Addressing Ethical Dilemmas in a Domestic Case Study: Confidentiality, Truth-Telling, and Protection

Ethical Dilemmas
Presentation

The case study
 Mary aged 29 has 3 children, suffers from spousal violence.
She had contemplated divorce but never succeeded.
 Mary attempted to commit suicide many times last year.
 However, Esther, her eldest child gained confidence and
shared the situation with her school counselor.

The case study continuation
 The child protection service called Esther's mother for referral.
After Mary was discharged, she was given back the children.
 The CPS proposed to Esther that she came out of the
marriage since she already planed to divorce her husband
who was a drug addict and she agreed.
 When the CPS shared the information with the mother and
suggested they meet her husband, she denied and demanded
to know where the CPS has got the information

The dilemma
The picture below shows a family faced with a
domestic problem, however, the family also faces
dilemma issues in solving the problem.