BSHS/442 Week 4 Quiz: Advocacy, Mediation, Ethical Dilemmas, and Group Facilitation in Human Services
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Week 4 Quiz: Advocacy, Mediation, Ethical Dilemmas, and Group Facilitation in Human
Services
Week 4 BSHS/442 Quiz
Name:
Date:
All information provided in response to this quiz should be appropriately referenced. Failure to
do so could result in violation of the student code of conduct policy.
Responses should be provided directly under the question.
Questions
1. CONTRACTING: You are working with a psychiatric patient, Pat, who is at risk of committing suicide. Your suicide
prevention model suggests that you negotiate a “safety plan” with the client (e.g., Pat will stay with a friend
overnight; you will contact the friend by phone to provide the friend with instruction about what to do in case of
emergency, Pat will call the 24-hour crisis line if Pat starts to think about committing suicide; Pat will meet with
you tomorrow to make further plans). Should this agreement be implicit, explicit and oral, or written? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of each type of agreement? Do you or Pat require legal advice before finalizing this
agreement? Why or why not? Is this agreement a legally binding agreement? What are the consequences if either
one of you breaks the agreement? (3)
This contracting agreement should begin with oral then followed by a written agreement reflecting
the oral agreement. An implicit agreement is a nonbinding but sincere commitment. “The explicit
agreement is a contract in which the terms and requirements on all involved parties are clearly
stated in writing, agreed upon, and signed by all participants. Explicit contracts are generally used in
formal business agreements, financial transactions, sales of property and other high-value assets, and
other situations where significant value or obligations apply. The explicit agreement is just the
opposite of implied or implicit contracts” (Business, 2012, p. 1)
An oral contract is a verbal agreement, is less formal and takes less time to produce. “Written
contracts are particularly important when the subject of the conflict has serious legal ramifications
(e.g., criminal behavior, child abuse or neglect, physical injuries, monetary losses)” (Barsky, 2007, p.
67).
If Pat trusts me as a professional, we will not need to require legal advice, an oral agreement will be
sufficient, as long as both parties are clear about the agreement, and the terms are made specific.
However, putting the agreement in a written contract, after having an oral agreement, would
probably be best for both parties. It would give Pat a better understanding of what was agreed upon.
“As a helping professional, preferred practice suggests that you be deliberate about entering
contracts and explicit about their terms, whether the contract is oral or written” (Barsky, 2007, p.
67). Since contracts are promises that each party makes to the other, they can be legally binding, and
useful as proof in court. The consequences of breaking the agreement depends on the type of
agreement made. An oral agreement is an agreement of words, can be broken, but since both parties
agreed, should not be. The professional should never break an oral agreement if he or she wants to
be trusted by their clients. A written contract is harder to break by both parties, it is signed and
witnessed, but can be modified with written agreements.
2. IMPARTIALITY DILEMMA: You are facilitating a play therapy group for 6-year-olds who have experienced physical
abuse from their parents. During the third session, two children start to fight over one of the puppets. You decide
to use your meditative skills to help them resolve this conflict. You encourage them to come up with their own
decision rather than impose one on them. You are able to help them work toward a mutually agreeable solution:
rip the puppet into small pieces so neither of them can fight over it anymore. You personally find this solution
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Week 4 Quiz: Advocacy, Mediation, Ethical Dilemmas, and Group Facilitation in Human
Services
Week 4 BSHS/442 Quiz
Name:
Date:
All information provided in response to this quiz should be appropriately referenced. Failure to
do so could result in violation of the student code of conduct policy.
Responses should be provided directly under the question.
Questions
1. CONTRACTING: You are working with a psychiatric patient, Pat, who is at risk of committing suicide. Your suicide
prevention model suggests that you negotiate a “safety plan” with the client (e.g., Pat will stay with a friend
overnight; you will contact the friend by phone to provide the friend with instruction about what to do in case of
emergency, Pat will call the 24-hour crisis line if Pat starts to think about committing suicide; Pat will meet with
you tomorrow to make further plans). Should this agreement be implicit, explicit and oral, or written? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of each type of agreement? Do you or Pat require legal advice before finalizing this
agreement? Why or why not? Is this agreement a legally binding agreement? What are the consequences if either
one of you breaks the agreement? (3)
This contracting agreement should begin with oral then followed by a written agreement reflecting
the oral agreement. An implicit agreement is a nonbinding but sincere commitment. “The explicit
agreement is a contract in which the terms and requirements on all involved parties are clearly
stated in writing, agreed upon, and signed by all participants. Explicit contracts are generally used in
formal business agreements, financial transactions, sales of property and other high-value assets, and
other situations where significant value or obligations apply. The explicit agreement is just the
opposite of implied or implicit contracts” (Business, 2012, p. 1)
An oral contract is a verbal agreement, is less formal and takes less time to produce. “Written
contracts are particularly important when the subject of the conflict has serious legal ramifications
(e.g., criminal behavior, child abuse or neglect, physical injuries, monetary losses)” (Barsky, 2007, p.
67).
If Pat trusts me as a professional, we will not need to require legal advice, an oral agreement will be
sufficient, as long as both parties are clear about the agreement, and the terms are made specific.
However, putting the agreement in a written contract, after having an oral agreement, would
probably be best for both parties. It would give Pat a better understanding of what was agreed upon.
“As a helping professional, preferred practice suggests that you be deliberate about entering
contracts and explicit about their terms, whether the contract is oral or written” (Barsky, 2007, p.
67). Since contracts are promises that each party makes to the other, they can be legally binding, and
useful as proof in court. The consequences of breaking the agreement depends on the type of
agreement made. An oral agreement is an agreement of words, can be broken, but since both parties
agreed, should not be. The professional should never break an oral agreement if he or she wants to
be trusted by their clients. A written contract is harder to break by both parties, it is signed and
witnessed, but can be modified with written agreements.
2. IMPARTIALITY DILEMMA: You are facilitating a play therapy group for 6-year-olds who have experienced physical
abuse from their parents. During the third session, two children start to fight over one of the puppets. You decide
to use your meditative skills to help them resolve this conflict. You encourage them to come up with their own
decision rather than impose one on them. You are able to help them work toward a mutually agreeable solution:
rip the puppet into small pieces so neither of them can fight over it anymore. You personally find this solution
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