ASSIGnment
Select any two of the questions on page 59 in Chapter Three and discuss how each issue applies to this situation. 1) How would you apply this ethical issue to guide your behavior in this situation? (Discuss your decision making process, including pros and cons of your chosen behavior and any conflicts with personal values that you may need to address in order to apply this ethical principle in this situation) 2) Discuss any ambiguities involved in applying this ethic to this situation.
Alfonso has just been given information about a new client who is scheduled to see him later today. The client is a 17-year old boy whose parents have specifically requested that he be assigned to Alfonso. They said, “Alfonso is the only person we want to work with our son.” Alfonso recognizes the client’s name as a boy who is in his 15-year old son’s scout troop. As the troop draws from the local high school population, Alfonso knows the family lives near him and the boy attends his son’s school in addition to being in the same scout troop.
Answer these questions What is the potential risk to the helping relationship from the dual relationship? Is it possible to evaluate it objectively?
