W - Chapter 6: Ethics in MT Flashcards
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Professional ethics
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Behaviours and conduct that regulate professional practice and encompass principle ethics
2
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Virtue ethics
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- address underlying ethical principles
- provide general guidance in decision-making
3
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Beneficence
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do good
4
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Nonmaleficence
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do no harm
5
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Autonomy
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patient’s right to make decisions
6
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Justice
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need for fairness and equality
7
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Fidelity
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honouring commitments
8
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Veracity
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honesty
9
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Confidentiality
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- protects privacy of client information
10
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Times when confidentiality may need to be breached:
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- imminent danger
- collaboration with other professionals who are working with the client
- client’s consent to release information
- court or administrative order or subpoena
11
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Informed consent includes
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- nature of treatment
- fees and financial arrangements
- limits of confidentiality
- information about therapist
