The Book of Ethics by Cynthia Geppert Laura Weiss Roberts

Author:Cynthia Geppert, Laura Weiss Roberts
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

Ethical Dilemmas

An ethical dilemma is a situation in which a person is faced with one or more ethical obligations that cannot be fulfilled equally or at the same time. The choices are generally good and valuable, such as wanting to honor the confidentiality of a suicidal patient while also wishing to protect him or her from self-harm.

The first step in resolving an ethical dilemma is to recognize it as a true moral conflict rather than a legal question, clinical problem, or institutional matter, all of which have somewhat different approaches and resources for their respective management. Clinicians can improve their understanding of ethical dilemmas by reading articles and books on ethics; obtaining continuing education credits in ethics, which are now required in several addiction disciplines; seeking supervision from clinicians with more experience and wisdom; and consulting with ethics consultants, ethics committees, attorneys, or professional associations.

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