Written scenario · Ethics, Empathy
A letter from the garden bench
You are a volunteer who reads aloud to residents at a care residence.
You volunteer weekly as a reader at a care residence. Bruno, 78, has a serious long-term illness, and you have read to him on the garden bench for two years. Today he tells you, calmly, that he has decided to stop his ongoing treatments, knowing this will likely shorten his life. His adult children strongly disagree, and their last visit ended in tears. He asks you to help him write a letter urging them to accept his choice. If you help, his family may feel an outsider took sides; if you refuse, Bruno may feel abandoned by someone he trusts.
The two questions
- 1What would you say to Bruno, and whose decision do you think this ultimately is?
- 2Describe a time you supported someone's decision that you, or people close to them, found hard to accept. How did you handle it?
What raters look for
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
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