DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNAL: WEEKS 5-7
Describe your community-engaged experiences.
 Recall a specific ethical dilemma you confronted at your
service site. As objectively as possible, describe the context,
individuals involved, and the controversy or dilemma you
observed. (This can be written in a case study-like format.)
There weren’t many ethical dilemmas at my service site, but,
there were a couple of small instances where some of the
seniors could have displayed an ethical dilemma towards other
people at the site. One of the seniors at the service site
decided to tell our site supervisor while everyone was around
(the other seniors were within hearing distance) that one of
the other seniors was transferred to different place from the
senior center and additionally, shared how that person who
was transferred was feeling. They said that she was depressed
and very upset that she could normally go to the farm stand.
The ethical dilemma in this situation is that the person who got
transferred may have told that person in confidence that she
wouldn’t tell anyone else. This may have violated this
individual’s right to their own secrets or trust in others.
Name___Jenn Treubig____
Relate your experiences to course content and future actions.
 How does the course material relate to this ethical dilemma?
Be specific. Based on your readings, how do you know that
this was an ethics issue, and not something else? What
ethical principle(s) relate to this issue (beneficence, non-
maleficence, justice, autonomy), and how? What specific
standards, if any, from the code of ethics were breached by
others? Explain. What specific standards, if any, were
breached by you? Explain.
This situation relates to the course work because it shows a
change in location of needs. In other words, someone who
may have needed a greater consumption of fruits and veggies
was transferred to a different facility. While they may serve
fruits and vegetables, this person may have preferred to have
the actual interaction between the farm stand volunteers and
themselves. Overall, this situation of telling others about the
individual’s depression may change how others view the world
and may even be worried for themselves, therefore, having an
impact on their health. I know that this is an ethics issue
because it involves, as stated before, a change in needs as well
as differing perspectives that are both valid in their own
viewpoints but may impact the other in a positive or negative
way. If it was just evaluating the needs of the two individuals,
it could be categorized more so in terms of studies or
community needs assessment but this is more specifically an
ethical dilemma because it involves two different individuals’
emotions rather than just their demographics or needs. The
main standards that may have been violated (by the individual
who does not have experience in nutrition professions) would
be everyone’s right to confidentiality and trust.
The individual who shared this information with our site
DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNAL: WEEKS 5-7
Describe your community-engaged experiences.
 What did you do, or what was the first thing that you
considered doing?
All I did in this situation was listen in on the conversation. I also
continued listening to hear if this person was doing anything in
their power to cheer up the individual who had been
transferred, or if the staff there had any programs or events
that happen weekly to cheer people in depressions like her up.
Name___Jenn Treubig____
Relate your experiences to course content and future actions.
supervisor (as well as the rest of the seniors standing around)
demonstrated autonomy over the situation and the person’s,
who was transferred, feelings, rather than stepping into their
shoes and thinking about how it might feel for people who you
haven’t told to know that you’re in a depression.
I didn’t really violate any ethical standards, however, two that I
can think of would be listening in on the conversation, as well
as not speaking up for the person who was not present. In the
actual code of ethics for individuals in the dietetics profession,
I may have violated the section on fairness. I did not represent
any of the feelings that the party not present may have had,
therefore, it was not a fair interaction. I also did not consider
the welfare of the other individual or the safety (in terms of
emotions).
 Reflecting upon your course of action (or inaction), what
have you learned about yourself? Identify 2 possible
alternatives to resolve this dilemma and evaluate each one.
Was your action (or inaction) the best alternative to resolve
the ethical dilemma? Why or why not? What strategies
might you use to prevent a similar issue in the future?
I have learned that I am not always the best at inserting myself
into certain situations that I feel I need to speak up in. I am
typically better with people I have developed relationships
with so I believe that if I would have known this individual
more, I would have consulted them after the fact about how I
felt about the situation, however, I didn’t do much in the
actual situation. Two alternative approaches I could have taken
consist of the following: firstly, I could have changed the
subject and approached the individual afterwards, and
DOUBLE ENTRY JOURNAL: WEEKS 5-7 Name___Jenn Treubig____

Describe your community-engaged experiences.
Relate your experiences to course content and future actions.
secondly, I could have asked how that individual’s new
environment was and if there was anything that could help
them out so that I could try and resolve the situation more
rather than disregarding the depressed individual’s feelings.
My action was not the best option to choose to respond
because it did not resolve anything whatsoever. I would
probably use the strategies above, such as asking about the
new environment of the individual who was transferred and
trying to help both parties to have a better time.

Self-assessment (complete last).

 What level of reflection (see James Bradley’s Criteria on Canvas) have you achieved with this journal? How do you know? What
can you do differently next time to achieve the next highest level?
I have achieved the highest level of reflection on James Bradley’s Criteria mainly because I saw the situation through numerous
different perspectives, such as my own, the individual who was depressed, and the individual who was sharing the information.
However, in terms of the making appropriate judgments, I may need to improve on that because in this situation, I didn’t do or say
anything that I was thinking.

Since I achieved the highest level, there wouldn’t be much improvement needing to be made (in terms of perspectives), other
than continuing to analyze from multiple perspectives as well as reevaluate how I responded to the situation and how I could have
responded better or more effectively. Overall, I would just need to improve on my judgments since I did not say anything.