Ethics phase test

Question 1

What are the four ethical principles?

Answer 1

Respect
Competence
Responsibility
Integrity

Question 2

Explain Respect

Answer 2

Respect for dignity recognises the worth of all human beings, regardless of perceived or real differences in social status, ethnic origin, gender, capacities, or any other such group-based characteristics.
Privacy and confidentiality
Consent
Importance of compassion and integrity

Question 3

Explain competence

Answer 3

Competence refers to their ability to provide those specific services to a requisite professional standard. Members should not provide professional services that are outside their areas of knowledge, skill, training and experience.

Question 4

Explain responsibility

Answer 4

Members must accept appropriate
responsibility for what is within their power, control or management. Awareness of responsibility ensures that the trust of others is not abused, the power of influence is properly managed and that duty towards others is always paramount.

Question 5

Explain integrity

Answer 5

Acting with integrity includes being honest, truthful, accurate and consistent in one’s actions, words, decisions, methods and outcomes. It requires setting self-interest to one side and being objective and open to challenge in one’s behaviour in a professional context.