Ethical Policy Decisions

People from all walks of life face many ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas have consequences. Our worldview determines how we deal with these dilemmas, and guides us to the right decisions. In this essay, I will examine an ethical issues through my Christian worldview. I will also present other viewpoints, and compare them to mine.

Professionals in all fields experience ethical problems especially in health care. In fact, ethical issues arise in government, industry, science, and academia (Steneck, 2004). Ethical issues can be see in every decision making process which often involves competing goals and motives (Werhane, 2002) Ethical decision making (EDM) requires a number of complex cognitive processes in which people must assess the effectiveness of alternative courses of action in the context of their understanding of the problem and the relevant rules and guidelines involved (Miner & Petocz, 2003). Occupational therapists (OT) have increased autonomy to meet the clients and provide unrestricted practice in today's healthcare

The topic that I chose to write about this week is ethical decision making when it pertains to social workers. Ethics is described as the moral or right thing to do in any situation, whether it is business, healthcare, or social work. Social workers, in particular, have to make very tough ethical decisions when it concerns their clients. This article is reflecting how the person-in-situation handles a particular situation using their personal ethics.

Values are discussed when we look at ethical issues mainly because ethical decisions will be based on the different values people share. Ethics are unlike mathematics and sciences because they are based on subjective opinions rather than objective facts. All opinions are formed from environments and experiences that build a person’s character. Since these experiences will be different, a person’s values will be different as well. Therefore, it is important to discuss values in order to understand the controversies that rise over ethical issues.

Ethical and moral decisions are a big part of being a successful healthcare worker. Being in the healthcare career cluster means making decisions that you may not necessarily agree with or that others may not agree with, however it is the best decision for the patient. In this paper, the use of ethical and moral decisions are outlined as I make the decision to grant one of three varying patient's 10,000 dollars for health care.

Life is not guarantee but death is. There is no simple way to discuss death especially with the ones we love the most. However, it is one that people need to have more of. How and when is not necessarily determine in all situations. Who would you want to be your decision maker? Who would make these decisions for you and in regards to your actual life? If you want to be resuscitated or put on life support all require medical directives. For example, you get in a car crash and then are brain dead. Would you rather be put on life support or naturally die? Ultimately, if you are dying or die you want to have directives and people in pace to assist you. In this essay will describe some of the legal and ethical aspects associated with consent, role

To what extent should ethical considerations influence our decision making process? To answer this question let me start by defining two topics that many people think are the same, morals and ethics.

Whose interests are advanced by sustaining the "war on drugs"? Are these interests designed to advance the greatest good for the greatest number of citizens? What ethical arguments by way of consequentialism facilitate your analysis?

Countertransference is how therapists distort the way they perceive and react to a client (Corey, Corey, and Callanan, 2011). Therapists are expected to identify and deal with their own reactions with consultation, personal therapy, and supervision that their clients will not be negatively affected by the therapist’s problem. Personal therapy is an effective way for therapists to raise their awareness of probable areas of countertransference. A therapist’s countertransference can brighten dynamics of a client. Countertransference can show itself in many different ways.

Making consistently ethical decisions is difficult. Most decisions have to be made in the context of economic, professional and social pressures, which can sometimes challenge our ethical goals and conceal or confuse the moral issues. In addition, making ethical choices is complex because in many situations there are a multitude of competing interests and values. Other times, crucial facts are unknown or ambiguous. Since many actions are likely to benefit some people at the expense of others, the decision maker must prioritize competing moral claims and must be proficient at predicting the likely consequences of various choices. An ethical person often chooses to do more than the law requires and less than the law allows.

Wayne Grudem provides insight for Christians pursuing careers in business with specific situations which can lead to both ethical and unethical choices. The author chooses to discuss popular situations in the workplace like profit, debt, and competition. His intention is to acknowledge the possible wrongdoings of fraud which could take place and to discuss ways to avoid negative situations from occurring in our workplaces and lives. The aspect of poverty is discussed in detail as it has a large impact on business practice, and results in unfairness to individuals who are trying to better their lives. The author also brings the biblical aspect of business into discussion as he frequently uses verses to solidify his reasoning. Throughout the

Throughtout this written assignment there will be a discussion on ethical decision making about making a decision on possible ethical consequences that may be placed in your life, and what ethical consequences will be dealt with in the mental health professional field. Decisions could possibility pertain your conduct such as an ethical dilemma that will required a serious decision to be solved by your action as an leader. Even though a leader may not have caused the problem, they do not have a choice but to respond to the issues at the workplace. The key is how would a leader react to the issue and how their reputation and career standards will interfear afterwards. An early recognition could prevent many ethical issues from increasing in the mental health field and work environment. Ethical dilemmas could happen in many different ways, such professionals do have any act of acknowledge by knowing they have allowed themselves to be placed in a predictment without any knowing about it. This assignment will also discuss the scenario, what the reactions were from the team leader, what consequences should take place, the code of ethics and what were the results from decision making.

Organizations are governed by laws, regulations, and ethics. Law refers to the normalized set of standards formalized for the people in a particular region or jurisdiction over a given period of time. Ethics, on the other hand, refer to a set of principles held by a group of professionals that dictate their behavior. While ethics are social guidelines that are based on moral values and principles and their violation does not attract penalties, laws are rules and regulations which when violated attract specific penalties and consequences.

Nurses often encountered various ethical dilemmas in the practice setting. Both virtue ethics and caring ethics support good ethical decision making for nurses (Park, 2012, p. 149) but these are inadequate to assist in solving an ethical dilemma (Park, 2012, p. 149). For that reason an ethical decision making tool is helpful for the nurses or clinicians to come up with an ethical decision (Kelly, 2012, p. 571) that allows them to gather information, identify any gap of understanding on the issue or the disagreements between the involved parties through a clear communication (Park, 2012, p. 140). Several authors presented an ethical decision making processes (Park, 2012, p. 141), here presented the two processes that can be applied in resolving an ethical dilemma. One example of ethical decision making process is the DECIDE model by Thompson, Melia & Boyd (Allen, Chapman, Francis, & O’Connor, 2008, p. 5) and the Integrated ethical decision-making model which was derived from the combination of the different ethical decision-making models strengths (Park, 2012, p. 140). These two ethical decision-making model steps are identical to each but differ on the detailed instruction on how the steps are to be done or used in actual case. By comparing the two models the integrated ethical decision-making model have a detailed instruction. The

Ethics is perhaps one of the most significant disciplines that should always be evident in every profession. Just like in the field of Accountancy where adherence to the Professional Code of Ethics is an utmost importance. It serves as the foundation for the practice of one’s own profession and it helps ensure the highest quality of service to the public (Ballada, 2015). Moreover, knowledge on ethics enables an individual to make a more reasoned judgement regarding what is morally right from wrong when faced with ethical dilemmas.