This Helper Studio video presents the case of Meghan. She is a 35 year old Asian female who has become uncomfortable with a work situation that involves diversity and human rights. As a mental health professional, you would need to make some difficult decisions about how to proceed with this type of client.
Magean:
So I don't know if I want to mention this but it's something at work that just happened. I'm uncomfortable with it and I don't want to sound bad or anything like that but one of our other people that I work with, you know, he well now he's a she. So I guess, you know, whatever he's now a she. And he's now allowed to use our bathroom, which is the woman's bathroom, which I don't understand why he's allowed to use our bathroom. I know just because he's a woman now and they're like, "Okay, fine you can use it." But it's our bathroom; it's a woman's bathroom. We go in there to get away from the guys in the office. I just don't understand, I just don't get it. I don't know why he deserved something special. So I guess, you know, what do you think? I mean, why do these people deserve a special law?
After reading above, develop a main response in which you address the following:
Summarize the issues that Meghan presents with.
Select one of the
Codes of Ethics for Human Service Professionals
provided in this course, and explain how Meghan's situation relates to it.
What does the code of ethics you selected require the professional do to?
According to this code of ethics what procedures are professionals expected to follow?
Reflect on how you believe you would feel about working with a client in this situation.
Code of ethics for Human Service Professionals are below:
1.https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals
2.
https://www.socialworkers.org/pubs/code/
3.
https://www.acmaweb.org/section.aspx?sid=132
4.
https://www.acmaweb.org/section.aspx?sid=132