Scenario: Ethical issue You Have Been Involved In
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:03 pm
Q1. Name an ethical issue or dilemma you have been involved in at the workplace. How did you deal with this, in terms of who you discussed it with?
Ans. Some ethical issues do not have legal implications. For example, it is ethical to be honest with colleagues but there are no legal requirements for this professional behaviour. The following scenarios reflect typical ethical dilemmas that can arise in children’s services.
Ethical practice scenario:
At a staff meeting in a child care centre, a staff member makes the comment, “It would be much easier for us if we worked with the children and didn’t have to think about their parents.” Several other staff members laugh at this comment and say they agree with him. No one challenges this opinion.
In this example, the staff member expresses his frustration with the need to work with parents. This suggests that he holds particular values or beliefs about parents which seem to conflict with the rights of families to work in partnership with the professionals who care for and educate their children. The agreement by some staff and the silence of others also reveal value positions in action.
You must therefore find the appropriate person to discuss these issues with like manager or director so that no policy would breach.
Q2. For the ethical dilemma you identified in previous question, what are your own personal values and attitudes on the subject?
Do not know what to write in this answer, can please check if I am on right track with the answer above too please.
Thanks
Ans. Some ethical issues do not have legal implications. For example, it is ethical to be honest with colleagues but there are no legal requirements for this professional behaviour. The following scenarios reflect typical ethical dilemmas that can arise in children’s services.
Ethical practice scenario:
At a staff meeting in a child care centre, a staff member makes the comment, “It would be much easier for us if we worked with the children and didn’t have to think about their parents.” Several other staff members laugh at this comment and say they agree with him. No one challenges this opinion.
In this example, the staff member expresses his frustration with the need to work with parents. This suggests that he holds particular values or beliefs about parents which seem to conflict with the rights of families to work in partnership with the professionals who care for and educate their children. The agreement by some staff and the silence of others also reveal value positions in action.
You must therefore find the appropriate person to discuss these issues with like manager or director so that no policy would breach.
Q2. For the ethical dilemma you identified in previous question, what are your own personal values and attitudes on the subject?
Do not know what to write in this answer, can please check if I am on right track with the answer above too please.
Thanks
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