Assessment: Individual Assignment

To be involved in counselling is to be involved in ethics. Analyse a real-live case study in Singapore to explain the moral justifications and its limitations. Apply, using 8-step ethical decision making model on how the matter may be resolved.

In an essay format, describe your counselling interventions to Dr. Susan Urn using the 8-step ethical decision making model. You are expected to identify her moral dilemma(s) as you may perceive as the counsellor and guide her towards making a moral decision. As a medical professional, she was charged by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for excessive charging of professional fees.

Task:

1. Explore the full story of the case relating to Dr. Susan Lim and from any related sources to conceptualise the key issues surrounding this case. Please read the relevant sources in order to have an overview of the case. The immediate stakeholders are Dr. Susan Lim, Singapore Medical Council (SMC) and the Brunei family. You need to read the sources related to this case. An example of a source can be taken from: http://johnharding.com/2011/03/dr-susan-lims-threatenina-letter-to-foreign-minister-george-yeo/.

2. You may assume that the newspaper reports are factually correct.

3. As the attending counsellor, you are expected to identify the specific moral dilemma(s) Dr. Susan Lim may face.

4. Apply, using the 8-step ethical decision model to explain how you can help Dr Susan Lim resolve her moral dilemma and to arrive to a moral decision.

5. Defend and critique the moral position of Dr Susan Lim using any ONE of the moral theories taught in this module. You are also expected to identify the limitations of the theory chosen.

6. Do provide a simple introduction and conclusion for this essay.

7. Do use clear paragraphing to identify and support your answers.

8. Correctly reference all works used in the creation of your essay (minimum 8) and provide in text citation of the location in your essay you have used this work.