An Ethical Limitations Model

Decision-making in the field of psychology refers to a cognitive process that results in a selection among multiple possible solutions in a situation (Colman, 2008). Decision-making is based on available information from the environment as well as intrinsic information and existing schemas (Rogerson, Gottlieb, Handelsman, Knapp & Younggren, 2011). These internal schemas, along with knowledge and personal preferences, influence the decision-making process. Ethical decision-making differs from "normal" decision-making in that ethical standards influence the decision maker 's choice (Rogerson et al., 2011). Numerous professions and organization adhere to some form of ethical standards including business,

Ethical dilemmas occur when there is a disagreement about a situation and all parties involved question how they should behave based on their individual ethical morals. (Newman & Pollnitz, 2005). The dilemma that I will be addressing in this essay involves Michael, recently employed male educator working in the nursery, and parents of a baby enrolled at the centre. The parents have raised concerns about male educators changing their child’s nappy as they have cultural practices that do not allow this practice to take place. This situation is classed as an ethical dilemma as there is a dispute between cultural beliefs and legal requirements within the workplace. There are four parties involved (parents, child, educator and director), all

The two major ethical considerations that are important to address are 9.02 - Use of Assessments and 9.06 - Interpreting Assessment Results. 9.02 - Use of Assessments is particularly important because the psychologist must consider the individual’s language preference and competence. As was noted in the initial case description, Brandon’s parents are both Polish immigrants, and Brandon spoke Polish in home until he attended junior kindergarten. Although he may not have an accent, his language preference should be noted as English may not be the language he is more comfortable using. 9.06 - Interpreting Assessment Results should also be considered. Brandon’s test-taking abilities should be highlighted, as he is suspicious and ambivalent towards the psychological testing. These feelings may negatively affect his test scores, as he may try to either hide how he truly feels, or lie to make himself seem better or worse. It should also be noted that there could be other client characteristics that affect his scores as well, particularly cultural factors.

Is pleasing the customers, and telling them what they might want to hear, more important than being honest with them? When clients ask the company for reports, their main interest should be to get a thorough and comprehensive analysis. If they were only looking for a confirmation of what they wanted to hear, they should not need the research.

As we are moving in to a society of more and more people being diagnosed with some form of mental disability, the ethical boundaries that are set as a guide line for professionals are just that. A guide line. The article “The Conversation Continues… Historic Shifts in the Debate on Ethical Boundaries.” Ofer Zur uses real life scenarios about roads we as professionals might travel while dealing with clients in the Human Service industry.

Yes, the information in the headnote describing the author's, Michael Dillingham, qualifications persuades me to side with his opinion. Why? Simply because he is a well-educated individual. Furthermore, he has most likely spent many hours looking into the dangers of steroids and other substances abused by athletes. Personally, I believe that the term "applied ethics" means that a person holds their self to a certain moral standard every day of their life. It implies that the audience has certain moral standards since they are visiting a website that is devoted to "applied ethics". When the author says, "the inmates are running the asylum", I believe he means that these athletes can do whatever they choose to do. Michael Dillingham, the author,

During this interview, I addressed some of parts highlighted in Ethical Principal 2.1.1 of the social work Code of ethics. I demonstrated professional demeanor and behavior by stating the confidentiality statement and I guided the client to know that she could express herself freely and openly without judgement. When the client and I first sat down I also made sure to set the mood with a relaxed “Good Morning how are you doing today” This lead to start other side conversations consequently creating an atmosphere appropriate for this type of interview. Because we could converse on other subjects besides the actual question. Thus, we could engage in effective communication from the beginning. We were also able to make good non-verbal gestures

Chapter eleven of James Svara “The Ethics Primer” was the conclusion to the book and explained to the reader the duties of a public administrator. The jist of this chapter was to help the reader identify and clarify, for anyone who was still confused, what a public administrator was, and how they should conduct themselves. As we read the first three page we are given a list of eleven duties a Public Administrator must abide by. As you read on Svara bangs it into your head just how important acting in an ethical manner is. He explains how someone is an ethical administrator is one who does their duty. The last paragraph wrapped it all up for us when Svara explains how unless a Public Adminstrator is passionate about serving the community in

The article is about how Americans are concerned about illegal immigration, but also ambivalent what to do about it with the 11 million aliens all ready in the United States illegally. Frustrated with the federal governments failure to protect the borders, several states passed laws allowing state police to check he immigration status of potential unlawful aliens. Some civil rights organizations warn the laws will result in ethic profiling. The Obama administration is suing law makers for violating on federal prerogatives. Advocates of tougher enforcement say undocumented workers are taking up U.S., citizens jobs, but many business and farmers say migrant workers are needed to fill unwanted jobs. Now the government is making hearings of arguments

This is completely stepping over professional boundaries in my opinion. Therapists aren't your friends and family, they are professionals that happen to work with you on an emotional level. Most people don't realize they are becoming dependent until they are completely dependent. The Doctor may be too late to intervene with the client causing a co-dependency if she continues to hug the client. The Doctor should addressed her concerns about the behavior of the client. Rather than just referring out of the therapy session, maybe the client will understand the position of the therapist. If the client continues the therapist would have no other choice but to refer out, this will keep from acting unethically. In the ethic codes (A.6.b.) from the

One of the largest decisions that I have had is trying to convince the Co-owner of my dog that the most humane thing would be to let her go peacefully. Claire is a dog that we own due to having been in a relationship together for the better part of a decade. Recently, Claire has been diagnosed with cancer and it unclear how long she will have to live. I believe that the most human thing will be to allow her to live out her last days in peace, at some point in the near future we will have to make the decision to put her down. Andy, the Co-owner, wants to try a high risk surgery and chemo and radiation therapy. Not only is this treatment plan highly risky, it is not predicted to have a high probability of success. The odds against Claire are

the investigation conforms with the principles outlined in the declaration of Helsinki (19) the regional ethical review board in NN, Sweden, approved the study (LU 2011/364) permission to contract informants was given by the director of the PAH center. All the participants were given written and oral information about the study and its purpose, and all were informed that they could withdraw at any time without explanation or consequence. Furthermore, they were assured that the material would be treated as strictly confidential. All participants signed a written consent letter. So as not to abandon the patients with their thoughts after interviews, the patients were given the opportunity to contact a social worker.

Everyday health care workers around the world are faced with tough decisions. The law guides many decisions but some decisions require ethical considerations. Making good ethical decisions is not always as easy as it seems. Making ethical decisions is even harder when the primary intention is to be helpful, but it is beyond an employee’s qualifications.

The ethics of performing what is right or wrong, excellent or poor in human actions is judging what we do and the consequences of what we do, bearing in mind the justification that might be given for our moral positions, for example, the carers in Rogers case. According to Fletcher et al ,(1995) says ‘ethical principles are fundamental moral rules that are used to justify actions'. There are decisions nurses create for individual cases whilst there are set of laws which state what can and cannot be done. These regulations are justified by general principles.

“Brad is a production engineer at a bicycle company and part of his job includes inspecting broken bikes and drafting the design repairs for their repair” (Bartlett). Brad is considering replacing a broken brake cable with a more durable material, even though the customer did not request it in their order and specifically requested that “No aesthetic changes be made to the bike” (Bartlett). Brad’s manager suggests that his considered actions would go against the company’s policy of “The customer is always right.” Should Brad disobey the manager and the customer to possibly lose his job or go along with