PSY/605 PSY605 PSY 605 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION 2
- ashford university / PSY 605
- 02 Jun 2018
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PSY 605 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION 2
Discussion 2
End-of-Life Decisions |
Prior to completing
this discussion, please read the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles of
Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Links to an external site.)Links
to an external site.(2010) and Fact Sheet on End-of-Life Care (Links to an external
site.)Links to an external site. (2014), as well as the Block, et al. (2006), Kwak, &
Haley (2005), and Torbic (2011) articles required for this week.
You are working at an area hospital dealing
primarily with end-of-life decisions and palliative care. For this discussion,
you will be reviewing the PSY605 End-of-Life Case Scenarios document and making recommendations
based on the information provided in the scenarios.
All end-of-life choices and medical decisions have complex
psychosocial components, ramifications, and consequences that have a
significant impact on suffering and the quality of living and dying. The
issues involved in this process of decision making are based on issues of
developmental stage, gender, race, ethnicity, culture, health, family, and
physical, cognitive, and psychosocial states. For your initial post, you will
apply concepts from developmental psychology to create your recommended courses
of action for either Roger or Geri.
To begin, carefully review the PSY605 End-of-Life Case Scenarios document, select one of the cases, then
create a recommended course of action for the scenario selected by addressing
the following questions:
·
What is the best
recommended course of action for the client at this time, and why?
·
What potential effects
would themes such as the client’s culture, ethnicity, family, education, and
gender have on the situation and recommendation(s)?
·
How does the client’s
developmental stage factor into your recommendation?
·
How do the client’s
physical, cognitive, and psychosocial states affect your recommendation(s)?
·
How might the
developmental stage(s) of the client’s family member(s) affect your
recommendation?
·
How will you present
your recommendation(s) to both the patient and family member(s)?
o
What consideration(s)
would affect your manner of presentation?
·
Are there
considerations that cannot be processed at this time because of lack of
information in the written scenario?
Next, analyze and
comment on the ethical considerations related to the scenario. Note how the
APA’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site. might provide guidance.
Remember to evaluate the unique scholarly perspectives presented
in your reading to support your recommended course of action and analysis of
ethical considerations.
Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’ posts
and respond to at least two of your peers who selected a different scenario
than you by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your
required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive
discourse in this discussion.
In your responses,
compare and contrast your own recommendations and the information leading to
those recommendations with those of your classmates. For each response,
critically evaluate the information your classmate has provided by considering
different points of view. What specific information presented in your
classmate’s post requires clarification and elaboration? What assumption(s) has
your classmate made about the scenarios and/or information provided? Are there
specific issues with the recommendations provided that could potentially be
challenged? Explain. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m.
(Mountain Time) on Day 7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your
initial post.