You are a mediator and have met in several sessions with a divorcing couple. The husband has appeared to be extremely depressed, saying very little in the sessions, and generally agreeing to whatever the wife wants. The negotiations seem to be getting rather imbalanced, and the husband has resisted your suggestions to consult outside resources (attorney, accountant, etc.).

• Name the ethical issue at stake here based on the sample ethical codes you have reviewed in this module.
• What action would you take in response to the ethical issue? It is imperative that you focus on the ethical issue and not the other non-ethical issues that are raised in the scenarios.
• Why would take these steps?
• Did the ethical codes help in this reasoning process? Why or why not? If they did help, in what way did they provide guidance?