Identify your chosen profession (psychologist, educator, counselor, police or probation officer).
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Write a short essay (minimum of 2 paragraphs) explaining:
Why you chose the specific profession.
Why it is important for professionals in the field you have chosen to be familiar with and understand the field’s code of ethics.
Identify what you think are the three most important requirements of the field’s code & explain why. Be sure to cite the code of ethics.
For the second part of this paper, write an essay describing an ethical dilemma for a person working in your desired profession, depicted in at least two forms of media.
Describe the ethical dilemma in which the real, or fictitious, professional(s) is/are involved.
What actions did the person take?
Were those actions within the profession’s code of ethics? The code of ethics must be cited.
What actions could the person have taken to remain within the profession’s code of ethics? The code of ethics must be cited.
How can and does the profession respond to ethical misconduct among its membership? The code of ethics must be cited.
Using at least two theories presented in the textbook, explain how each theory would view the ethical dilemmas and the actions taken by the real, or fictitious, professional(s).