Ethical dilemmas in evaluating programs with family court related clients |
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Authors: | Paul L Johnson |
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Institution: | Independent Consultant, Washington, DCUSA |
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Abstract: | Two ethical dilemmas are discussed; breaching client confidentiality in order to intervene in the client's illegal behavior, and defining the role of evaluator as expert witness. The evaluation context concerns a combined program development and evaluation project with clients involved in family court proceedings for child abuse or neglect. Different perspectives, approaches, and experiences in resolving each dilemma are reviewed. The conclusion argues that approaches to ethical dilemmas in evaluation projects must go beyond techniques to disguise data, to include an assessment of the values and value commitments connected to the different roles an evaluator must perform. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be sent to Paul L Johnson 3315 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington DC 20009 |
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