Scenarios
Management says that the clinic is running low on patients and advises all therapists to document a need for continued therapy despite the current state of all patients. What ethical principle did the OTR violate?
Veracity
Provide comprehensive, accurate, and objective information
Veracity
Faithful to facts and reality
Truth
What word is used to define the sense of right and wrong?
Morals
The client states that they would like to be discharged but the therapist highly discourages it due to management's request to retain clients for business purposes. What ethical principle did the OTR violate?
Autonomy
Refrain from actions that cause harm
Nonmaleficence
All individuals be perceived as having the same fundamental human rights and opportunities
Equality
Define an ethical dilemma
Occurs in a situation in which 2 or more ethical principles conflict with one another; makes it difficult to determine the course of action
Andrea expresses her desire to return home and confidence in discontinuing therapy at this time. Her OTR is supportive, truthful, and fair when discussing her discharge plans. The OTR is demonstrating:
Fidelity
Demonstrate a concerns for the well-being and safety of the recipients of their service
Beneficence
the inherent worth and uniqueness of each person
Dignity
Name 3 common ethical issues that OT practitioners encounter
- Prolonging discharge
- Discharging too early
- Company promoting unethical practices
- Company dealing with unskilled treatments
- Allowing relationships to get too personal
The therapist knows the clients best interest is to be discharged and knows they would not benefit from further therapy services but continues to see them despite the clients well being. The therapist is not looking at the clients best interest rather than the clinics. What ethical principle did the OTR violate?
Beneficence
Respect the rights of the individual to self-determination, privacy, confidentiality, and consent
Autonomy
The ability to govern and discipline oneself through the use of reason
Prudence
Name all the Core Values
Altruism, equality, freedom, justice, dignity, truth, prudence
Advocating for patients' discharge plans against systems and policies that are discriminatory, unfairly limit, or prevent access to occupational therapy services is an example of?
Justice
Promote fairness and objectivity in the provision of OT services
Justice
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Altruism
Name all the Code of Ethics
Beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, justice, veracity, fidelity