Post an explanation of how a current event that occurred within the past five years might have affected a human services organization in terms of posing an ethical dilemma or social justice issue

week 7 discussion
Week 7: Developing Cultural Humility and Ethical Competence—Working With Organizations
Last week, you assumed the role of a supervisor in a human services organization and responded to a case study about an employee who was confronted with an ethical dilemma while trying to provide culturally sensitive assistance to a servicer user. This week, you will broaden your focus and consider ethical and cultural issues that may arise at the organizational level.

Learning Objectives
Students will:

Explain how current events affect human services organizations in terms of posing ethical dilemmas and social justice issues
Apply ethical standards to address dilemmas and social justice issues in human services organizations
Explain how the media influences public opinion of ethical dilemmas and social justice issues
Explain how ethics training is used to maintain appropriate boundaries and cultural sensitivity in organizations
Evaluate organizational responses to ethical violations related to cultural sensitivity
Learning Resources
Current Events, Ethical Dilemmas, and Social Justice Issues
Hailemariam, M., Felton, J. W., Key, K., Greer, D., Jefferson, B. L., Muhammad, J., Miller, R., Richie, F., Robinson, D., Saddler, S., Spencer, B., Summers, M., White, J. M. C., & Johnson, J. E. (2020). Intersectionality, special populations, needs and suggestions: The Flint Women’s Study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-1133-9

Moore, S. E., Robinson, M. A., Adedoyin, A. C., Brooks, M., Harmon, D. K., & Boamah, D. (2016). Hands up—don’t shoot: Police shooting of young Black males: Implications for social work and human services. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 26(3–4), 254–266.

Mor Barak, M. E. (2019). Social good science and practice: A new framework for organizational and managerial research in human service organizations. Human Services Organizations: Management, Leadership and Governance, 43(4), 314–325. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2019.1669759

Santiago, A. M., & Smith, R. J. (2020). Community practice, social action, and the politics of pandemics. Journal of Community Practice, 28(2), 89–99. https://doi.org/10.1080/10705422.2020.1763744

Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals
National Organization for Human Services. (2015). Ethical standards for human services professionals. https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals

Optional Resources
Walden University. (2016). The story of Flint [Video]. Walden University Blackboard. https://class.waldenu.edu.

Discussion: Addressing Ethical Dilemmas and Social Justice Issues in Organizations
As an advanced human services professional practitioner, it is important to be aware of the broader context in which human services organizations operate. Current events, such as police brutality against people of color, global pandemics, and changes to immigration policies, can pose unique ethical dilemmas and social justice issues that human services administrators must be prepared to address. For example, stricter immigration policies may prevent undocumented immigrants from seeking needed services due to fear of deportation. Often, current events, like stricter immigration policies, are widely covered in the news media and generate strong public opinions, which add to the pressure of human services administrators who must respond.

In this Discussion, you will examine how a recent current event might have affected a human services organization in terms of posing an ethical dilemma or social justice issue. You will also consider how a human services administrator should respond and how public opinion about the dilemma or issue might affect the administrator’s response.
To Prepare
Review your Course Announcements for possible information related to this week’s Discussion and Assignment.
Review the Learning Resources on current events, ethical dilemmas, and social justice issues. Think about how current events, such as police brutality against people of color, global pandemics, and environmental crises, pose ethical dilemmas and social justice issues for human services organizations.
Review the Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals. Consider how human services administrators can address such ethical dilemmas and social justice issues, using ethical standards and social justice strategies and approaches discussed in the Learning Resources.
Identify a current event that occurred within the past 5 years. Think about how the current event might have affected a human services organization with which you are familiar, in terms of posing an ethical dilemma or social justice issue.
Consider how human services administrators should have addressed the ethical dilemma or social justice issue. In addition, think about how public opinion about the dilemma or issue could have influenced the administrators’ actions
Find one article from an academically appropriate source that focuses on how human service administrators address ethical dilemmas or social justice issues. Academically appropriate sources include research articles found in the Walden University Library, papers or articles from reputable agencies or organizations, or government publications. Incorporate the article into your response.
By Day 4
Post an explanation of how a current event that occurred within the past five years might have affected a human services organization in terms of posing an ethical dilemma or social justice issue. Then, explain how human services administrators should have addressed the ethical dilemma or social justice issue. Finally, explain how the media has influenced public opinion about the dilemma or issue and how public opinion could have influenced the administrators’ actions.