Personal Values & Ethics
Respecting clients’ right to make choices that align with their own beliefs. ?
What is self-determination?
Separating personal and professional values
What is ethical bracketing?
The first step in the ethical decision-making process.
What is identifying the issue and gathering relevant facts?
The principle that emphasizes fairness and equal treatment.
What is Justice
Refers to the guidelines that state the dos and don’ts in a specific context
What is Ethics?
A worker who personally prefers abstinence must support a client who chooses harm reduction.
What is Value Conflict
When conflicts cannot be resolved, counselors must either manage them ethically or do this.
What is refer the client to another provider?
At this stage, practitioners ask which values are in conflict and which are most important.
What is analyzing ethical considerations
This principle directly relates to protecting client privacy and information.
Refers to the specific traits that are expected of a professional.
Professionalism
Practitioners engage in this process to recognize how their own values affect decisions.
What is self-reflection?
Counselors unconsciously pushing their values onto clients.
What is value imposition?
This stage asks, “What are the pros and cons of each option?”
What is assessing options?
Acting in ways that avoid harm to the client.
What is nonmaleficence?
Thus ethical theory recognizes the personal will and intention (which includes religious connotations) to ethical decision making. This approach came from ancient philosophers who said that doing what is right is our obligation and should be the same for all rational people
What is Duty Based Approach/Duty-based?
Autonomy, Beneficence and Veracity
What are 3 of the 6 Ethical Principles
Putting aside my personal beliefs so I can fully respect the client’s choices.
What is ethical bracketing
After a decision, practitioners reflect on lessons learned and unintended consequences.
What is evaluation?
The main purpose of ethical principles?
What is to guide decision making
This ethical theory produces the greatest balance of good over harm. This approach came from an ancient Greek philosopher who said that the best life is one that produces the least pain and distress. This is the most common ethical approach, especially when making decisions for large groups of people.
What is the utilitarian approach/Outcome-based?
How can personal values conflict with work?
Personal Values can clash with your professional duties ie: someone deciding to continue shooting up.
The act of exploring our own personal values, ethics, biases and
What is self-reflection?
Counselors consider alignment with values, fairness, and stakeholder comfort here.
What is selecting and implementing the best option?
When two principles conflict (like autonomy vs beneficence), this complicates choices.
What are ethical dilemmas
This ethical theory produces the greatest good for the individual. This approach also came from ancient Greek philosophers who believed that each individual should produce the greatest good for himself or herself. The only benefit to society with this approach is a byproduct of self-interest and not its goal.
What is the Virtue approach/(Aristotelian)/The egoistic