Julia is an educator in your service. You have been friends with Julia for years - both at work and socially. She gets on really well with all the children in the service and has been a model worker. Lately she has been going through a break-up with her husband and she has been very touchy and losing her temper easily with other staff. Today you saw her lash out and smack one of the children who was being naughty. It wasn't a hard smack but the child was frightened by her behaviour and was crying. She said sorry to the child and gave him a cuddle to try to stop him crying. She did not know that you had seen the incident. Five minutes later you asked her if she was OK. She said yes - just leave me alone to do my job please and left the room. QUESTION 1 Given the stress that Julia has been under and her past reputation as a 'model worker', is her behaviour excusable? Discuss this in terms of Julia's legislative responsibilities. QUESTION 2 a) You have been a good friend of Julia's for years. What are three possible ethical dilemmas in this case? 1. 2. 3. b) How would you personally deal with these three ethical dilemmas, within the requirements of an educator's role? 1. 2. 3. c) Where could you obtain support if you were having trouble resolving these ethical dilemmas? Suggest three sources of support. 1. 2. 3. QUESTION 3 As an educator, what action would you take to make sure you comply with organisational policies and procedures?