FRHD 4310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Constructionism, Virtue Ethics, Agni Yoga

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 4310
• Professor: Gabrielle Pitt

Document Summary

Professional codes of ethics: many organizations have established codes of ethics that provide broad guidelines for their members. Some key terms: values: pertains to beliefs and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living, ethics: pertains to the beliefs we hold about what constitutes right conduct. Ethics are moral principles adopted by an individual or group to provide rules for right conduct. Levels of ethical practice: mandatory ethics: a level of ethical functioning wherein counselors act in compliance (cid:449)ith (cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:373)al sta(cid:374)dards a(cid:272)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledgi(cid:374)g the (cid:271)asi(cid:272) (cid:862)(cid:373)usts(cid:863) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)(cid:373)ust (cid:374)ots(cid:863). Addressed an aspirational level of practice: the (cid:271)est (cid:449)ay to (cid:373)ai(cid:374)tai(cid:374) a (cid:272)lear ethi(cid:272)al positio(cid:374) is to fo(cid:272)us o(cid:374) your (cid:272)lie(cid:374)t"s (cid:271)est interests. Identify the problem or dilemma important to determine whether a situation truly involves ethics: need to gather all information that pertains to the dilemma first step is recognizing the problem exists and identifying its specific nature, 2.