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Create Blog post with this case study and explain main ideas of common morality and utilitarianism. Pros and cons of each framework for solving ethical dilemmas in regard to the promotion of social justice. And Apply the frameworks in order to solve the provided ethical dilemma case. Summarize how the common morality framework is used/implemented to solve the case. Use ONE side of the dilemma to identify harms and benefits, moral rule violations, beliefs of the person, and alternatives to moral rule violations as well as why the action/rule violation is publicly allowed. DO NOT include a detailed description of all 10 morally relevant features for both sides of the dilemma. understanding of how the framework is used to solve an ethical dilemma.
-Describe how each framework aligns (or does not align) with the NASW Code of Ethics
-Describe how at least one practice issue is present in the ethical dilemma and demonstrate your understanding of the issue using course content. Pick at least one of the practice issues including, but not limited to, professional social work practice, autonomy/self-determination, paternalism, cultural competence, bias, the duty to warn, and informed consent.
Bob & Sarah
You are a social worker employed at an adoption agency who has been working with a couple,
Bob and Sarah, who have been trying to adopt for several years. They are in their early 40s, and have
not been chosen by a birth parent in the past due to their age. They are growing extremely frustrated
with the length of time it is taking to adopt, and have expressed an urgency to adopt a child before they
get much older. Both of their parents are aging, and they would like their child to know and have a
relationship with grandparents like they had when they were growing up. When Bob and Sarah
completed their paperwork at the beginning of their work with your agency, they indicated that they did
not want to adopt a child with a disability or who had been exposed to substances in utero. They have
saved every penny they have to be able to afford the adoption, and they were concerned that they
would not be able to afford the care a special needs child might require.
Today Bob and Sarah were chosen by a birth mother who has recently given birth to a little girl.
She did not plan on giving up her child for adoption until after the birth last week, but decided at the
birth that she would not be able to care for the newborn due to being a single mother and already
having three children at home. She does not want to get attached to the baby, and would like to make
the adoption placement process go as quickly as possible. The birth mom reviewed the material
provided by all the prospective adoptive parents at your agency and chose Bob and Sarah! You
immediately called them to tell them the good news, and they are ecstatic.
You take the baby to Bob and Sarah’s home, where they will foster the child until the adoption
process is legally complete. They greet you at the door with tears streaming down their faces when they
see their new baby daughter. They have planned for this child for years, and their home and baby’s
nursery have been prepared. You feel confident that this child will be well cared for by the couple.
When you return to your office after placing the baby girl with Bob and Sarah, the birth mom
calls you to tell you that she needs to confess to something. She admits to using cocaine, marijuana,
and alcohol regularly for the first six months of her pregnancy. She had not disclosed this earlier,
despite the in-depth interview process you conduct with all your birth parents. You immediately panic,
because you know that Bob and Sarah specifically told you they did not want a baby who had been
exposed to substances in the womb. You are afraid that if you tell them, they may decide to allow the
baby to be adopted by someone else. You also know that there were no obvious problems at birth for
the child, and there is a chance she may not have any disabilities or issues as a result of her exposure to
substances. If developmental problems do arise, it could be after the adoption has been finalized and
Bob and Sarah are fully bonded with the child. In fact, even if problems occur for the baby, they will
never know that she was exposed to drugs and alcohol since it was not in the records at all and will not
know that you had any knowledge of this.
You are in a dilemma, because (1) If you tell them about the substance exposure, Bob and Sarah
may not want this baby, and you know that many of your other prospective adoptive parents have
indicated that they do not want a drug-exposed child either, and (2) Bob and Sarah are lucky to have
been chosen by this birth mother, and may not be chosen to receive another child for years, if ever.
Plus, they were so happy to finally have a child placed with them that you would hate to disappoint
them and risk messing up the adoption.
Do you tell Bob and Sarah that the baby was exposed to drugs and alcohol in the womb, or do you
allow the adoption to go through without them knowing the truth?
