Prior to completing this discussion please read the American Psychological AssociationsEthical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.(2010) andFact Sheet on End-of-Life Care(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.(2014) as well as the Block et al. (2006) Kwak & Haley (2005) and Torbic (2011) articles required for this week.
You are working at an area hospital dealing primarily with end-of-life decisions and palliative care. For this discussion you will be reviewing thePSY605 End-of-Life Case Scenariosdocument and making recommendations based on the information provided in the scenarios.
All end-of-life choices and medical decisions have complex psychosocial components ramifications and consequences that have a significant impact on suffering and the quality of living and dying.The issues involved in this process of decision making are based on issues of developmental stage gender race ethnicity culture health family and physical cognitive and psychosocial states. For your initial post you will apply concepts from developmental psychology to create your recommended courses of action for either Roger or Geri.
To begin carefully review thePSY605 End-of-Life Case Scenariosdocument select one of the cases then create a recommended course of action for the scenario selected by addressing the following questions:
Next analyze and comment on the ethical considerations related to the scenario. Note how the APAsEthical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.might provide guidance.
Remember to evaluate the unique scholarly perspectives presented in your reading to support your recommen