Question

You are a high school health teacher. The school board has just adopted a policy that prohibits the teaching or discussing of information related to contraceptives or abortion in the district. The only approach that can be mentioned in the classroom is abstinence. You have read research that the abstinence approaches is not as effective as some may think. After class one day, one of your student approaches you and informs you that she’s pregnant. She request your help and asks for the name and location of an abortion clinic. She also asks that you not tell anyone else about this. What will you do?

write a response to the scenario using the 10-step decision making process in the chapter. Each step should be covered by at least one paragraph, and the 10 paragraphs should state your course of action. Remember to cite your sources.

Answer 1

1Define the issue

The issue here noted is teenage pregnancy.The age group makes teens to explore without thinking about the consequences if occured

2)Gather information

Collect the history from the teen, right from personal history to the incidence in a caring and professional way

3Develop alternative

An alternative can be informing the parents and making them aware of the scenario

4)Potential solutions

The solution being here will be to continue it or terminate the pregnancy. But the solution here will be to terminate and see the life of the teen and future

5)Step back

Before any final decision step back and think being in the place of teen and the parents

6)Change the perception

Anti abortion center introduction may make the girl to have a scare and avoid anything in future like th

7)Set the issue aside

At some point the problem as to be kept aside and solution to be found

8)Course of action

The action will be to inform parents and take action

9) Implement

If the parents are informed and agreed a termination can be done or a planned parenthood is decided

10)Evaluate

Asses the teen post procedure if any and a good follow up to support physically and emotionally