Chapter 4: Ethical Principles

Question 1

Ideas and standards that are valued by society or within a particular group

Answer 1

Morals

Question 2

One’s beliefs about the importance of something

Answer 2

Values

Question 3

The morals that are adopted by an individual or a profession that provide rules or standards of conduct

Answer 3

Ethics

Question 4

An articulated set of principles established by a particular group that structures behavioral expectations for
members within that group

Answer 4

Code of ethics

Question 5

Rules about behavior that have been established by courts or legislative processes and that are intended to maintain order in society

Answer 5

Laws

Question 6

Principles, protocols, or guidelines that guide practice in a particular agency

Answer 6

Policies

Question 7

Guide someone’s individual behavior and our assessment of the behavior of others

Answer 7

Cultural values

Question 8

Moral principles for helpers:

Answer 8

1) autonomy
2) beneficence
3) non-maleficence
4) justice
5) fidelity

Question 9

Respecting the capacity of an individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision

Answer 9

Autonomy

Question 10

Action done for the benefit of others

Answer 10

Beneficence

Question 11

Commitment to do no harm

Answer 11

Non-maleficence

Question 12

Commitment to fairness

Answer 12

Justice

Question 13

Being honest and trustworthy, and honoring the commitment of the helping relationship

Answer 13

Fidelity

Question 14

Difference between “Equal” and “Fair”?

Answer 14

Equality - access to the same opportunity

Equity - giving everyone the same thing

Question 15

Key ethical concepts for helping professionals:

Answer 15

1) competence
2) confidentiality
3) protection from harm and duty to report
4) dual or multiple relationships

Question 16

Not providing services for which the helper has not been properly trained

Not providing services/help/support that is not requested by the helpee

Answer 16

Competence

Question 17

An agreement and/or outline of what services the helpee can expect from the helper

Answer 17

Informed consent

Question 18

Commitment to maintain and protect helpee privacy

Not sharing information with others without explicit (typically written) consent

Answer 18

Confidentiality

Question 19

Responsibility of a helper to secure the safety of helpees who poses a threat to themselves or others

Answer 19

Protection from harm

Question 20

Is legal responsibility to inform third parties and authorities if a helpee poses a
a threat to a third-party?

Answer 20

Duty to warn

Question 21

In Canada, there are laws that mandate
reporting by professionals of suspected child maltreatment when there is “reasonable and probable grounds to believe or suspect that a child is or may be suffering or may have suffered abuse”

Answer 21

Duty to report

Question 22

When the legal control and responsibilities of an individual no longer belong to parents/guardians

Answer 22

Legal age of majority

Question 23

Responsibilities to try to avoid overlapping duties, roles, or relationships with helpee

Helping relationships are not mutual

Answer 23

Dual and multiple relationships

Question 24

What are the steps of making an ethical decision?

Answer 24

1) identify the problem
2) consult the professional code of ethics
3) consider relevant legal statutes, agency policies, and best practice mandates
3) obtain consultations
4) generate potential decisions
5) make a decision
6) secure written documentation regarding your decision-making process in an appropriate confidential file