I. Introduction
Anna Kazin’s is a new mom to a premature baby, but she is also a social worker of a middle-aged man who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer who became unstable due to the shocking news. While on duty Ms. Kazin’s receives a call from her child’s caretaker, requesting Anna to return home immediately because her child is really sick. This causes Anna to become worried and is now facing a dilemma since her client became extremely upset and is crying. Not only is her child ill but she is the only social worker on staff. Anna decided to tell her client that she must return home to look after her infant. Anna’s client told her to stay with him for a little while until he became more stable.
The people who should be involved in the decision-making process to solve this problem are Anna and Anna’s supervisor. There are various options Anna could take, but …show more content…
This model is more relevant to make an insightful analysis and help to work through Anna’s ethical dilemma of whether to leave to look after her sick child or stay with her client who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The people involved in this problem are Anna Kazin the social worker, her client, Anna’s supervisor, Anna’s agency, the client’s doctors, Anna’s baby’s caretaker and Anna’s baby. I have determined that Anna and her supervisor should be involved in the decision-making process. Some of the relevant values held by Anna, Anna’s supervisor and her agency are to follow the NASW Code of Ethics which states and enforces the following core values in Social Work: “service, social justice, dignity and worth of the person, the importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence” (Workers, N. A.