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Chapter 9
Professional Concerns
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Ethical Considerations
The HSRV professional is continuallyfaced with ethical decisions:
Requires consideration of the situation
from all points of view
List the issues from different viewpoints
Generate possible decisions
Weigh carefully the consequences of
each decision
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Summary Points
Codes of ethics:
Reflect professional concerns
Define guiding principles of professional activities
Clarify responsibility to clients, the
agency, and society Are binding to members of the
group adopting the codes
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Autonomy
Respect the client’s right to
define problems, help
choose interventions, helpevaluate satisfactions,
promote self-determinationand independence
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Nonmaleficence
First do no harm
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Beneficence
Act in the client’s best
interest
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Justice
Promote equality of
access for clients, be
fair in all interactions,
adhere to principles of
nondiscrimination
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Fidelity
Professional fulfill
your promises andmaintain the client’s
trust through honestinteractions
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Veracity
Commitment to
honesty
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Ethical Consideration
Know the laws
Mandated reporters of
child abuse/neglect
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Codes of Ethics
Codes of ethics or ethical
standards reflect professional
concerns and define the guidingprinciples of professional
activities
Clarify professional
responsibilities to client, to
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Code of Ethics
Most codes of ethics
stipulate that thehelper’s first
responsibility is toenhance and protect
the client’s welfare
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Codes of Ethics
The law intervenes and overridesprofessional codes of ethics only
when necessary to protect the
public’s health, safety, and welfare
E.g., legally supported “duty towarn” possible victims of clients
once counselors understand that a
client is of danger to another person
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Ethics & Diversity
Codes of ethics emphasize culturalcompetence encompassing:
Awareness
UnderstandingSkill
Still, ethics in a multicultural societyare complex
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Ethics & Diversity
Attitude of respect &
appreciation
Be comfortable with diversity Acquire knowledge of other
cultures
Modify interventions to make
them appropriate to other
cultures
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Ethics & Technology
PrivacyConfidentiality
SecurityProfessional need for technology training (ongoing)
Sensitivity that not all clients areequally techno-savvy
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Competence & Responsibility
Client is assured that
professional iscompetent to provide
the services
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Competence & Responsibility
Obligation to ensure
that availableservices meet
acceptable standards
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Responsibility
The helping professional is
committed to helping the
client to develop to the bestof their abilities and to protect
them from harm
Promote social justice for
society as a whole
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Competence & Responsibility
Helpers must know
the ethical and legalprocedures that are
pertinent to their service delivery
functions
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Responsibility
Professional is obligated
and committed to provide
good quality services towhomever needs those
services
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Responsibility
The helper is concerned withhaving sufficient time to work witha client and the resourcesnecessary for effective practice.Should these not be present, thehelper is responsible for locatingor developing resources such asgrants for additional funding or increased staff for specialized
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Confidentiality
Confidentiality is
complex
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Privileged communication
Legal term that allowspractitioners to legally
refuse to releasecertain information inresponse to asubpoena
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Confidentiality
There are times when
the helper is ethicallyor legally obligated to
breach confidentiality
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Relative Confidentiality
Informal sharing of info that
occurs in an agency or
organization amongcoworkers or treatment
team members andsupervisors
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Clients’ Rights
Right to privacy
Informed consent
Professional disclosurestatement
Protection of the client from risk
or harm
Legal rulings must also be taken
into account
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Ethical Decision Making
Assume an attitude of moralresponsibleness
Commitment to rationalthinking and a knowledge or
moral principles arenecessary components of
moral reasoning
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Ethical Decision Making
Identify the problem
Consult with colleagues or
experts
Identify and explore
optionsChoose a course of action
and act
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Flowchart For Problem Resolution
Don’t Mess With It!
YES NO
YES
YOU IDIOT!
NO
Will it Blow UpIn Your Hands?
NO
Look The Other Way
Anyone ElseKnows?
You’re SCREWED! YESYES
NO
Hide ItCan You BlameSomeone Else?
NO
NO PROBLEM!
Yes
Is It Working?
Did You MessWith It?