Please use the video mentioned above as the basis of your analysis as a social worker who has been hired to provide expert testimony on behalf of the mother, arguing why she should not go to jail.

Discussion Prompt

Please use the video mentioned above as the basis of your analysis as a social worker who has been hired to provide expert testimony on behalf of the mother, arguing why she should not go to jail. This presents an ethical dilemma for you as a practitioner; you know the mother to be bi-polar, but you also place value on the health, protection, and well-being of children and the sanctity of family.

For your original post, answer the following questions:

1. Describe the ethical dilemma and clearly state the two professional values in conflict.
2. What are the moral principles, according to Beauchamp & Childress, that would be applicable?
3. According to Mattison’s model, how do you separate practice considerations from ethical components?
4. Make an informed decision to answer this question: Would a deontological or utilitarian theoretical framework apply to this case? (Use the literature to support your position on both values. You are not expected to make a judgment at this time, just a presentation of the facts.)
5. Please provide any ‘moral traces’ that you encountered and/or professional versus personal value conflicts