Ethical Considerations

You are a lay-counselor in your church services program, assigned to work with Andrea and her family. Andrea, an 8 year old female, was recently medically diagnosed with a sexually transmitted illness. From this diagnosis, investigation discovered that she was being sexually abused by her uncle. It is suspected that this had been occurring since the age of 4, when Andrea’s mother began a full-time job, which necessitated leaving the daughter in the care of the child’s aunt. The medical personnel who diagnosed the STI appropriately reported the suspected abuse. Andrea was visited and interviewed, in school, by a Child Protective Services worker. Andrea, since disclosure and findings, has become withdrawn, and exhibits frequent crying. Having difficulty in coping with findings that their daughter was sexually abused and confused with the process of the investigation, the parents report blaming themselves, and feeling guilty regarding “letting this happen.” Additionally, they report uncertainty as to how to help Andrea.
Kearney Guidelines
Present a summary of core points and details presented in the Kearney (2001) text. Identify, define, and discuss the core points. Include specific key points and details. Key words include identify, describe, define, and discuss. This section should be three pages.
Agency Involvement Based from Kearney
Apply specific core points from Kearney’s (2001) book to work with the case scenario clients. Construct a plan of how you could guide the family through navigating this event. Predict what agencies might be involved in this scenario, and explain why they would be involved. This section should be two pages.
Networking and Collaboration
Either drawing from the agencies you presented in your Community Agency Review Assignment, or choosing 2 different community service agencies in your geographical area, discuss the roles of these community agencies, and how their service provision could be helpful to the case scenario family/child. Present a plan of how you would collaborate with the agencies to provide complete and informed support to the family. Provide information and ideas from the Kearney (2001) text and course materials to validate and support your plan. This section should be two pages.
Ethical Considerations
Identify and discuss 2 -3 ethical considerations in this case situation, that you will need to follow as you work with this family system. This section should be one page.