Legal Implications of Human Services

Book:
• Parsons, R., & Dickinson, K.L. (2016). Ethical Practice in the Human Services. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications.

• Read Chapters:
o 7: Ethical Decision Making
o 8: Informed Consent

PowerPoints:
• Please see two uploaded files.

Please read the following prompt and respond with an initial post of 250 words.
In chapter 7 of your textbook, the authors discuss the common, recurring elements found within the various ethical decision-making models. These include: Awareness, Grounding, Support, and Implementation.
• Please give a brief description of these 4 common elements suggested by the author.
• Then, provide your own personal commentary (please do no copy the rationale from the textbook) on why you believe that these 4 specific elements are so important and why they are recurring among most of the ethical decision-making models.
• Lastly, if you were to add 1 additional element, what would it be and why?