Ethical Codes

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,

While conducting a therapy session in which the entire family is present, I then realize that the father is my parent’s lawyer. This now crosses the boundaries of multiple relationships. It is said that as a therapist, when this happens I am supposed to take action and follow the necessary steps to avoid confrontation or legal actions. This issue affects code 1.3 and is somewhat difficult to deal with depending on the situation. Since I know that the father was my parent’s lawyer, I must take action even if he does not recognize who I am. To protect the relationship that I have with my client, I must review the AAMFT Code of Ethics and also ask for advice from my colleague. I don’t think that I should terminate the therapeutic

The method of ethical decision making which was developed by Dr. Cathryn A. Baird presented two components contained in all ethical decisions which are; The Four ethical Lenses and the 4+1 Decision process. The Four Ethical Lenses issue claims that different ethical theories and the means in which we tend to approach the situations which form part of our ethical traditions are looked at in four different perspectives. From each perspective there are different values on which to decide whether the action taken is either ethical or not and each lens also lays emphasis on determining whether the decision made is of ethical requirement. In the 4+1 Decision Process, people who are responsible for making final decisions in an organization do it

The ACS codes of ethics is a part of the ACS constitution. As an ACS member you must uphold and advance the honor, dignity and effectiveness of being a professional. This involves, in addition of being a good citizen and acting within the law. While Because of their roles in developing software systems, software engineers have significant opportunities to do well or cause harm, to enable others to do well or cause harm, or to influence others to do well or cause harm. To ensure, as much as possible, that their efforts will be used for good, software engineers must commit themselves to making software engineering a beneficial

It is important to understand that ethics is not equal to personal emotions. Therefore, ethical decision making should be void of personal feelings. Moreover, an ethical action is that which protects and respect the moral perspectives of those affected. Indeed, ethical approaches help to determine the standards of behavior that constitute a common good for the human

Ethical considerations: The client practitioner relationship has to be approached with the utmost respect. Practitioners have a moral obligation as well as a legal obligation to make sure their clients are aware of confidentiality requirements and disclosure policies. The client has to feel safe in his or her environment to communicate openly about his or her needs and concerns, whereas the practitioner has a legal obligation to disclose any harmful statements made by the client in reference to specific people or self. The right to know laws make it so they even have to disclose directly to an individual when a life threat is voiced toward a named person. When both the

The ethical codes I have chosen to review are the National Organization of Human Services (NOHS) codes because they are most appropriate for what I am studying. The ethical code, that is provided by the NOHS, is very important to know and understand. As a human service major, I consider the code of ethics to be part of my life in ethical decision making. They protect the rights of the client and the worker. They create guidelines, in which you should follow for standards of practice. In the human service field, my job may be to assess a client’s needs or create a treatment plan. During which time, there must be certain behaviors and needs that are brought to a client, by me. The standards are put in place to make sure everyone is treated fairly

The majority of the time the use of HIM coders are involved in billing and reimbursements. However, coding specialists are important players within the healthcare industry.(Davis, 2014,2007,2002) They certify that providers maintain accuracy with coding procedures and government rules. (Davis, 2014,2007,2002) HIM functions and complex of regulatory requirements where coding can be very challenging. (AHIMA, 2016) The coders follow guidelines of the American Health Information Management Association AHIMA) Code of Ethics. (AHIMA, 2016) On the patient level, it is vitally important for the coder to code accurately because this information will trail the patient success throughout their course of treatment and beyond.

This article look at the compliance of medical coding and how it affects the health care industry. Coding compliance has come in effect primarily in the 1990’s. The article basically looks at defining ethics and it involves coding and complying with the guidelines. The article looks at procedures for coding. Coding procedures are usually designed to fit the needs of the particular settings. According to the article some codes are general straight forward. However in some health care setting codes have to justified or clarified with more information. These codes may need modifiers to make the adjustment.

One of the goals of education is to apply skills learnt in classroom to real world through one's critical thinking. However, there must be ethical code and guidelines to help resolve ethical concerns. This requires a deep knowledge of ethical decision making steps. These steps come from the ethical commitment to reach an effective ethical decision making (Fisher, 2013). The following is a synopsis of three cases selected for applying ethical decision making steps.

When you look at the case of the husband who started individual counseling then his wife joined with the intentions of saving their marriage there are many ethical issues that could arise for the therapist. First there is the issue of the secret the husband is hiding about his latest affair, because the counselor did not clearly state her policy on keeping secrets the husband has an expectation of her keeping his secret about his affair. The therapist cannot tell the wife without breaking the confidentiality of the husband, however how can she continue to treat them as a couple if she has to hold this information from the wife when part

Working in the helping profession I will come across situations where I need to make a decision on whether to breach confidentiality in order to protect my client or others or “simply” practise within the framework of social equity and justice.

The code of ethics and conduct is a written set of rules and regulations that provides guidance to employees of an organization on how to conduct themselves and carry out their duties in line with the organization’s principles. The code of ethics and conduct is also be backed up by suitable disciplinary actions. A code of ethics and conducts helps employees deal with ethical issues and other gray areas that they face as they execute their daily activities. An effective code of ethics and conduct is required for an organization to run smoothly and maintain a positive image. Having an ineffective code of ethics and conduct is almost like having none.

"Our results indicate that the informal methods ("manager sets an example" or "social norms of the organization") are likely to yield greater commitment with respect to both employee attitudes than formal methods ("training courses on the subject of ethics") (Adam, et al, 2004).

When counselling a client, in accordance to ACA Code of Ethics (2014) the client have the right to answer any questions honestly but still retaining the right to the information that they want to disclose and what is to remain private. In the lights of career counselling assessment the counsellor must be wary and only ask questions that are needed for the assessment and that if there is privacy involved, they must only ask what they need to know and not explore too deep into what they do not need. Therefore, informing, obtaining the consent of the client and the relevancy of the assessment techniques in relations to the client.