Assignment: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas in Caring for Children and Adolescents In medical settings, social workers may face ethical dilemmas around testing, initiating or withholding treatment, disclosing of diagnoses, and more. Ethical dilemmas may also arise from religious or cultural point of views. When children are involved, it is possible that dilemmas will arise between the children and their parents or between parents and the medical team. When faced with ethical dilemmas, medical social workers must rely on the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, as well as ethical reasoning.To prepare for this Assignment:Review this week’s resources. Think about one childhood or adolescent illness. Consider an ethical issue that could present itself during the care of a child or adolescent.In a 3- to 4-page paper:Briefly describe the illness you selected.Explain an ethical issue involving a child or adolescent in the context of the illness. Be sure to explain all sides of the ethical dilemma.Explain your ethical responsibilities in adherence with the professional ethical standards applicable to the clinical situation. Be sure to justify your response citing the NASW Code of EthicsSupport your Assignment with specific references to resources, using appropriate APA format and style. You are asked to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the resources for this course. Required Readings Beder, J. (2006). Hospital social work: The interface of medicine and caring. New York, NY: Routledge. Chapter 15, “Social Work in the Pediatric Unit” (pp. 163–174) Gehlert, S., & Browne, T. (Eds.). (2019). Handbook of health social work (3rd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Chapter 16, “Social Work with Children and Adolescents with Medical Conditions” (pp. 362-375) National Association of Social Workers. (n.d.). NASW standards for the practice of social work with adolescents. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=rUt4ybE_GW4%3D&portalid=0 McCoyd, J. L. M., & Kerson, T. S., (Eds.). (2016). Social work in health settings: Practice in context (4th ed.) New York, NY: Routledge. Chapter 7, “Social Work in a Pediatric Hospital: Managing a Medically Complex Patient” (pp. 90-101)Chapter 10, “Family-Focused Care of an Adolescent with a Burn: A Multidisciplinary Approach” (pp. 126-136) Pinquart, M., & Shen, Y. (2011). Depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with chronic physical illness: An updated meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 36(4), 375–384. Sarwer, D. B., & Dilks, R. J. (2012). Invited commentary: Childhood and adolescent obesity: Psychological and behavioral issues in weight loss treatment. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 41(1), 98–104. Soleimanpour, S., Geierstanger, S. & Brindis, C.D. (2017). Adverse childhood experiences and resilience: Addressing the unique needs of adolescents. Academic Pediatrics, 17(7), S108-S114. Optional Resources Congress, E. P. (2000). What social workers should know about ethics: Understanding and resolving ethical dilemmas. Advances in Social Work, 1(1), 1–26.Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases. Feaster, E., Johnson, W., Kelps, K., Levine, H., MacDuffie, C., … Sinotte, P. (1998). Confidentiality in social work practice: Challenges and ethical dilemmas (part II). Retrieved from http://www.naswma.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=109 National Association of Social Workers. (2002). A factsheet for practitioners. HIV/AIDS and adolescents and young adults. Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/Practice/HIV-AIDs/HIV-AIDS-and-Adolescents-and-Young-Adults

In the two videos on solution-focused therapy, you will observe aspects of solution-focused therapy such as complimenting, miracle question, exceptions, scaling questions, and homework. Use your observational skills to identify more about this approach. Address the following topics with brief paragraphs or a bulleted list. The final item asks you to prepare an abbreviated treatment plan for the couple in the video using solution-focused therapy. Therapeutic Relationship: Describe the therapist/client relationship in solution-focused therapies. Describe what you observed about the therapist/client relationship in the videos. Assessing Client Strengths: Describe several ways a therapist can identify individual and family strengths. What strengths did you see in this couple? Solution-focused Interventions: Describe several solution-focused interventions. Identify examples from the videos.Goal Setting: Identify some goals you might have for the couple in the videos. While these would be constructed with the client, use your imagination. Solution-Generating Questions: Include two examples of possible solution-generating questions that you might ask this couple. Include a rationale for why you chose this question and how it fits with this model.Integration of the Recovery Model: How could concepts from the recovery be applied in solution-focused therapy?Treatment Planning: Use what you have written about to develop an abbreviated treatment plan. You can use the treatment plan examples in Harrison (2019) as a guide. Include examples of initial tasks, working phase tasks, and closing phase tasks. Please include your systemic hypothesis.Length: 4-6 pages, not including title or reference pagesReferences: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources

In preparation for your final project you will now conduct an interview with a professional in the field of psychology. One of the best ways to understand a career path and the education needed to get there is to talk to someone who has already achieved their career goals. Before conducting your interview write a minimum of 10 interview questions that cover both education and work related issues. This will be a great opportunity to look beyond the literature you have been reading the past two weeks. Once you have developed your interview questions, conduct your interview. The interview may be done in person, by phone, or through email. Start with a paragraph describing how you set up and conducted the interview and a brief bio introducing the person you interviewed. Then include your interview questions and interviewee responses. Finally, end your assignment with 1-2 paragraphs discussing the insight you gained from the interview. Also, in your conclusion, discuss anything that you learned from the interview that you found surprising.