A code of ethics stands for a set of principles of conduct set within an organization to assist or guide employees to making decisions and adhering to ethical behavior. It’s a set of guidelines that must be followed to make ethical choices when conducting work related matters. Code of ethics is an organizations form integrity. This paper will discuss what an appropriate code of ethics is, and summarize the features of deontological, consequentialist, and virtue of ethics in a professional code of…

the importance of AICPA’ “Code of Professional Ethics” and its components, and the influence of management perceptions on firms’ ethical environment (p. 919). Introduction. The authors study business ethics, compliance with ethics code, ethical issues, and ethical behavior of company management. The researchers concern with ethical believes of company employees and executives, and growing number of legal proceedings due to ethical issues. The ethics code help professionals maintaining independence…

increasingly adopted in counseling services impacting on the field immensely. Counselors use various forms of technology to communicate with their clients, offer their counseling services, educate clients and do clinical supervision. The various forms of technology used in communication by counselors and their clients include telephone, social media, emails, videoconferencing, text messages among others. The aim of this paper is to study the implications of use of technology in counseling services and all…

Australia’s (NMBA) Code of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct. Failure to provide care within these parameters could lead to serious consequences for the patient and nurse themselves. Enrolled Nurses must work within certain legal and ethical parameters to ensure appropriate care is provided to patients and also so the nursing profession itself is upheld in a respectful and trusting manner. In order to work ethically, nurses are required to adhere to the code of ethics and code of professional conduct…

lives. According to “Chapter 1” in the professional codes of ethics section, there are different helping profession and each one has their guidelines of ethics to follow. It’s a good thing to want to help people and to work in the helping profession, but to help minimize the damage that could occur there are professional codes of ethics and laws put in place. Summary The focus of “Chapter 1” consisted of helping practitioners learn professional ethics which was pointed out on the first page…

Abstract This paper is a response to a video discussing the issues of confidentiality, privilege, reporting, and duty to warn. This paper looks at these issues and their explanations in the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics as well as the Georgia State Board of Professional Counselor’s ethical guidelines and provides a commentary on the laws. It was found that these issues are not always black and white, but there is some debate on these issues. Confidentiality is both an ethical…

client stated she did not think the counselor was very helpful to her and requested to receive counseling services from a different professional counselor. She also, requested all records, the clinical case notes written by the counselor during her counseling sessions, and the clinical case notes her current counselor received from her previous counselors. The counselor breached code B.6.e ACA Code of Ethics because she refused to give the client a copy of the clinical case notes recorded during her…

both a spiritual and ethical dilemma. The American Counseling Association Code of Ethics (2005) considers that a counselor’s purpose is to enhance the value of life in society, respect each individual’s dignity, and promote the welfare of clients while also promoting the advancement of professional counselors all together (p. 2 & 4). Choosing to work in social justice and adhering to this ethical code may put Christian counselors in professional predicaments. For example, Planned Parenthood (“Abortion…

Reliableaudits & Co. whom has been allocated to the audit of the companies below which I will further discuss each company situation review. I will describe the possible threats to companies’ independence with respect to appropriate section of the Professional Code of Ethics. Lastly, under each company review, I will also propose necessary recommendations in order for Reliableaudits & Co. to safeguard against potential independence threats that have been identified. 1. Jatbulla Ltd. This case has two threat…

The code of ethics for both the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) create a framework by which Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) and Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT), respectively, determine their ethical boundaries in which to practice in the field of counseling. Though it is clear the code of ethics within this profession are not definitive nor concrete instructions to handle all ethical concerns and scenarios, they…