The following 8 units from the sexual health portfolio, require you to have an
understanding of legal, ethical and professional issues, applied to the subject area.
| Look at the aims and learning outcomes for the unit you are studying, by clicking over
the unit title. |
| Choose a scenario from those available for that specific
unit, and work through the suggested reading. |
| Discuss your thoughts with colleagues and your supervisor wherever possible. |
| Take into account the; |
Legal guidance available
Professional codes of conduct
Laws, rules or principles of ethical decision making.
Local guidelines ie Trust child protection documents
| Each scenario has a suggested reading list. You should also read the Introduction to the Law and Health Promotion
Ethics papers before tackling the scenarios, to get you started. Further
references to the Legal System can be found in the Reading Material
page |
| Identify the key legal, ethical and professional issues.
Document any actions you would take if you were the practitioner involved. Note these
briefly as bullet points, giving the rationale for your actions. It is expected that this
would not be in excess of two sides of A4. |
| The appropriate references should be cited as a bibliography. |
| You may be required to discuss your intended actions in a class seminar, and/or present
them as part of your portfolio of evidence of learning. Specific guidance will be given by
the unit teacher. |
| Although you may discuss the scenarios with colleagues, ensure that the written work
which results is entirely your own. |
| Please note that level 2 outcomes require you to have an understanding of the relevant
issues and apply them to individual client care. At level 3 you should be able to
critically analyse the effect of legislation, guidelines, and codes of professional
conduct as well as develop professional practice as appropriate. |
The Scenarios
Unit codes AC 125 level 2 AC 126 level 3 |
CASE SCENARIOS
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2 |
3 |
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5 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
Unit codes NC965 level2 AC124 level 3 |
CASE SCENARIOS
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
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Unit codes AC129 level 2 AC130 level 3 |
CASE SCENARIOS
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5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Unit codes NC955 level 2 AC122 level 3 |
CASE SCENARIOS
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1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
Unit Code: MC196 Level: 3 |
CASE SCENARIOS
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12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Unit Level: 3 Unit Size: 2 Credit Points: 20
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