Unit 3- ethics Flashcards

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1
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What are ethics?

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A philosophical discipline concerned with human conduct and moral decision making

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What is morality?

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  • judgment or evaluation of action

- good and bad, right and wrong

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3
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What is law?

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  • precise codification of governing standards that ensure legal and moral justice
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4
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What does law dictate?

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What is legal, not ethical

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5
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What is a cllrs identity related to?

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Their knowledge and practice of ethics- behaviour

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6
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What are common unethical behaviours?

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  • violation of confidentiality
  • exceeding level of professional competence
  • negligent practice
  • claiming expertise one doesn’t possess
  • imposing one’s values on a client
  • creating dependency in a client
  • sexual activity with a client
  • conflicts of interest/dual relationship
  • questionable financial arrangements
  • improper advertising
  • plagiarism
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What is a dual relationship?

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where the role of cllr is combined with another relationship wither personal or professional

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8
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What are code of ethics and standards based on?

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  • an agreed upon set of values
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9
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What is required for a group to be considered a professional organization?

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A code of established ethics

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10
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What are the major reasons for the existence of ethical codes?

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  • ensure protection of clients and expectations of practitioners
  • legitimize professional organizations
  • provide guidelines for professional conduct
  • protect the profession from the government
  • control internal disagreements and promote stability
  • protect practitioners from the public
  • increase the public trust in the profession
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What are some limitations of codes of ethics?

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  • some issues can’t be resolved
  • enforcement is difficult
  • conflicts within the standards
  • some issues aren’t covered
  • are historical documents and may be unethical in future
  • conflicts bw ethical and legal code
  • do not address cross-cultural issues
  • not proactive documents that help cllrs decide what to do in new situations
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What are the 3 reasons that ethical codes pose dilemmas for cllrs?

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  • cllrs must be aware of the codes and be able to differentiate ethical dilemmas from other dilemmas
  • different ethical principles in a code can offer conflicting guidelines about what to do in a situation
  • conflicts if cllr belongs to more than one prof orgs with different codes
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13
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What are the 5 most prevalent ethical dilemmas?

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  • confidentiality
  • role conflict
  • counsellor competence
  • conflicts with employer or institution
  • degree of dangerousness
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14
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What are the main ethical principles relating to cllr choices?

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  • beneficence (do good, prevent harm)
  • non-maleficence (do no harm)
  • autonomy
  • justice
  • fidelity
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15
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What are the 4 guidelines for acting ethically?

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1- personal and professional honesty
2- acting in the best interest of the client
3- act without malice or personal gain
4- justify an action

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16
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What are the 6 fundamental principles in the CCPA code of ethics?

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  • beneficence
  • fidelity
  • non-maleficence
  • autonomy
  • justice
  • societal interest
17
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What are the 3 different models for ethical dilemmas and decision-making?

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  • Principle-based ethical decision-making: help cllrs make better decisions
  • virtue-based ethical decision-making: how to to what you believe is the right thing
  • Quick check: three questions
18
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What are the Quick check 3 questions?

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  • publicity
  • universality
  • justice
19
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What is the additional ethical guideline that only applies to social workers?

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protect the confidentiality of deceased clients

20
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What are the 4 main ethical issues in research?

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  • informed consent
  • coercion and deception
  • confidentiality and privacy
  • reporting the results
21
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What is the slippery slope effect?

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When condoning or ignoring a situation risks eroding the persons own sense of moral self-hood and may find it easier to condone future ethical breaches.

22
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What are the 3 steps of working through an ethical dilemma re an impaired colleague?

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  • identify the problem objectively
  • apply current code of ethics, consider moral principles and speak to colleagues
  • choose course of action, it may be to speak to person first, then go to association
23
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How is sharing of information broken down?

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  • confidentiality
  • privacy
  • privileged communication
24
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What is confidentiality?

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The ethical duty to fulfill a contract/promise to clients that the information revealed during therapy will be protected from unauthorized disclosure
- between professional and client

25
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What is privacy?

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An evolving legal concept that recognizes an individual’s right to choose the time, circumstances and extent to which they wish to share/withhold personal info
- between client and law

26
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What is privileged communication?

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a client’s legal right, guaranteed by statute, that confidences originating in a therapeutic relationship will be safeguarded
- does not apply in group/family cllg

27
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What is the suggestion to cllrs when there is a risk of client violence?

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A cllr should try to diffuse danger while satisfying legal duty- warn the potential victim

28
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What is liability?

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Issues concerned w whether cllrs have caused harm to clients

29
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What is malpractice?

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Harm to a client resulting from professional negligence

30
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What is negligence?

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the departure from acceptable professional standards

31
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What are the two methods of protection from malpractice?

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A) follow professional codes of ethics

B) follow normal practice standards

32
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What are the 3 types of liability?

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  • civil liability
  • criminal liability
  • administrative liability
33
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What does the concept of civil liability rely on?

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Tort

34
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What is tort?

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a wrong that legal action is designed to set right

35
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What are the 2 types of client rights regarding records?

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  • implied rights- substantive due process

- explicit rights- procedural due process

36
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What are 6 categories of documents in a client record?

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  • ID/intake info
  • Assessment info
  • Treatment plan
  • Case notes
  • termination summary
  • other data
37
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What are the two ways of thinking re ethics and the law?

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  • like a cllr: the minority, need to acculturate

- like an attorney

38
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What are the 4 CPA ethics principles?

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  1. Respect dignity of person
  2. Responsibility of caring
  3. Integrity in relationship
  4. Responsibility to society