Client-Centred Career Development Practice: A Critical Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Bassot
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Career Decisions ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Practitioners ◽  
Development Practice

The purpose of this chapter is to question and critique the concept of client-centredness, which is often taken for granted in careers work. Client-centredness has been at the heart of ethical career development practice for many years, to the point that it has become accepted as a given by many professional practitioners. On the surface, questioning it seems unwise and even unthinkable, but at a deeper level it is important to consider its flaws, the limitations it can sometimes place on professional practice, and the ethical dilemmas that can then ensue. Some potential challenges in relation to client-centredness and professional codes of ethics aree highlighted. The chapter concludes with a theoretical model that seeks to reposition the concept of client-centredness in a way that recognises the culture of the client, the factors at play in clients’ lives, and the labour market context in which clients are making career decisions.

Analysis of professional secrecy in Ibero-America: Ethical and legal perspectives

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522110571
Author(s):  
Alonso Estrada-Cuzcano ◽  
Karen Lizeth Alfaro-Mendives
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Limited Effectiveness ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics ◽  
The Impact

Eight Ibero-American political constitutions that include professional secrecy (confidentiality) as a constitutional guarantee are analysed, and their influence as a fundamental right in the professional practice of librarians is examined. The impact of professional secrecy is established in professional codes of ethics, and it is shown that they do not clearly express this principle; its application in trade unions has limited effectiveness. The various difficulties involved in preserving professional secrecy in library practice, which work centres try to violate, are shown.

"Dr. Death" and The Case for an Ethical Ban on Psychiatric and Psychological Predictions of Dangerousness in Capital Sentencing Proceedings

1983 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-428
Author(s):  
Charles P. Ewing
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Capital Sentencing ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics

AbstractPsychiatric and psychological predictions of dangerousness are used in a number of American jurisdictions to convince a judge or jury that a convicted murderer should be sentenced to death. Empirical research has demonstrated, however, that psychiatric and psychological predictions of dangerousness generally are inaccurate. This Article describes the current use of such predictions in capital sentencing hearings and examines their status under existing professional codes of ethics. It argues that the rendering of these predictions by psychiatrists and psychologists is contrary to the scientific and healing traditions of their professions and urges psychiatrists and psychologists to adopt an ethical ban on predictions of dangerousness in the capital sentencing context.

Social Equity in Professional Codes of Ethics

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 470-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean McCandless ◽  
John C. Ronquillo
Keyword(s):  
Social Equity ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics

The relationship between workload and adherence to professional codes of ethics among a sample of Iranian nurses

2021 ◽  
pp. 147775092110401
Author(s):  
Mahsa Dadkhah-Tehrani ◽  
Mohsen Adib-Hajbaghery
Keyword(s):  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Spearman Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Perceived Workload ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics ◽  
The Relationship

Background Many studies have investigated the adherence to professional codes of ethics by nurses. However, no study has explicitly examined the relationship between workload and adherence to professional codes of ethics among Iranian nurses. Objective This study aimed to explore the relationships between workload and adherence to professional codes of ethics among a sample of Iranian nurses. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 213 nurses who were randomly selected from the different wards of Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Kashan, Iran. Data collection instruments included a personal characteristics questionnaire, the Nursing Ethics Questionnaire, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Load Index. The Chi-square, the Spearman correlation coefficient, the Kruskal–Wallis, and Mann–Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data. Results A majority of nurses were females (77.5%), married (79.3%), and permanently employed (55.4%). The mean of the overall perceived workload and adherence to professional codes of ethics were 76.36 ± 13.64 and 13.98 ± 2.58, that were at high and moderated level, respectively. Spearman correlation test showed no significant correlation between perceived workload and adherence to professional codes of ethics ( r = 0.03, P = 0.6). A significant difference was found between the mean scores of adherence to professional codes of ethics in nurses working in different departments ( P < 0.001). Conclusion Participating nurses perceived high levels of workload but their mean adherence to professional codes of ethics was at a moderate level. The perceived workload was indirectly correlated with adherence to professional codes of ethics.

Procedurally fair? Fairly procedural?: … ethics, fairness and welfare practice

1999 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 34-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip A. Swain
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Procedural Fairness ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Procedural Ethics

This paper examines the principles of procedural fairness and their application to welfare practice. The paper considers whether social workers ought to measure the adequacy of their practice, not just against those requirements ususally set out in the professional Codes of Ethics, but also against the procedural fairness expectations of decision-making more usually the province of courts and like bodies. The paper concludes that these expectations are not only in keeping with the Code of Ethics, but that competent practice demands no less of practitioners.

Professional Ethics and Parents as Consumers: How well are we Doing?

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 408-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harriette C. Johnson ◽  
David E. Cournoyer ◽  
Betsy M. Bond
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Informed Consent ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Cognitive Problems

Concerns of parents of children with emotional, behavioral, and cognitive problems with respect to the behavior and attitudes they encounter from professionals coincide with concerns professionals have about their own behavior as set forth in professional codes of ethics. Thirty-four experts on professional ethics evaluated items on a behavioral questionnaire. Parents then used the questionnaire to rate professionals who had worked with the mental health problems of their children. Problem areas identified included informed consent, parent self-determination, and respect and compassion for parents.

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