C. The institution’s model of care and primary value is that the needs of the patient come first. D. The institutions diverse model of care requires that everyone requires treatment with dignity and respect. E. The institution will make efforts to respect and accommodate religious and spiritual needs of patients as appropriate to the extent possible. Ethics Training A. Provides recourses for employees to find managers or others who can help them resolve ethical conflicts.
Quality Improvement Email Angel Lowe HCS/588 July 6, 2015 Georgia Rothstein Quality Improvement Email The goal of health care organizations is to provide safe patient and quality care. If an organization wants to achieve these two concepts then they require a continuous effort on the part of the organization. Quality improvement (QI) is an important factor in an organization as they work toward achieving safe patient and quality care. The organization needs to have set guidelines as well as dependable and consistent care as it relates to providing QI. This study will look into QI as well as look the importance of quality management as well as the impact it has in health care.
The code is used to process ethical complaints against members. It is an ethical guide to help the members construct professional action and promotes its values and establishes principles. The code also supports the mission and allows for clarification to members, whether future or current, of ethical responsibilities held by members. Within the ACA code of ethics are eight key sections that discloses the areas of counseling relationship, confidentiality, privileged communication, and privacy, professional responsibility, relationships with other professionals, evaluation, assessment, and interpretation, supervision, training, and teaching, research and publication, and resolving ethical issues. Each section begins with an introduction of each code.
Ethics Codes Comparison Paper: Code of Ethics Comparison between AACC and ACA Cheryl Walsh Liberty University Abstract The American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) both make provision for an understanding of ethical practices in counseling through their code of ethics. The codes of ethics presented by both are to provide clarity of ethical practices that protect not only the client but the counselor and the profession of counseling as well. This report will identify similarities and differences between the AACC and ACA code of ethics in general as well as three specific ethical topics chosen by the author. The three topics addressed in this report will be client confidentiality, sexual intimacy between client and counselor, and referral of clients to another counselor or agency. Code of Ethics Comparison between AACC and ACA When considering similarities and differences of ethical codes one should perhaps begin by clarifying what ethics are as well as the purpose of a code of ethics.
Health care organizations must make it imperative that all administrators, managers, leaders, physicians, nurses, and all other employees act at all times in an honest and ethical manner in connection with their services to patients. The principles of integrity and accountability are extreme vital in a health care organization’s success, as well as ensuring patient safety. Failures to act in an ethical manner can result in legal ramifications and negative publicity for the organization. Ethical concepts in Health care Ethics are vital in health care, and every health care professional must possess ethics. Ethical concepts that will be discussed are.
Code of Ethics Comparison Introduction A code of ethics guides all counselors. The code of ethics in counseling is provided to help counselors provide the best care for their clients and to adhere to guidelines and rules in their professions. In comparing the Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association and the Code of Ethics of the American Association of Christian Counselors, both were found to have many similarities, but are yet different. The mission of the ACA is to “enhance the quality of life in society by promoting the development of professional counselors, advancing the counseling profession, and using the profession and practice of counseling to promote respect for human dignity and diversity.” (ACA Code of Ethics, 2005, p. 3) The mission of AACC is to”(1) help advance the central mission of the AACC-to bring honor to Jesus Christ and promote
Code of Ethics Paper Jody Long HCS 435 June 21, 2010 Bob Vella Code of Ethics Paper The code of ethics is a list of rules and policies that is used to get acceptable behavior from members of a group, association, or profession. Each organization has its own code of ethics to work by. Not only does a code of ethics help with the confidence in the organization but also can show that members are committed to the ethical guidelines that are set before them. The code of ethics usually starts with a section that sets the purpose, aspirations, and goals of the organization. [ (Smith, 2010) ] American Nurses Association Code of Ethics The American Nurses Association was started in 1896.
It is obvious within the code that in the profession of counseling a great deal of attention must be paid to the respect of the culturally diverse population of clients with which counselors deal. It is immediately stated in the ACA Code of Ethics Preamble that “Association members recognize diversity and embrace a cross- cultural approach in support of the worth, dignity, potential, and uniqueness of people within their social and cultural contexts.” As it is laid out in the Code of Ethics, counselors must pay great attention to the specific cultural sensitivities that might exist in such a diverse client population. Not only must counselors follow these strict ethical guidelines with their clients but also with their colleagues. There are a
It serves five main purposes: 1) clarifying the nature of ethical responsibilities to its members, 2) helping support the mission of the association, 3) establishing principles that define ethical behavior and best practices, 4) serves as an ethical guide to help members construct a professional course of action and 5) serves as a basis for processing ethical complaints and inquiries (American Counseling Association (ACA), 2005). However, they should be considered by counselors in arriving at a professional and ethical course of action. The Ethical Standards are set enforceable rules for conduct of counselors. Most of these standards are written so they apply to counselors that have various roles within the field. The ACA enforces members and student residents to comply with the standards of their ethics code and the procedures and rules that are used to enforce them.
Legal & Ethical Responsibilities of an assessor As trainers, we must join with our employer to uphold a number of legal requirements. It is not only the law that says that we should do these things, but by doing them we can be sure that the service we provide to our clients will be better. The following table gives an overview of the main legal and ethical responsibilities of RTOs and trainers. After the table, we will have a look in more detail at the OHS and Workplace Relations requirements of RTOs. |Legal and Ethical Responsibilities of RTOs and Trainers | | Responsibility | Description | |Occupational Health & Safety |There are laws that require us and our managers to make sure that we provide a safe | | |work environment for staff and clients, and to make sure that we have a system in place| | |to record and report any workplace injuries.