Assignment task: Consult the ACWA code of ethics and the ACWA Work Practice Guidelines to consider the following short scenario. You must not copy anything from these documents, but cite the principle or guideline number and explain your response in your own words.
A 16-year-old girl is pregnant and unsure whether to have the baby or terminate her pregnancy. She turns to a caseworker for advice, saying she is terrified at the thought of raising a child her age and telling her parents about her pregnancy. The caseworker is sympathetic but firm, warning the girl that terminations (abortions) are dangerous to both the body and the soul. The young girl is frightened and tells the case worker she has decided to have the baby.
The case worker's supervisor, Jane, discovers what transpired during this consultation between the worker and her young client. Jane reprimands the case worker and advises her to revise her ethical responsibilities.
(a) Why does Jane reprimand the case worker?
(b) What values and responsibilities in the two above-noted ACWA documents would you - as the supervisor - refer your case worker too? Briefly outline the ones you think are most important.