These codes share similarities in that the both are written to protect the client and set specific guidelines for effective professional counseling. It should be noted that counselors have the responsibility to understand the codes of ethics and observed them to the fullest. The code is only as effective as the professionals that utilize its principles. Herilhy and Corey (2006a) suggest that codes of ethics fulfill three objectives: educate professional about sound ethical conduct, provide mechanism for professional accountability, and codes of ethics serve as a catalysts for improving practice. (et.al).
Gen 200 Ethical Lens Inventory As humans we all have a set of core values that we apply when resolving ethical conflict, understanding others as well as our own decision making strategies allows us to respect each others point of view better. Ethical Lens Inventory is used as way to identify what values are more important to you as an individual and what their challenges and strengths are. The inventory allows you to see ethical issues clearly and learn how to resolve them better. Being aware that people have different priorities and different values helps to respects each other’s point of views. My personal preferred lens is Rights/responsibility and results lens.
1.2 Explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person – centred values. It is important we work in this way in order to promote individuality, this allow individuals to make informed decisions and choices, as well as understand the consequences as well as possible risks of such decisions and choice that may well relate to their own health and wellbeing. We must do this within the appreciation of rights within the care value base. We can uphold this by empowering individuals to maintain their own independence. Each individual should have the right to privacy which encourages that person to maintain dignity and self-respect.
When you need to reflect on yourself, you need to put your thoughts into words. It also forces you to make your thoughts clear so that they can be conveyed by language. Self Reflection helps us to gain an understanding of who we are as individuals first, beyond who we are as leaders. Because, to be truly effective at leading others, we need to be effective at ‘leading’ ourselves and if we are unable to really know ourselves, we are only being deluded into thinking that we can lead ourselves. Self-reflection allows us to recognize our core values, not just by naming what we value, but why those things are most important to us.
But it also taught me what right and wrong was in the work place. Even how you sent an email to a superior had to be thought out. I knew where I stood on all this but I wanted to do some research on the subject to see what else was out there. When I came across ("How Personal Ethics Affect Professional Ethics in the Workplace," 2013, p. 1) and read it, I found it to be very interesting. And when I was reading it I had to ask myself what I would do.
Running head: PERSONAL VALUES Personal Values Kenneth L. Winkle University of Phoenix Online Management MGT 521 Allen Sutton September 29, 2008 Personal Values As a manager, many decisions require taking into consideration the needs of the company and the concerns of the employees affected. One determining factor in making these decisions are the manager’s personal values. Each manager is different on the personal values use to evaluate the situation and decide on the proper action for the current circumstances. The ethical profile of the manager is a useful tool in determining the key factors a manager may use in his or her decision making process. The Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory Assessment is
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CRITICAL THINKING AND ETHICS The relationship between critical thinking and ethics can be construed differently depending on the individual. However, they seem to work together. While building on one, you are also building on the other. Ethics deals with rules or behaviors based on ideas about what is morally good and bad. Critical thinking can be described as a process by which we determine whether or not something is right or wrong.
Ethical Lens Peter Urrutia Gen200 September 19, 2012 Timothy Harrington Ethical Lens This course has encouraged the use of an ethics game that determines what an individual’s particular ethical outlook is. The ethical lens looks at a couple of specific categories preferred lens, blind spots, strengths, weaknesses, values, and results of behavior. This serves as a valuable tool to understand your outlook toward ethics as well as others outlook on you. My personal preferred ethical lens was the rights/responsibilities and relationship lens. According to the exercise this lens means that I use reasoning skills and universal rules that each person should follow along with fairness and justice.
I am brought up in a way that you should tread people the way you want to be treated. If you treat people with honesty and earn their trust you get their respect. People should respect one another but it has to be earned. Making bad decisions can make people lose respect for
Writing it all out would also be beneficial for two reasons. Frist this would allow the counselor to tactilely and concretely see the options of action he or she might take. Second, such documentation would be beneficial in its inclusion into the clients file, should such documentation prove needful in the event of a lawsuit should something go amiss. Using such a process shows that the counselor put real thought into the problem and considered all options and consequences and chose to the best of his or her ability the course of action that would do the least amount of damage to the client. The Process of Ethical Decision Making One of the purposes of this class was to equip new and soon-to-be counselors with the knowledge and skills needed to make to think through ethical problems and arrive at a solution that will be in the best interest of one’s client.