How the Tarasoff case has affected ethical decision
IndividualInteroffice MemoImagine that it is 1976, and you are an administrator in a human services organization. You have just learned of the ruling in the case,Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California.Writea 350- to 500-word summary in which you create an interoffice memo for all employees that explains this legislation. In your memo, also include the following information:• How the Tarasoff case has affected ethical decision making for human service professionals• How the case affects the human services code of ethics.Format your summary consistent with APA guidelines. The below highlighted is from the Chapter. This clas is Huamn Services In the past decade, increased public awareness of professional behavior, coupledwith the passage of federal and state legislation controlling the helping professions,has underscored the importance of ethical concerns in service delivery. TheFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, state legislation requiringthe reporting of child abuse, and Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California(1976), which imposed a duty to warn potential victims, are examples of governmentaction that directly affects the ethics of service provision. A more recentexample is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) thatwent into effect in 2003 and has greatly impacted informed consent practices.The human service professional must both obey the law and also be cognizant ofthe implications of the law.An exploration of codes of ethics or statements of standards of behavior asguides for professional behavior begins the next section. Some major areas of ethicalconcern for the human service professional follow. Then, we describe an ethicaldecision-making model that can be applied to dilemmas for which there is no relevantguideline. Vignettes are used to illustrate the range of dilemmas that may arise.This is from the book.