Case Study.
Can you help me understand this Sociology question?
i have 2 case studies here. i need 300 words for each (600 words total)
you have to include 2 resources for each case study AND IN-TEXT CITATIONS!
give them in separate documents
APA format
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CASE STUDY: COUNTY HALFWAY HOUSE FOR BATTERED WOMEN
As a human services professional, you are obligated to respect the right of self-determination, and the principles of confidentiality and maintaining boundaries.
Consider the following case study: a client in the county halfway house for battered women had been seriously injured on three occasions as a result of confrontations with her husband. She was placed in the halfway house by court order and the husband was required to remain separated from his wife.
The supervisor was informed that the service provider working with the client had been asked repeatedly by the client to allow her husband to visit with her, since she “just knew she can make up and they will be okay.” The service provider was unsure and turned to a counselor for advice about what to do. The counselor said she felt compassion for the client and believed that she was ready to begin “working things out with her husband.”
Still unsure, the service provider decided to turn to the supervisor for guidance. The halfway house has an ethics code that emphasizes self-determination and confidentiality for the protection of the clients. The county laws strictly follow the court decisions.
Suppose you are the supervisor responsible for directing both the service provider and the counselor. Taking into account the halfway house ethics code, National Organization of Human Services’ “Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals,” and the county law, how will you decide? What is your decision in providing direction and guidance to the service provider? What is your responsibility toward the counselor?
It may be helpful to refer to the Organizational Ethics Concerning Mental Health media presentation in the Resources as you complete this discussion.
Your initial post must:
- Be at least 250 words in length.
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CASE STUDY: NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR AN IMPOVERISHED NEIGHBORHOOD
Suppose you are the director of the food distribution program in a nonprofit organization. The nonprofit organization serves a rural Hmong community that is largely organized around the church. The church is not well funded, but the nonprofit organization receives funds from the state, allowing it ample staffing support.
Members of the community rely on the church pastor and believe that the church should be providing food support to members of the community who are unable to feed themselves, since there are very few jobs in the community that pay a living wage. The community is thankful for the food distribution program you direct, but they want the church to control distribution, especially of the foods they prefer. Your program relies on an outside charitable warehouse for foods that are generally available to commercial outlets, but mainly canned foods and packaged foods. The community wants fresh food and the pastor agrees they should have fresh foods, including greens and fresh meat.
You are responsible to the state for providing food to this impoverished rural community; however, the community does not want to rely on your organization, but the church instead. You must make an ethical and programmatic decision that satisfies both the community and its church, as well as the state authorities providing the money.
Explain your decision, based on ethical principles. Assess the ethical obligations you have to the state versus those obligations to the community.
Your initial post must:
- Be at least 250 words in length.