Ethical behaviour of physicians and psychologists: similarities and differences

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-100
Author(s):  
Michall Ferencz Kaddari ◽  
Meni Koslowsky ◽  
Michael A Weingarten
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Dual Relationships ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Ethical Intention ◽  
Coping Patterns ◽  
Ethical Intent

ObjectiveTo compare the coping patterns of physicians and clinical psychologists when confronted with clinical ethical dilemmas and to explore consistency across different dilemmas.Population88 clinical psychologists and 149 family physicians in Israel.MethodSix dilemmas representing different ethical domains were selected from the literature. Vignettes were composed for each dilemma, and seven possible behavioural responses for each were proposed, scaled from most to least ethical. The vignettes were presented to both family physicians and clinical psychologists.ResultsPsychologists’ aggregated mean ethical intention score, as compared with the physicians, was found to be significantly higher (F(6, 232)=22.44, p<0.001, η2=0.37). Psychologists showed higher ethical intent for two dilemmas: issues of payment (they would continue treating a non-paying patient while physicians would not) and dual relationships (they would avoid treating the son of a colleague). In the other four vignettes, psychologists and physicians responded in much the same way. The highest ethical intent scores for both psychologists and physicians were for confidentiality and a colleague’s inappropriate practice due to personal problems.ConclusionsResponses to the dilemmas by physicians and psychologists can be categorised into two groups: (1) similar behaviours on the part of both professions when confronting dilemmas concerning confidentiality, inappropriate practice due to personal problems, improper professional conduct and academic issues and (2) different behaviours when confronting either payment issues or dual relationships.

Modeling Psychologists’ Ethical Intention

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 691-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michall Ferencz-Kaddari ◽  
Annie Shifman ◽  
Meni Koslowsky
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Important Predictor ◽  
Dual Relationships ◽  
Ethical Intention ◽  
The Core ◽  
Dual Relationship ◽  
Practical Implications

At the core of all therapeutic and medical practice lies ethics. By applying an expanded Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior formulation, the present investigation tested a model for explaining psychologists’ intention to behave ethically. In the pretest, dual relationships and money conflicts were seen as the most prevalent dilemmas. A total of 395 clinical psychologists filled out questionnaires containing either a dual relationship dilemma describing a scenario where a psychologist was asked to treat a son of a colleague or a money-focused dilemma where he or she was asked to treat a patient unable to pay for the service. Results obtained from applying the expanded Ajzen’s model to each dilemma, generally, supported the study hypotheses. In particular, attitudes were seen as the most important predictor in both dilemmas followed by a morality component, defined here as the commitment of the psychologist to the patient included here as an additional predictor in the model. The expanded model provided a better understanding of ethical intention. Practical implications were also discussed.

scholarly journals What Social Workers Should Know About Ethics: Understanding and Resolving Ethical Dilemmas

10.18060/124 ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine P. Congress
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Dual Relationships ◽  
Personal Agency ◽  
Social Work Educators ◽  
Social Work Practitioners

Recognizing ethical issues and dilemmas that arise in professional practice is crucial for social work practitioners, educators, and students. After a discussion about the limited, although growing, literature on social work ethics, the ten main tenets form the most current NASW Code of Ethics are presented. These topics include limits to confidentiality, confidentiality and technology, confidentiality in family and group work, managed care, cultural competence, dual relationships, sexual relationships, impairment and incompetence of colleagues, application to administrators and relevance to social work educators. In addition to understanding the Code of Ethics, social workers can use the ETHIC model of decision making for resolving ethical dilemmas. This easy to use five step process includes examining personal, agency, client, and professional values, thinking about ethical standards and relevant laws, hypothesizing about consequences, identifying the most vulnerable, and consulting with supervisors and colleagues. A case example involving confidentiality, HIV/AIDS and family therapy demonstrates how social workers can use the ETHIC model.

Geoscience, ethics and enforcement

2020 ◽  
pp. SP508-2019-245
Author(s):  
Oliver Bonham ◽  
Andrea Waldie
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Professional Conduct

AbstractWith geoethics evolving into the philosophy uniting geoscience with ethics, three related practical matters must be kept in focus. What ethical behaviour – exactly – should be desired of geoscientists? How is that desired ethical behaviour best instilled? Finally, and most importantly, is ethical behaviour enforced when geoscientists conduct themselves unethically?This chapter looks at how expectations concerning ethical behaviour (often referred to as ‘professional conduct’) in geoscience are typically established, articulated and instilled. It then explores the important role of enforcement in ethics compliance, including differences in enforcement approaches and actions. Future trends are also discussed. The chapter concludes with some considerations for going forward.

Personal Injury Litigation and the College of Occupational Therapists' Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 263-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Sterry
Keyword(s):  
Expert Witness ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Occupational Therapist ◽  
Personal Injury ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Professional Integrity ◽  
Personal Injury Litigation

Increasing numbers of occupational therapists are engaging in writing expert witness reports in personal injury cases. This article airs some of the conflicts and ethical dilemmas that may arise when working in this field, and considers the position of the occupational therapist in relation to the widely accepted legal view of the role of the expert witness and the College of Occupational Therapists' Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. The article follows the order of the College of Occupational Therapists' Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and a number of potential difficulties are highlighted, although by no means all. Where possible, an attempt is made to offer a solution that would enable the occupational therapist to maintain professional integrity. Above all, the article is intended to stimulate discussion and debate which will be of benefit to people already working in this field and to those entering it In the future.

Emerging Practices of Counseling and Psychotherapy in China: Ethical Dilemmas in Dual Relationships

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Deng ◽  
Mingyi Qian ◽  
Yiqun Gan ◽  
Sherlyn Hu ◽  
Jun Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Dual Relationships

scholarly journals Preparing Australia's Future Lawyers: An Exposition of Changing Values Over Time In The Context Of Teaching About Ethical Dilemmas

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Adrian Evans ◽  
Josephine Palermo
Keyword(s):  
Ethics Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Early Career ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Law Students ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Longitudinal Approach ◽  
Pro Bono ◽  
Over Time

<p>This study investigated what values may be influential to decision making in relation to ethical behaviour for early career lawyers. It adopted a longitudinal approach to investigate how values develop or degrade over time as final year law students move into their first two years of employment or further study. To this end, the study investigated the role that tertiary education and employers fulfill in building and perpetuating ‘appropriate’ professional values? Results demonstrate that, in general, ethical behaviour was not uniformly reinforced over time in the workplace. The undertaking of pro bono work stands out here. Results suggested that certain behaviour relevant values may develop or degrade over the early years of the<br />Australian lawyer’s career. The implications of results are discussed in the contexts of ethics education in a tertiary context and the continuing education and regulation of the legal profession.</p>

scholarly journals Insight Series, University of Birmingham

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Moulin-Stozek
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Ethical Conduct ◽  
Ethical Behaviour ◽  
Ethical Development ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Human Flourishing ◽  
Moral Qualities ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Normative Perspective

Ethical behaviour from a normative perspective is usually understood as following rules, decisions based on any potential consequences and fostering internal moral qualities for human flourishing. Although the process of codifying professional conduct is in itself deontological (rule-focused), a code of ethical conduct should still depict a balanced orientation towards compliance with rules, consequences or ethical development. The analysis of the examined documents, however, indicates that professional codes seem to emphasise conformity among its own members to the rules of the codes rather than developing their autonomous interest in ethical professional practice.

Ethical Dilemmas in the Lawyer–Client Relation: Concerns and Solutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Anirban Chakraborty
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Client Relationship ◽  
Mentally Impaired ◽  
The Relationship

Lawyer–client relationship is the most important aspect of professional life of lawyers. When lawyers enter into professional relation with their clients they become bound by several ethical and professional duties. These duties are a mixture of status and contract emerging out of the nature of the relationship governing lawyer and client. Observing these duties is indispensable under the rules governing standards of professional conduct for lawyers. Lot has been written about these duties and the need to observe them, but the untraded area in the literature remains some of the challenges that arise in course of observing these duties due to some equally competing issues. The lawyers often face these challenges in their professional life, but little guidance is available to address them effectively. In this context, the aim of this article is to trace some of these competing issues and challenges and discuss the legal and regulatory framework that help to address them. The article begins by exploring the issues that arise at the very formation of the lawyer–client relationship. In the second part, the article examines the issue of lawyer’s scope and authority to make decisions in legal transactions for their clients. Also it covers the issues involving extent of lawyer’s authority to take decisions on behalf of mentally impaired or minor clients. Finally, the article looks into the issues that come up during the discharge of the lawyer–client relationship. The article concludes on the note that to ensure an effective and satisfactory lawyer–client relation it is an imperative that lawyers are sensitized with these issues and the principles they can look at for their resolution.

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