According to a seven-level hierarchical Ethical Principles Screen as proposed by Dolgoff et al. (2012),
which of the following ethical principles is ranked first?
A. Protection of human life
B. Social justice
C. Respect for diversity and difference
D. Autonomy and freedom
ANS: A
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Feedback: Despite the challenges associated with efforts to rank moral or ethical values, some scholars have
developed hierarchies to help social workers address ethical dilemmas in which one ethic conflicts with another. For
example, Dolgoff et al. (2012) propose a seven-level hierarchical Ethical Principles Screen. In describing the screen,
they suggest that the protection of human life is the paramount moral and ethical obligation. Ranked first or highest,
this principle takes precedence over all other moral values or ethical principles.
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