ETHICAL PRACTICE SCENARIO (Part 1 of 3)—Client Based Guidelines The applicant identifies ethical implications associated with the delivery of services and articulates a process for navigating through the identified issues. The applicant shall review the and align the dilemma with the ethical principle(s) that is/are challenged. Ethical Scenarios Scenario #1 An 89 year old client is referred to your clinic by her family. During an OT driving evaluation she presented with reasonable reaction time, good judgment, and safe driving skills for on-road assessment. However, family members believe she should no longer be driving due to her age, and they want the OT to recommend driving retirement. Scenario #2 A client with a BKA completes a driving evaluation using mechanical hand controls. The OT practitioner recommends 2 additional training sessions for this equipment and provides him with a follow-up schedule. The client calls a week later to cancel the training sessions and informs the OT practitioner that he has been driving with his right prosthesis and no longer needs additional training. Scenario #3 An 86 year old client lives alone in her home of 40 years. She has advanced macular degeneration and moderate dementia. She was referred to OT for a community mobility evaluation. She has a long history of taking the bus to the hair dresser and local grocery store. She reports multiple recent episodes of getting lost while walking and taking the bus, requiring family to search for her and pick her up. After an evaluation, the OT practitioner recommends supportive transportation (escorted use of the bus and door-to-door services); however, the client questions the additional cost and declines. To which scenario are you responding? From the , ethical principle(s) has/have been challenged in this scenario? Select the top ethical principle(s) that apply, up to a maximum of 3. Beneficence Justice Nonmaleficence Veracity Autonomy Fidelity
ETHICAL PRACTICE SCENARIO (Part 1 of 3)—Client Based Guidelines The applicant identifies ethical implications associated with the delivery of services and articulates a process for navigating through the identified issues. The applicant shall review the and align the dilemma with the ethical principle(s) that is/are challenged. Ethical Scenarios Scenario #1 An 89 year old client is referred to your clinic by her family. During an OT driving evaluation she presented with reasonable reaction time, good judgment, and safe driving skills for on-road assessment. However, family members believe she should no longer be driving due to her age, and they want the OT to recommend driving retirement. Scenario #2 A client with a BKA completes a driving evaluation using mechanical hand controls. The OT practitioner recommends 2 additional training sessions for this equipment and provides him with a follow-up schedule. The client calls a week later to cancel the training sessions and informs the OT practitioner that he has been driving with his right prosthesis and no longer needs additional training. Scenario #3 An 86 year old client lives alone in her home of 40 years. She has advanced macular degeneration and moderate dementia. She was referred to OT for a community mobility evaluation. She has a long history of taking the bus to the hair dresser and local grocery store. She reports multiple recent episodes of getting lost while walking and taking the bus, requiring family to search for her and pick her up. After an evaluation, the OT practitioner recommends supportive transportation (escorted use of the bus and door-to-door services); however, the client questions the additional cost and declines. To which scenario are you responding? From the , ethical principle(s) has/have been challenged in this scenario? Select the top ethical principle(s) that apply, up to a maximum of 3. Beneficence Justice Nonmaleficence Veracity Autonomy Fidelity
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