According to Reamer's Seven-Step Process for Ethical Problem Solving, the First

According to Reamer's seven-step process for ethical problem solving, the first step is to:

A) identify the ethical issues, including the social work values and duties that conflict.
B) monitor, evaluate, and document the decision taken by a social worker.
C) hypothesize about possible consequences of different decisions.
D) identify who will benefit and who will be harmed in view of social work's commitment to the most vulnerable.