Unit 3- ethics Flashcards
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What are ethics?
A philosophical discipline concerned with human conduct and moral decision making
What is morality?
- judgment or evaluation of action
- good and bad, right and wrong
What is law?
- precise codification of governing standards that ensure legal and moral justice
What does law dictate?
What is legal, not ethical
What is a cllrs identity related to?
Their knowledge and practice of ethics- behaviour
What are common unethical behaviours?
- violation of confidentiality
- exceeding level of professional competence
- negligent practice
- claiming expertise one doesn’t possess
- imposing one’s values on a client
- creating dependency in a client
- sexual activity with a client
- conflicts of interest/dual relationship
- questionable financial arrangements
- improper advertising
- plagiarism
What is a dual relationship?
where the role of cllr is combined with another relationship wither personal or professional
What are code of ethics and standards based on?
- an agreed upon set of values
What is required for a group to be considered a professional organization?
A code of established ethics
What are the major reasons for the existence of ethical codes?
- ensure protection of clients and expectations of practitioners
- legitimize professional organizations
- provide guidelines for professional conduct
- protect the profession from the government
- control internal disagreements and promote stability
- protect practitioners from the public
- increase the public trust in the profession
What are some limitations of codes of ethics?
- some issues can’t be resolved
- enforcement is difficult
- conflicts within the standards
- some issues aren’t covered
- are historical documents and may be unethical in future
- conflicts bw ethical and legal code
- do not address cross-cultural issues
- not proactive documents that help cllrs decide what to do in new situations
What are the 3 reasons that ethical codes pose dilemmas for cllrs?
- cllrs must be aware of the codes and be able to differentiate ethical dilemmas from other dilemmas
- different ethical principles in a code can offer conflicting guidelines about what to do in a situation
- conflicts if cllr belongs to more than one prof orgs with different codes
What are the 5 most prevalent ethical dilemmas?
- confidentiality
- role conflict
- counsellor competence
- conflicts with employer or institution
- degree of dangerousness
What are the main ethical principles relating to cllr choices?
- beneficence (do good, prevent harm)
- non-maleficence (do no harm)
- autonomy
- justice
- fidelity
What are the 4 guidelines for acting ethically?
1- personal and professional honesty
2- acting in the best interest of the client
3- act without malice or personal gain
4- justify an action
What are the 6 fundamental principles in the CCPA code of ethics?
- beneficence
- fidelity
- non-maleficence
- autonomy
- justice
- societal interest
What are the 3 different models for ethical dilemmas and decision-making?
- Principle-based ethical decision-making: help cllrs make better decisions
- virtue-based ethical decision-making: how to to what you believe is the right thing
- Quick check: three questions
What are the Quick check 3 questions?
- publicity
- universality
- justice
What is the additional ethical guideline that only applies to social workers?
protect the confidentiality of deceased clients
What are the 4 main ethical issues in research?
- informed consent
- coercion and deception
- confidentiality and privacy
- reporting the results
What is the slippery slope effect?
When condoning or ignoring a situation risks eroding the persons own sense of moral self-hood and may find it easier to condone future ethical breaches.
What are the 3 steps of working through an ethical dilemma re an impaired colleague?
- identify the problem objectively
- apply current code of ethics, consider moral principles and speak to colleagues
- choose course of action, it may be to speak to person first, then go to association
How is sharing of information broken down?
- confidentiality
- privacy
- privileged communication
What is confidentiality?
The ethical duty to fulfill a contract/promise to clients that the information revealed during therapy will be protected from unauthorized disclosure
- between professional and client
