Capella PHI 2000 – What additional information might clarify
In one of the files at your workplace, you discover that a teacher at the local elementary school has a prescription for Risperdal, a powerful anti-psychotic medication commonly used to treat schizophrenia. Although you have been told that it is important to respect client confidentiality, you fear that in a position of authority over children, such a person might stop taking the medication and cause serious harm. What should you do?As you write your essay, please consider:What additional information might clarify your understanding of the situation?How would each of the three approaches to ethical theory respond to this case?What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach?What is the right thing to do? Justify your position with clear reasoning.
