I would use the same ethical decision-making model for three of the four sections in my ethical portfolio.

Corey, Corey, and Calianan (as cited in Cottone & Claus, 2000) created a clean and easy to use ethical decision making model that can e applied to any ethical dilemma. !he ethical dilemma for teaching in this portfolio is gatekeeping. "tep one is to identify the pro lem. #hy is there a $uestion of ethics% Is e&ery person who enters into a counseling program fit to ecome a professional counselor% "tep two is to identify potential issues in&ol&ed. #ho is affected y the ethical dilemma and what harm is potentially eing done% "hould someone e allowed to complete a counseling program that has showed signs of difficulty upholding the code of ethics in school% "tep three is to re&iew rele&ant ethical guidelines. 'efer to (merican Counseling (ssociation Code of )thics to ensure that proper appro&ed guidelines are eing held up. "tep four is to o tain consultation. *eer re&iew is a good place to get a sounding oard on the issue. #hat would other professional counselors do% "tep fi&e is considering possi le and pro a le courses of action. "hould this counselor in training e remo&ed from the program% !his step in&ol&es mo&ing from the thinking stages to the potential action stages. "tep si+ is to enumerate conse$uences of &arious decisions. ,ist the potential outcomes of each possi le decision. !he final step is to decide on the est course of action.