Please see the attachment for assignment instructions. Below you will find the discussion prompt.
Self-awareness is a necessary component in your decision-making process. Without self-awareness, you will be plagued with proverbial blind-spots that will inevitably end in client harm. To raise your self-awareness, your discussion assignment this week is aimed at taking what you have learned and turning inward to answer the question, “Where am I?” Obviously, this is not asking where you are geographically but rather where are you personally and developmentally.
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Take a moment to reflect on your own life and decision-making. Considering what you have learned about utilitarianism, deontology, and principlism, discuss what types of decisions you tend to make. Do you tend to try to do the most good for the most people? Do you tend to focus on the intention behind the action? Do you find yourself seeking out a structured “right,” or do you tend to think that “right” is relative?
Consider the Four Component Model. How would you rank yourself in terms of Moral Sensitivity, Moral Judgment, Moral Motivation, and Moral Character? Do you find yourself struggling to see “what the issue is?” Do you find it easy to give advice and find yourself explaining to friends, “You know what you should do?” Do you tend to take time to weigh all options, or do you make decisions swiftly? Is it challenging for you to “do the right thing” when it is not the popular thing, or do you tend to think of yourself as boldly standing “in the gap?”
In your reflection, try to determine which schema (pg. 27-28 of your text) you seem to operate from in your decision-making. Whether personal interest, maintaining norms, or post-conventional, each of us tends to generally operate from a schema.
For this discussion, simply answering each of the prompts will not suffice. You need to take the time necessary to reflect on your life and spend time understanding what has contributed to wherever you may be. Each of us have a unique set of experiences that contribute to how we view and interact with the world around us. It is only after we know ourselves that we can understand what we have to offer our clients. Discuss what may contribute to what you have discovered in answering the questions above.
Important note: While this is a reflection assignment, you are not required to share things that you wish to not share with the class. We want the best for you and your future clients. If you find yourself struggling with this assignment, reach out to your instructor for support.
