director of a community mental health center that provided counseling services for low-income people struggling with mental health emergencies and chronic mental illness. A significant percentage of the agency's clients were refugees and immigrants. Tyla learned that her state's governor had issued an executive order requiring any agency receiving state funding to ask clients for proof of citizenship. The order further required agencies to notify state and federal law enforcement authorities if an applicant for services was an undocumented immigrant. Tyla, concerned that compliance would undermine clients' trust and jeopardize the agency's relationship with the local community, considered whether to comply with the governor's executive order. "
Consider what you have learned from the Code of Ethics and the Barsky text. Reflect on this ethical challenge.
a) Why does this present an ethical challenge?
b) What would you do in this situation and why?
c) What next steps should Tyla take?