Code of ethics terms chapter 1-3 Flashcards
Descriptive Ethics
fact-based examination of different societies or culture using scientific inquiry to identify how people reason and act without regard for “correctness”.
Metaethics
Asks questions about the meaning of moral claims, how moral knowledge might be possible and the grounds for determining right from wrong. Tries to define essential meaning and nature of the problem.
Normative ethics
examins our moral relations (obligations) to one another. Applies to OT as a guide to practice.
Applied Ethics
application of general moral theories and principles to ethical problems in a medical or clinical context.
Consequentialism
AKA teleological theory, focuses on the outcome of an action.
Deontology
rule-based or duty-based theory focuses on action rather than consequences of that action. (I.E. Ten Commandments or Golden Rule)
Ethical skills
are learned in professional school training and cultivated in work environment
Right action
refers to what a virtuous person would do
Principlism
when consequences and principles conflict, ethical act is the one inn accordance with the principles. (Refer to THe Code, 2015 AOTA)
Virtue Ethics
is concencerned with the character of the moral agent making decisions
Belmont Report
contends that four principles of beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and respect for autonomy are useful in guiding ethical decision making in healthcare
Ethics
systematic study of rules of conduct that is grounded in philosophical principals and theory
Guilds
Organnizationof trades and crafts, established during the middle ages, to protect their livelihoods by establishing rules about entry into the craft and requiring training to ensure standards of quality.
Hippocratic Oath
outlines behaviors expected of physicians in ancient Greek times, set forth by Hippocrates (460-370 B.C.)
Moral Treatmennt
18th cetury social movement towards reform of inhumane treatment. 1798 Pinel grated permission to remove chains and improve living environment. Should not be jail.
Proto-occupational therapists
premodern counterpartsof modern OT practitioners who used occupation as a therapeutic medium.
Reason
Age of enlightenment view the purports reason to solve problems by applying reason. Goal was thought to be: knowledge, freedom and happiness
Taoism
ethical principles of ancient China (6-4th century B.C.)
Code of Ethics
serves as a guide for individual practitioners and for a profession.
Code of Hammurabi
First set of rules guiding behavior of physicians chiseled into pillars
Code of Hammurabi
First set of rules guiding behavior of physicians chiseled into pillars
Certification
process that agencies use to determine that a professional may use a certain title if the person has attained entry-level competence.
Core Values
altruism, equality, and justice
Disciplinary Action
sanctions placed on constituent when principles, codes of conduct and standards are violated
Enforcement procedures
ensure practitioners undera specific jurisdiction who do not adhere to appropriate code of ethics are subjected to a process of complaint and investigation and if necessary disciplinary action.
Ethics commission
(EC) enforcement of the “Code”, reviews and advises on the disciplinary behavior.
Jurisdiction
depends on degree of authority that the organization or agency has over the certificant applicant
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
bears the responsibility for certification of OT practitioners. Formerly American Occupational Therapy Certification Board
NBCOT Disciplinary Action Summary
through which gathers and makes publicly available the outcomes of disciplinary actions
State Regulatory Boards
(SRBs)
Stakeholders
AOTA members, NBCOT certificants, consumers ad professionals who may report ethical practices to any of the 3 entities
State Regulatory Boards
(SRBs) have legislative authority to license OT practitioners whe they meet specific conditions.
