Intimate Partner Violence and Duty to Protect

Once you have read the case study completely answer the discussion questions below in 350-500 words. Use one to two scholarly resources to support your answer. When appropriate use in-text citations according to APA formatting. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment solid academic writing is expected and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines which can be found in the APA Style Guide located in the Student Success Center. Case 4. Research on Intimate Partner Violence and the Duty to Protect Dr. Daniela Yeung a health psychologist has been conducting a federally funded ethnographic study of couples in which the male partner has been paroled following conviction and imprisonment for intimate partner violence (IPV). Over the course of a year she has had individual monthly interviews with 25 couples while one partner was in jail and following their release. Aiden is a 35-year-old male parolee convicted of seriously injuring his wife. He and his wife Maya have been interviewed by Dr. Yeung on eight occasions. The interviews have covered a range of personal topics including Aiden’s problem drinking which is marked by blackouts and threatening phone calls made to his wife when he becomes drunk usually in the evening. To her knowledge Aiden has never followed through on these threats. Dr. Yeung has the impression both Aiden and Maya feel a sense of social support when discussing their life with Dr. Yeung. One evening Dr. Yeung checks her answering machine and finds a message from Aiden. His words are slurred and angry: “Now that you know the truth about what I am you know that there is nothing you can do to help the evil inside me. The bottle is my savior and I will end this with them tonight.” She calls both Aiden’s and Maya’s cell phone numbers but no one answers. Ethical Dilemma Dr. Yeung has Aiden’s address and after 2 hours she is considering whether or not to contact emergency services to suggest that law enforcement officers go to Aiden’s home or to the homes of his parents and girlfriend. (Do not use any references from the readings. The textbook by Fisher and the APA code of ethics is not to be used they are part of the readings. Only peer-reviewed). Why is this an ethical dilemma? Which APA Ethical Principles help frame the nature of the dilemma? How are APA Ethical Standards 2.01f 3.04 3.06 4.01 4.02 4.05 and 8.01 relevant to this case? Which other standards might apply? What is Dr. Yeung’s ethical alternatives for resolving this dilemma? Which alternative best reflects the Ethics Code aspirational principles and enforceable standards legal standards and obligations to stakeholders? Can you identify the ethical theory (discussed in Chapter 3) guiding your decision? What steps should Dr. Yeung take to implement her decision and monitor its effect? Aidan is a research participant in this scenario. What are rights to privacy and confidentiality? How was this established? Under the circumstances in this scenario what are the ethical issues related to his confidentiality and/or privacy? ‘