HTSB Standard 9: Professional Learning And Ethical Practice

Standard #5 – Ethics and Integrity: Education leaders have the knowledge and ability to ensure the success of all students by acting with integrity and in an ethical

On the website National Organization for Human Services it gives a list of ethical standards. They relate to being trustworthy to clients, the public, colleagues, employers, profession, to self, and to students. There were many standards to read through and all have very important information on how we should treat others and how to properly care for them. There are more than just five Bible verses that tells us how to treat and care for other but the ones that I think that are important are:

When evaluating practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities, it is necessary that Competency 2: Ethical Practice and Competency 3: Critical Thinking are taken into consideration. Competency 2 requires that social workers are able to recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice. Competency 3 requires social workers to demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals, families, groups, communities, organizations, and colleagues. By following these competency skills, a social worker is able to evaluate their experience with these different populations without being bias, and can display diversity within the profession of social work.

“English 99 ” - an essay by Frank Gannon, illustrates the experiences of teaching a college class on introductory writing. Gannon, the english professor, displays the characteristics of an amoral man: lacking moral sensibility (distinguishing what is right and wrong) which may cause consequences to himself or others. With a person like Gannon, one cannot expect much from his teaching methods. Gannon represents an adult whose amorality created the lack of professional responsibility and dependability for his students, resulting in him being an ineffective mentor.

being selfish, overbearing or taking credit for someone else’s work. It also shows customers and business relationships/partners

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute has outlined a standard of practice in which professional planners part of OPPI have certain rights and responsibilities. These guidelines are outlined in the Professional Code of Practice and focus on promoting higher professional standards by improving ethics and practice (OPPI, n.d.). The Professional Code of Practice is the basis for planning practice. The CIP outlines its core values which focus on addressing public interests and values. The values are standards that planners must consider when taking on professional planning responsibilities. The CIP is also broken down into three categories; planner’s responsibility to the public, to clients/employers, and their responsibility to other members

Rannazzisi, J. T. (2010). Role of Authorized Agents in Communicating Controlled Substance . Retrieved from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-10-06/html/2010-25136.htm

Code of Ethics is a written set of rules issued by an organization to its employees and administration to aid them provide treatment in accordance with its prime values and ethical standards.

Also, standard three comes into effect due to poor management of day to day operations, scheduling conflicts, and eventually having to force all the staff to redo schedules, times, and routines. Ethics, as stated in ISLLC standard five, can also be in question because of forcing Maggie to undergo a change in schedule after she has collaborated and finalized routines with other teachers and is somewhat taken advantage of as a sub-contracted out employee. These issues result in a poor school culture hindering the learning and growth of the students and staff as stated in ISLLC standard two. Taking all of these issues and concerns into account, we can ultimately see an even bigger problem with the school’s shared vision which should be developed, implemented, and sustained by school leaders according to ISLLC

The content competency I will be addressing is Standard 6: Professionalism, Criteria A. It states, “Adheres to federal and state laws, school policies, and ethical guidelines”. One thing that I have learned these last two years is my students are always watching what I do. No matter what the situation may be, they are always observing how I act, how I react, what I say, what I do, what I wear, and overall how I carry myself every day. Yes, they do look to me for educational guidance, but they also look to me as a mentor and role model. As a result, I must always make sure I am following all federal and state laws, school policies, and ethical guidelines not only so I

Professional values and ethics are based on the foundations of personal values, professional and, academic integrity. Integrity is the act of doing what is right even if there is no one is around. Personal values are comprised of an individual’s integrity, morals, and ethics, the standards in which, an individual holds him or herself to. One must exercise personal values which in turn become the foundation professional values.

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First adopted in 1914, the code of ethics for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is the model for professional conduct for all ASCE members. The code of ethics is an excellent model as it is broken down into eight canons for further understanding. The purpose of each canon is to serve as a guide and reminder for professional engineers that they are to have the moral and ethical integrity the profession calls for at all times while holding safety paramount. The ASCE code of ethics is very informative and insightful because although each canon does not go into great depth, the canons leave room for interpretation under different situations.

When looking at the IMA Statement of Ethical Professional Practice, there were some steps that Betty Vinson could have taken to avoid any of the punishments that were given to her. Before following any of the IMA’s recommended actions of recourse, Vinson should have referred to WorldCom’s recognized policies on ethical behavior and follow the actions that they have written and approved to take. If WorldCom’s executives still were demanding her to falsify the journal entries after following her company’s policy, then the IMA would state that she should have discussed the issue with your immediate supervisor or the next level of management if her supervisor was involved in the unethical activity. One important thing to note with this, however, is that “Contact with levels above the immediate superior should be initiated only with your superior’s knowledge, assuming he or she is not involved (Institute of Management Accountants, 2005).

When thinking of the justice system ethical and professional practices are greatly enforced. There is a code of conduct that criminal justice practitioners are expected to adhere to.