Fostering Dignity and Respect: A Case Study of Thembi Khumlao

FOSTERING
DIGNITY AND
RESPECT

INTRODUCTION
Ethical dilemmas
Moral concepts
Rights in health and social care

CASE SCENARIO
The current case presented is of a 8 year old girl named
Thembi Khumlao.
The girl is born to a single mother who is suffering from
schizophrenia.
The survival of the patient with her mother is getting difficult
due to her mental illness.
This case presents true example of ethical dilemmas and
moral concept conflicts where the girl’s wishes to stay with
her mother are violated in a sense to preserve her safety.

ETHICAL DILEMMA
The first dilemma identified in the given case is to violate the
patient’s wish over her safety.