A human service worker is asked to plan a recreational activity for elderly residents on the floor where she works. She is not sure what to arrange but finally decides to do a program on supplemental Medicare insurance. She invites a friend who sells supplemental Medicare insurance. The friend gives a complete explanation, handing out brochures on her business and her business card and explaining the insurance products her company can offer individuals on Medicare. What is the issue here?
Sit with a small group of other students and decide where there was a lapse in good judgment or a lapse in good ethical behavior. Where are the gray areas? What makes these situations clear-cut or unclear about the proper course of action?
