Select one of the Ethical Decision-Making Models provided, and prepare your answers to the following questions:
- How did you come to ethical conclusions for the scenario?
- Which ethical code(s) did you identify as relevant and why?
- What ethical decision making model did you use and how?
- What additional resources did you use?
- What was most challenging for you about this process?
Scenario:
Dominique is a twenty-eight-year-old male and the star player of a professional football team. He was recently arrested on drunken driving charges, and his team is requiring that he complete mandatory counseling in order to be eligible to continue playing in the season. As part of the referral, it is noted that several teammates have observed that Dominique no longer cares for his physical appearance as he once did and that he is often “moody.”
In his third counseling session, Dominique reveals he was diagnosed with AIDS three years ago and feels that his life is harder to deal with because of the disease. He reports that he frequently takes medication “holidays” because the side effects impact his performance on the field. Thus far, through a series of payments to the team doctor, Dominique has been able to hide his diagnosis from both the team and the public.
During a session, Dominique discloses that he has been in a relationship for two weeks. He has not informed his girlfriend, Michelle, of his diagnosis because he believes she will reject him. He states that if she rejects him he will kill her. Michelle and Dominique have come close to being intimate a number of times, and Dominique is considering moving forward in the relationship without telling her. Dominique reports he has had many previous sexual encounters with other partners without informing them of his diagnosis.
The day after the third session, the counselor logs into his/her Instagram account and views the Popular page. Two of Dominique’s pictures have made the Popular feed, and the pictures, along with his notes, display him showing off guns and knives and comparing himself to Shakespeare’s Othello.
(ACA, 2014).
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