2012

Counseling students have a professional responsibility to act in accordance with the ethical standards of the profession. Multiple ethical issues exist in the case of Lucinda, many of which require cultural sensitivity on behalf of the ethical decision maker. The ethics competition team at the University of Iowa addressed the ethical issues presented in this case by examining professional literature and case law, choosing a culturally sensitive ethical decision making model, and observing the integrity of the ACA Code of Ethics (2005). Limitations of the Transcultural Integrative Ethical Decision Making Model by Garcia, Cartwright, Winston, and Borzuchowska (2003), are included.