Core Competencies:

Knowledge: The student knows the core values and principles common to all the helping professions.

Skills: The student applies the values and principles of the helping professions (especially as delineated in a relevant code of ethics) appropriately in professional settings and analyzes ethical dilemmas and arrives at appropriate solutions.

Attitudes: The student recognizes (1) a personal and professional responsibility to be proactively involved in the identification and resolution of ethical issues and to promote the well being of individuals, families, and communities and (2) the responsibility to act in a manner consistent with ethical principles.

• Explains the fundamental concept of ethics as applied to the helping professions
  
  
• Delineates the values that are core to all the helping professions
  
  
• Defines and demonstrates a commitment to the overarching core values of the helping professions:
  • Service
  • Social justice
  • Dignity and worth of the person
  • Importance of human relationships
  • Integrity
  • Competence
    
    
• Comprehends and applies key practice values
  • Commitment to clients
  • The client's right to self-determination
  • The client's right to give informed consent
  • The client's right to privacy and confidentiality
  • The need to avoid conflicts of interest
    
    
• Evaluates the relevant issues associated with initiating and/or maintaining dual relationships and take appropriate action
  
  
• Maintains competence in the given area of practice by assuming a "life-long learning" mode
  
  
• Recognizes her or his own limitations in terms of knowledge, skills, aptitude, and abilities
  
  
• Employs a multicultural stance in working with clients, co-workers, colleagues, and management personnel
  
  
• Operates from a framework that recognizes that cultural context is critical
  
  
• Knows about a variety of types of cultures (e.g., ethnic, geographic, ability or problem based)
  
  
• Honors and respects cultural differences
  
  
• Is aware of culture clashes and how to come to grips with disagreements
  
  
• Respects individualism within cultures
  
  
• Recognizes one's own culture-based biases and assumptions
  
  
• Recognizes that he or she is the sum total of his or her own experiences and therefore has the need to take a self-inventory
  
  
• Is able to identify key cultural practices and norms of cultural groups within the service area
  
  
• Knows how to learn about key cultural practices and norms of cultural groups new to the practitioner
  
  
• Analyzes an ethical dilemma appropriately:
  • Identifies exactly what the dilemma is and know that it is ethical in nature
  • Identifies the potential issues (including competing principles, values, rules, and duties) that are involved
  • Identifies and uses relevant ethical guidelines
  • Makes use of appropriate consultation
  • Enumerates and considers possible and probable courses of action and their respective outcomes and/or consequences (both intended and unintended)
  • Evaluates and compares courses of action, selecting one and explaining the rationale for its selection
    
    
• Recognizes and respects different value systems
  
  
• Accepts personal responsibility
  
  
• Is honest
  
  
• Receives and gives communication about conflicts/ethical dilemmas
  
  
• Presents multiple perspectives, providing to the extent possible the total picture so as not to slant decision towards his or her own desired end
  
  
• Exercises fundamental fairness - across the board

Course(s):

Personal & Professional Ethics - CHHS 350