Human service professionals are obligated to provide high-quality service to their clients. Most codes of ethics indicate that the helper’s first responsibility is to enhance and protect the client’s welfare. One of the ethical standard is the human service professional’s responsibility to clients. Standard 2: “Human service professionals’ respect the integrity and welfare of the client at all times. Each client is treated with respect, acceptance, and dignity”. Unfortunately in this scenario Janet failed to respect her clients’ welfare. She not only had issues of breaking several ethical codes she literally failed her moral responsibility.…
Ethics are vital in health care, and every health care professional must possess ethics. Ethical concepts…
In Professional Standards in Human Service and Research, it was explained that ethical standards provide a mechanism for professional accountability. The necessity of ethical behavior in clinical and research practice was covered in detail. I also learned how important it was for a professional to keep their own values from influencing clients.…
After reading the NAADAC Code of Ethics I have come to realize how any violation of them could impact either a client or the Human Services Profession as a whole. Any profession, such as the Human Services, that has the capacity to do so much good for an individual also has the same capacity to do them harm. In order to prevent such harm a code of ethics must be created and followed by everyone in that profession.…
This paper will look for the way in which the code of ethics for Human Services expresses such values as Integrity, Respect for others, Responsibility, Justice, Beneficence and nonmaleficence, and compassion.…
In order to be a licensed APA clinical psychologist a person must know the APA ethical standards and incorporate them into their practice. Even if the person is just a student. There are a total of ten APA ethical standards and they are set in place to protect the client and the psychologist. Resolving ethical issues is an important standard for a psychologist to master. In the human services field, ethical issues are bound to happen. In fact, they might even occur on daily bases depending on the setting that the psychologist is working in. For example, sometimes government agencies don’t follow procedures and they expect the psychologist to turn away from the APA standards simply because the psychologist have been working with them for a number…
You will not judge anyone because the only person that can judge them is God. Values: God is the most important thing so to sum that for you God is your number one value. Family is one of the greatest values because family means everything. The way that you grow up is based on your family.…
Every patient requires different care, with differing values and beliefs. As a result, healthcare providers will be challenged with ethical dilemmas on the basis of beneficence, nonmaleficence, and social justice.…
Client confidentiality in the field of human services is a matter of ethics, legal obligations, and a right to privacy; therefore, a human service professional must provide a helping relationship that is conducive to providing client confidentiality. In respect to the matter of confidentiality, a human service professional must understand, acknowledge, and adhere to the privacy of his or her clients; consequently, understanding when there is an ethical or legal responsibility to breaking the rules of confidentiality. The human service field is constantly in contact with sensitive and private information; it is the responsibility…
Any practitioner must consider the ethical implications of their services. Moral values and one’s own emotions can sometimes clash and cause human beings to act on impulses. This cannot be the case for someone who is a professional in the human services field. According to Clifford and Royce (2008, p. 17), ethical dilemmas need to be actively discussed and require careful consideration. Human services practitioners must discuss with their clients the importance of informed consent, confidentiality, and the limits of confidentiality before any other discussions can occur (Martin, 2007, p. 38). These are very important pieces of the ethical standards human service practitioners must follow. All information between a practitioner and client must be kept confidential unless the practitioner believes this information proves their client may be in danger of hurting someone else or his or her own self. The practitioner has to make an ethical decision regarding whether or not the limit of confidentiality has been reached. A practitioner cannot engage in any outside relationship with the client, either. This would be a serious violation for any involved in the human services…
This selection of ways of expressing ethical commitments does not seek to invalidate other approaches. The presentation of different ways of conceiving ethics alongside each other in this statement is intended to draw attention to the limitations of relying too heavily on any single ethical approach. Ethical principles are well suited to examining the justification for particular decisions and actions. However, reliance on principles alone may detract from the importance of the practitioner’s personal qualities and their ethical significance in the counselling or therapeutic relationship. The provision of culturally sensitive and appropriate services is also a fundamental ethical concern. Cultural factors are often more easily understood and responded to in terms of values. Therefore, professional values are becoming an increasingly significant way of expressing ethical commitment. (BACP ethical framework )…
Paul, Dr. Richard., & Elder, Dr. Linda. (2003). Ethical Reasoning. Dillon Beach, California: The Foundation for…
The ethical framework requires that counsellors respect their client’s human rights and dignity at all times and should work equally with all clients regardless of their background, race, culture, religious…
My personal beliefs have formed me over the course of my lifetime by many different influences. Many people have made important impact in my life that have changed my beliefs in society and my life. The major two values that help determine my worldview are God and Ethics they are the ways that help me shape my beliefs, and life decisions. I feel the strongest aspect of my worldview is my tremendous sense of spirituality and the relationship I have with God. All of these beliefs help me every day with my decisions. The moral values I have learned are from many different influences through my lifetime. Strong Catholic influences have been the good foundation to be closer to God. I have learned to live a life of compassion, service and teaching. Ethical choices that I have made in my life have not been the most popular but they are the ones I live with. One of my beliefs is that not all humans respond or act the same way. It all depends on their world view, background, morals, and personalities. My main goal in life is to help others ever since I was a child.…
Personal values are qualities or characteristics that you value. You would rather leave an organization or step down as a leader than violate your values. Your values guide your intentions and they influence how you lead. When your personal values are clear and you are conscious of them, you create a solid foundation for leading.…