ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEWThis assignment focuses on a case study, The Case of Marie, which you completed as a part of this unit's studies. This case involves an ethical dilemma with a diverse family, and the dilemma itself, like most ethical issues in group work, is potentially two-fold:The dilemma among the group members, as well as the content and manner of their communication with you.The ethical dilemma within yourself, as you examine your own natural preferences and biases in the context of the group and its needs.At all levels of social work practice (micro, mezzo, and macro), the diversity of personal preferences and biases always presents the possibility of ethical compromise. Combined with potential ethical issues within the diverse situations, beliefs, and actions of the group members themselves, any given situation can quickly become ethically clouded.By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following competencies and behaviors:Competency 1: Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior.C1.GP.B: Use reflection and self-regulation to manage personal values and maintain professionalism in practice situations.Related Assignment Criterion:5. Describe personal values that come into play in making ethical decisions.Competency 2: Engage diversity and difference in practice.C2.GP.C: Apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies.Related Assignment Criterion:5. Describe personal values that come into play in making ethical decisions.Competency 7: Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.C7.GP.C: Develop mutually agreed-on intervention goals and objectives based on the critical assessment of strengths, needs, and challenges within clients and constituencies.Related Assignment Criterion:2. Describe how to manage ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts.Competency 8: Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.C8.GP.E: Facilitate effective transitions and endings that advance mutually agreed-on goals.Related Assignment Criterion:2. Describe how to manage ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts.Competency 7: Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.C7.GP.A: Collect and organize data, and apply critical thinking to interpret information from clients and constituencies.Related Assignment Criterion:6. Identify data collection methods necessary to conduct an ethical decision.ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONYour task for this assignment is to identify the ethical issues at play, describe their potential consequences, and, finally, using the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) code of ethics and other researched resources, apply a principled framework for resolving the dilemma. Use the link located in the Resources to visit NASW's Web site; you may search the site to find information regarding NASW's code of ethics and essential steps for ethical problem-solving.Note: You may find it beneficial to complete the discussion activity for this unit before beginning work on this assignment.ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONSUsing this unit's readings, case study, NASW resources, and scholarly literature, complete the following for this assignment:Identify NASW essential steps for ethical problem solving to apply to the case study.Identify what type of data you would need to collect in order to make ethical decisions.Describe the ethical dilemma presented in the case study, and identify areas of ambiguity, including the possible consequences that could result if different steps were chosen.Based on your research, apply best practices related to ethical decision-making models.Explain the areas of NASW code of ethics in question as you apply the strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at principled decisions.Describe where your personal values come into play as you apply the strategies of ethical reasoning to arrive at the principled decision and how you will manage these personal values.

HeuristicsFiske and Taylor (1984) referred to individuals as “cognitive misers” because of the mental short-cuts taken in an effort to understand people, their behavior, and social situations. These mental short-cuts or heuristics simplify understanding and save time and mental energy when making decisions. Although use of these heuristics may in fact save mental energy and help a person make a quick decision, they are not always helpful and can sometimes be inaccurate. For example, making educated guesses, using common sense, and using intuitive judgment are examples of heuristics. There are many types of heuristics, such as the representativeness heuristic, the availability heuristic, the false consensus effect, and the anchoring heuristic.For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources and consider when you have used heuristics and under what circumstances you used them, and explain the outcome of using the heuristics.Post by Day 4 a brief explanation of two of the four heuristics (representativeness, availability, false consensus effect, and anchoring heuristic). Then describe one example from work, home, or a social setting of when you found heuristic use to be helpful and one example of when it was not helpful, and explain why. Finally, explain how you might avoid nonhelpful heuristic use, and apply it to the example you previously provided.