Paper instructions:
1.Examine APA or other ethical codes and standards relevant to case scenario.
2.Analyze multicultural issues such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and gender and how these issues influence theoretical, research, and the work of psychologists.
3.Evaluate ethical reasoning models that can be employed for the resolution of case examples and the advantages and disadvantages of these models.
4.Design a solution for an ethical dilemma and multicultural issues in case examples, using the most applicable ethical decision-making model.
5.Reflect upon multicultural identity, aspects of diversity, privilege, and potential bias, and how these could be addressed so as not to impact current or future work in the field of psychology.
6.Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions, using correct APA format and style.
CASE STUDY #1
During the mid-1980s, New York City had several incidents of homeless citizens freezing to death overnight while living on the streets during the winter months. In response to this problem, Mayor Edward I. Koch initiated a policy of having police escort homeless individuals to shelters on dangerously cold nights (temperatures below 20 degrees Farenheit). However, many homeless individuals refused to go to shelters, arguing that they were dangerous places where one’s property was often stolen while one slept. Repeated attempts to reassure homeless individuals that shelters were being made safer (e.g. by the hiring of security personnel) had little effect.
Mayor Koch responded by initiating another policy: A homeless individual refusing to be transported to a shelter on such occasions would be taken into protective custody by the police and transported to a city psychiatric facility, with the rationale that exposing oneself to such imminent danger indicated that one’s reasoning ability was seriously impaired and that one needed to be protected. These individuals would be evaluated by a psychiatrist the following day and then released, voluntarily admitted, or involuntarily committed, as deemed medically appropriate.
For the mental health professionals who are being asked to assess these homeless individuals, is there a conflict between their duty as employees of the New York City health care system and their ethical obligations as professionals, delineated in their profession’s ethical code?
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