C5 Flashcards
ethics
(moral philosophy) study of morality, one of the 3 major areas of philosophy
epistemology
study of knowledge
metaphysics
study of nature of reality
moral philosophy
aka ethics
professional ethics
focuses on the actions that are right and wrong in the the workplace are are of public matter; tell practiioners what they ought to do/what not to do
research ethics
coomprises principles and standards that, along w/ undelrying values, guide appropriate conduct relevant to research decisions
deontology (formalism or nonconsequentialism)
certain actions are inherently right or wrong w/o regard for their consequences
involve making decisions based on a moral code or rules
the end does not justify the means
teleology (consequentialaism)
evaluate the moral status of an act by the goodness of the consequences
the end does justify the means
neither d nor t can answer all moral questions
3 major areas of philosophy
ethics, epistemology, metaphysics
Importance of acting ethically
provides a standard by which to live, brings meaning or purpose, and provides for a better society for all; right thing to do for society and self ; help guide our decision making and assist us in making better choices
personal: more advanced and has more fully developed personality and leads healhtier and more emotionally satsifying lives
professional: more effective programs; cements standig in community, allows them to occupy moral high ground
Thiroux’s five principles that create common ground for all ethical theories
help provide a foundation for making ethical decisions
1) Value of life: most basic; w/o living human beings there can be no ethics “human beings should revere life and accept death”
2) principle of goodness (rightness): includes 2 parallel principles of ethics: 1) the principle of nonmaleficence (non-infliction of harm to others) and ( 2) the principle of beneficence or benolvence (principle of ding good, deonstrating kindess, showing compassion and helping others)
3) principle of justice(fairness): treating others fairly/justly in distributing goodness (benefits) and badness (burdens)
- -procedural justice deals w/ whether or not fair procedures were in place and if they were followed
- -distributive justice deals w/ allocation of resources
4) truth telling (honesty)
5) individual freedom (equality principle or princlpe of autonomy) : ppl must have the freedom to choose thier own ways and means of being moral w/in the framework of the other four basic principles; respect others for who they are and their choices
moral sensitivity
being aware that an ethical problem exists and having an understanding of what impact different courses of action may have on the people involved
Process for making ethical decisions
1) define problem, identify ethical issue(s), and seek answers to relevant questions
2) identify who will be affected by the decisions
3) contemplate ultimate goals and ideals of a moral person
4) identify alterantives (viable courses of action)
5) consider the probably consequences of each alternative
6) consider the nature of the alternatives
7) reflect on yourself
8) reflect on your society and environment
9) apply the categorical imperative
10) chose, act on your choice, and monitor and evaluate the results
ethical dilemma
situation that forces a decision that invovles breaking some ethical norm or contradicting some ethical value
Context of ethical decision making
when making ethical decisions, ppl must have a sense of the following:
1) place: be aware of the appropriateness of an action in a particular environment; one action may be appropriate in one setting but not in another
2) time: be aware of history leading up to the decsion and learn from past decisions
3) identity: how does this moral decision relate to me?
4) social relationships: be aware that making moral decisions will impact social relationships; not everyone will agree with your decision/action
5) ideal: when making a moral decision, aim for the most noble ideals of humanity
6) the concrete: never lose sight of the fact that choices arise from concrete events
7) seriousness: make decisions w/ an attitude that is appropriate to the sitiuation
Ethical issues currently facing the profession of health education/promotion
1) obiligations and avaiblity of services: equality of opportunity for making professional services avaibale to all citizens
2) obligations btwn professionals and clients: professional is honest, loyal, and discrete; client keeps commitments and is trutful and does nto request unethical acts from teh professional
3) obligations to 3rd parties: issue of whetehr or not to share client info w/ family members of client
4) obligations btwn professionals and employers: obligation to obey employers is strong than an obligation to clients; acting only as authorized
5) obligations to the profession: conducting research, reforming profession and maintaintng respoect fo rprofession
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confidentiality
exists when only those responible for conducting a program can link info about a participat w/ the individ and not reveal info to others
consent
programs participants giving program staff consent to share their record/info; to submit to paritcular medical or other sercives, treament, research or program condiitons; and community members consenting to the location or operation of an intervention in their neighborhood
disclosure
diclosure to participants of the condiitons of the program theyre in; disclosure of partciipant info to other individ, agencies; disclosure by the program and affectied individ of any conflict of interest that the program rep to any staff/board memebrs
competence
those actually doing work and the org as a whole are competent to accomplish their goals under reasonable circumstances
conflict of interest
someone’s personal interests could influcne thier judgement/actions; may change how a program is run/money is spent in community interventions