Ethical Principles and Responsibilities
An ethical dilemma exists when:
The defining feature is that both paths have genuine ethical support, so you cannot satisfy one duty without failing the other. A is the situation people most often mislabel: knowing the right answer and dreading it is a test of moral courage, and the response is to do the thing. C is worth taking to supervision and is not by itself a conflict between two professional duties. Getting this distinction right matters before anything else, because a real dilemma calls for a process, while a merely difficult decision usually just calls for acting.
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