Codes of ethics in psychiatry

2021 ◽  
pp. 209-234
Author(s):  
Felicity Kenn ◽  
Sidney Bloch
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Disciplinary Procedures ◽  
Vital Component ◽  
High Standards ◽  
Ethics In Psychiatry

Codes of ethics in psychiatry, as well as medical codes more generally, have continually evolved since the Oath of Hippocrates, and remain important in contemporary psychiatry practice. However not until the 1970s were unique ethical challenges facing psychiatrists specially addressed. Codes of ethics in psychiatry take many forms but, in general, responsible care of patients and professional integrity constitute their core. Additionally, they variously cover the human rights of patients and duties to society. Codes can be international or institutionally specific, with international declarations expected to be universally relevant. Adherence is recognized as a vital component of self-regulation, with codes giving support to disciplinary procedures. Using a range of codes and covenants as illustrative, in particular the code of ethics of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), the role of codes in promoting high standards of ethical practice, professionalism, and education in psychiatry is explored.

Ethics and Digital Government

2011 ◽  
pp. 218-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald E. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Digital Government ◽  
Computing Machinery ◽  
Ethical Choices

After considering the high costs to digital government of inadequate ethical choices, the role of ethics in government generally is reviewed. While codes of ethics may not go far toward resolving ethical challenges, they provide bases for ethical discourses and embody key ethical principles. Selected principles from the Code of Ethics of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) are applied to contemporary ethical issues in the context of digital government. In the rapidly evolving environments of digital technology, it is impossible to anticipate the leading-edge ethical issues. However, there are solid ethical or moral imperatives to use these principles for resolution of the issues.

scholarly journals Exploring the contemporary ethical challenges in coaching psychology in South Africa

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire E. Simon ◽  
Aletta Odendaal ◽  
Xenia Goosen
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
The South ◽  
Structured Interviews

Orientation: This article focuses on the contemporary ethical challenges in coaching psychology in the South African context.Research purpose: The primary objective was to qualitatively explore the contemporary ethical challenges faced by coaching psychologists when coaching clients and organisations and develop an exploratory framework of ethical challenges.Motivation for the study: There may not be sufficient practical guidance to resolving the ethical challenges coaching psychologists encounter when coaching clients within organisations.In addition, available codes of ethics may not fundamentally cover all important ethical challenges, particularly in the South African context.Research approach, design and method: An interpretative paradigm with an explorative approach was applied. Semi-structured interviews and the Delphi technique were used to gather data from 16 participants who were purposively selected: six coaching psychologists were interviewed, whilst feedback from 10 expert panel members was obtained using the Delphi technique. The data was analysed using thematic analysis.Main findings: The findings point to a number of common ethical challenges in coaching psychology, as well as the typical ethical principles used by psychologists who coach as a guide to best ethical practice. The exploratory framework represents the broad systemic outline of factors that contribute to the ethical challenges and articulates these from the coach’s, coachee’s and organisation’s perspective.Practical/managerial implications: The framework can be applied by professionals and coaching clients and can be utilised proactively in identifying potential ethical challenges in the coaching relationship.Contribution/value-add: The framework identifies ethical principles that could be used as the foundation for a code of ethics in coaching psychology.

Ethical issues in social marketing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne Eagle ◽  
Stephan Dahl ◽  
David Low
Keyword(s):  
Social Marketing ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Ethical Decision ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Frameworks

Many social marketers assume that because they are focusing on positive behaviour change they may expect fewer ethical issues arising from their work than conventional, commercial marketing. However, such a view is sadly too simplistic. This chapter focuses on the ethical issues facing social marketing. It argues that social marketers face an even greater potential for ethical issues and gives examples of these by focusing on targeting, stigmatization, victim blaming, coercion, and the use of financial incentives, among others. Recognizing the manifold potential for ethical challenges, and the lack of a decisive manner in which to resolve them easily, it then discusses ethical frameworks which can aid social marketers in formulating a response to potential issues and arriving at a considered decision. The chapter concludes by discussing the potential role of a professional code of ethics, and how this can aid future ethical decision-making.

The NASW Code of Ethics

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic G. Reamer
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Historical Trends ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics

Ethical standards in social work have matured significantly since the profession’s formal inauguration in the late 19th century. As in most professions, social work’s principal code of ethics has evolved from a brief, broadly worded document to a detailed, comprehensive guide to ethical practice. This article summarizes the diverse purposes and functions of professional codes of ethics and the historical trends and changes in social work’s codes of ethics. The key components of the NASW Code of Ethics—the code’s preamble, broad ethical principles, and more specific ethical standards—are described.

Legal Importance of Codes of Ethics in Insurance

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (101) ◽  
pp. 18-32
Author(s):  
Bartosz Kucharski
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Civil Code ◽  
Unfair Competition ◽  
Insurance Market ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Ethical Codes ◽  
Commercial Practice ◽  
Unfair Commercial Practice

According to the author, codes of ethics are of significant importance as an example of self-regulation of the insurance market despite the fact that they do not belong to the constitutional sources of law. Non-compliance with the code of ethics by an entrepreneur may constitute unfair commercial practice in relation with consumers or unfair competition practice in relation with other entrepreneurs. Moreover, codes of ethics may specify the contents of general clauses regulated by the Civil Code, thus influencing the contents of the contracts concluded and validity of clauses thereof as well as the unlawfulness as an element of tortious fault and the level of professional due diligence required to be released from liability for the non-performance of contracts. In the author’s opinion, the entry into force of the Insurance Distribution Act ought to encourage updating and concretisation of the existing ethical codes.

scholarly journals The Role of The Press Council in Enforcement of The Press Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Indrianti Azhar Firdausi
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Press ◽  
The Mass Media

This study aims to examine the role of the press council in enforcing the press law and journalistic code of ethics where digital developments are currently very developed, especially media that utilize new media platforms. Not all online mass media are legal entities and not all news that is conveyed through online media follows a journalistic code of ethics, giving rise to overlapping perceptions and activities due to the lack of understanding of journalists and the public in the midst of easy access to information. This research uses a descriptive qualitative approach with a case study method, data collection is collected through observation and documentation sourced from literature and document studies that examine the phenomenon of digitalization dynamics around press laws and journalistic codes of ethics. There are a number of efforts from the press council, including enforcing the press law on online mass media by carrying out a number of verification processes including administrative verification, factual verification and content verification. The third verification cannot be carried out because of the constraints of human resources and budget. A mass media that receives a report will be handled and mediated by the press council if the mass media is already a legal entity. Meanwhile, the enforcement of the press code of ethics is carried out by first classifying journalism activities based on whether the mass media is a legal entity or not, then screening complaints of violations of the code of ethics, and reprimanding the problematic mass media to apologize and clarify the misinformation that has been published.

scholarly journals Ethical Challenges in Social Work Practice in Sri Lanka

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Bhagya Hithaishi Jayawardana ◽  
K Nanayakkara
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Ethical Conduct ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
The Social

Ethical practice is fundamental to any practiced based profession including social work. The social work profession is a diverse one with a mission to promote wellbeing and quality of life for vulnerable people. Despite serving the society it’s also central to promoting social work Ethics to maintain the professional standards and lessen the ethical issues and dilemma’s faced in day today practice. Ethics are really important to any profession, yet a necessity for those rooted in and human services. In the Sri Lankan context, it is disheartening to see how social workers have lost their professional identity with the absence of a professional code of ethics in place. A qualitative research approach was followed to explore and describe the key ethical challenges faced by the social workers in Sri Lanka. Survey method, in-depth interviews and key informants interviews were utilized and analyzed based on purposive sampling method. The data were categorized based on different themes. The finding proves that there is no proper guideline to be followed for the practitioners, particularly in situations of ethical dilemmas and conflicts. Most of the Human Service Organizations have their own set of rules with lesser focus on the code of ethical conduct. The unethical practice unintentionally promotes the malpractice leading to scenarios where organizational set of rules violates the client’s self determination and confidentiality. Although most of the upcoming social work graduates are made aware of the importance of maintaining an ethical conduct, when they join the work force as social workers they face many constraints due to absence of a formal code of ethics. This has resulted most of the social workers not having any obligations to continue an ethical practice  hence their practice is inevitably not much embedded in ethics. Thus the study provides an outlook on the ethical challenges faced by the social workers specially working in different sectors in Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals A MODULE FOR TEACHING THE ROLE OF ETHICS IN SAFE PRACTICE

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Flather ◽  
D. Ruth
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Ethical Responsibility ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
Training Module ◽  
Professional Engineer ◽  
Safe Practice ◽  
The Public

The first duty of a professional engineer, emphasized in every professional act and code of ethics in Canada, is to protect the public. This duty extends from the design of structures, devices and processes that are safe and do not fail, to ensuring that structures, devices and processes are used in a safe manner. Engineers therefore have a duty to conduct their practice in an ethical manner, practicing only within their scope of competency, and taking personal responsibility for their works. Because the teaching of engineering is generally considered the practice of engineering, engineering educators have an ethical responsibility to ensure that students graduate with an understanding of what constitutes “ethical practice”. This presentation will describe a training module that allows students to explore ethically challenging situations through examination of case studies. The module is based on the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba (APEGM) Code of Ethics and the cases that are presented are based on actual disciplinary cases.

Gatekeepers of the Profession: Using the Code of Ethics to Guide Supervision

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hicks
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Ethical Decision Making ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
American Music ◽  
Clinical Practicum ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Decision Making Model

Abstract Clinical practicum and internship supervisors often share the role of gatekeepers with university faculty to ensure that students meet all necessary and applicable professional competencies before moving on to the next step in their music therapy journey (Dileo, 2001; Hsiao, 2014). However, the interpretation of these competencies can be subjective, and predicting student success can be challenging (Dileo, 2000). Therefore, making the decision of whether to pass a student from a clinical practicum or internship can be complex and filled with ethical implications for all involved. This paper explores that decision through the lenses of both the past and current American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) Codes of Ethics using Dileo’s (2000) Ethical Decision-Making Model. An ethical dilemma, based upon the author’s supervisory experiences, is presented here and analyzed using the following guidelines: setting and context; problems and issues; personal responses, beliefs, and values; obligations; Codes of Ethics standards and principles; laws and institutional and professional policies; opportunities for consultation; possible solutions and consequences; and implementation.

The role of registration in ensuring ethical practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan Orme ◽  
Gavin Rennie
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Codes Of Conduct ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Practice ◽  
The Uk

English This article compares the processes of registration of social workers in the UK and New Zealand. Its findings are that registration is linked, not to the development of codes of ethics, but to regulation based on codes of conduct. This leads to a discussion of the implications for ethical practice. French Cet article compare les processus d'inscription des travailleurs sociaux au Royaume Uni et en Nouvelle Zélande. Les résultats de la recherche démontrent que l'inscription n'est pas liée au développement d'un code d'éthique mais plutôt à des règles fondées sur un code de conduite. L'article discute des implications pour une pratique éthique. Spanish Se compara el proceso de colegiación de trabajadores sociales en el Reino Unido y en Nueva Zelanda. Se halla que la colegiación está ligada no al desarrollo de códigos éticos, sino a regulaciones basadas en códigos de conducta. De ahí se deriva una exploración de las implicaciones para la práctica ética.

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