scholarly journals What do codes of ethics tell us about impartiality, and what is preferred at the hospital?

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duygu (Curum) Duman
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Quality In Healthcare ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
And Training

The impartiality of the interpreter has long been an important aspect of and an indispensable quality in healthcare interpreting. Official documents on professional ethics created by professional associations around the world refer to impartiality among the fundamental ethical principles to be adhered to. However, the conditions in the workplace and the background of the interpreter might pose significant risks to ensuring the implementation and adoption of ethics in the field. Furthermore, specific conditions of immigration and the quality (or the existence) of interpreter training in the required language combinations may play a role in either facilitating or impeding the implementation of ethical principles. As a country that has been receiving migrants for a relatively short time, Turkey lacks a code of ethics specifically drawn up for healthcare (or community) interpreters and this may well lead to problems in the field. Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to compare healthcare interpreters’ understanding of, preference for and exercise of impartiality with the prescripts of the codes applicable in other countries and to demonstrate how the principle of impartiality unfolds in healthcare contexts. The results of the study demonstrate that helping the patient was the main motivation of the interpreters in the field rather than being guided purely by impartiality. They reported being deliberately on the patient’s side to support them and to ensure that they obtained the required treatment, an approach which contradicts the codes of the associations in the countries that prefer “interpreting” rather than “mediation”. The analysis pointed to the fact that the meaning of impartiality is shaped by the system in which it is laid down. These results suggest that the codes and the attitudes of healthcare interpreters do not coincide as regards impartiality in a country where healthcare interpreting research and practice are emerging and training opportunities are scarce. They can serve as a useful reference point for policymaking and the professionalization of healthcare interpreters.

scholarly journals Elevating the Dialogue on Professional Ethics to the Next Level: Reflections on the Experience of the Academy of Management

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T. Mowday
Keyword(s):  
Small Proportion ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Professional Behaviour

This commentary reflects on the Academy of Management's experience since developing a formal code of ethics to guide the professional behaviour of its members over twenty years ago. Despite widespread efforts to publicize the Code within the Academy, a sizeable proportion of Academy members are unaware it exists and only a very small proportion have read it carefully. Current efforts underway to increase ethics awareness are described. In addition, it is suggested that the discussion of ethical principles needs to move beyond a printed document and annual workshops to become more influential in the day-to-day lives of management professors. Suggestions for how this might be accomplished by the Academy of Management and other similar associations with codes of ethics (e.g., IACMR) are discussed.

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.

scholarly journals Professional Values and Ethics as a Factor of Increasing Trust in the Profession of the Accountant

2020 ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Nataliia Bondarenko ◽  
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Olha Kryzhanovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
The State ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Professional Values ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Effective System ◽  
Additional Education

Accounting is one of the foundations of the business in modern world and an accountant is a specialist whose level of professionalism must be impeccable. Today in Ukraine there is a “crisis of confidence” in the profession of an accountant, caused primarily by violations of ethical standards by specialists and neglect of professional values. The problem is aggravated by the users of accounting services themselves, who try to influence the accountant, satisfying their interests at the expense of others. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the importance of compliance with the basic ethical principles of behavior by accountants in order to restore user confidence in accounting and reporting data, identify the reasons for violation of the code of ethics by accountants and determine the main directions of work of the professional community, the state and the accountants to eliminate the identified problems. It has been determined that compliance with the basic ethical principles by accountants contributes to: the formation of professional values and the development of a conceptual model of accountant behavior at all levels of education (secondary vocational, higher, additional education, advanced training); the implementation of the national code of ethics for professional accountants by adapting it to Ukrainian practice, internal codes of ethics of professional organizations or accounting services; the creating a mechanism for identifying unethical behavior of accountants and introducing an effective system of sanctions for violation of the code of ethics. However, the ways of solving the problems described in the article will give a positive result if the comprehensive work is carried out to ensure compliance with the norms of the code of ethics – from the professional community, the state and the accountants. Most efforts will be fruitless until users of accounting services – employers and clients, as well as the public – begin to place real demands on the ethical behavior of accountants.

scholarly journals NAVIGATOR OF PRINCIPLES AND STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS OF HR-MANAGERS AND SPECIALISTS OF RECRUITING AGENCIES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliia Hryniuk
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Large Network ◽  
Ethical Guidelines ◽  
Principles And Standards ◽  
Hr Managers

The scientific article presents a navigation scheme for guiding the principles of professional ethics of HR-managers according to the code of ethics approved by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The content and professional and ethical guidelines for them are determined according to each of the principles, including: professional compliance, professional development, ethical leadership, impartiality and fairness, conflict of interest, use of information. In addition, a navigator of professional ethics standards has been formed, guided by specialists of recruitment agencies (recruitment managers or recruiters) in relation to clients of customers (individuals – job seekers and legal entities – employers), based on the analysis of large network and boutique recruitment sites of USA companies and codes of ethics for recruiters, developed by international recruitment associations, as well as independently supplemented by the author. In particular, the paper considers such professional standards as: absence of discriminatory manifestations in relation to the candidate at all stages of selection; ban on their enticement, including through the principle of practice “off-limits” (studied different approaches to the scale of its distribution, timing, obstacles to “closed access” for employment intermediaries, provided proposals to avoid conflicts of interest in its use); ensuring the confidentiality of information; constant communication with the customer company; providing the most reliable information to the candidate and the employer; consent from the candidate for the transfer of his personal data; inadmissibility of the offer of one candidate to several customers; refusal to cooperate with “unreliable” clients; prevention of informal relations between the specialist of the recruiting agency and the candidate. It was found that the development of a civilized recruitment market in Ukraine is hindered by the lack of consolidated, adapted to the domestic realities of the recruitment business and officially recognized by its representatives as professional standards of the code of ethics for recruiters.

scholarly journals Scale of professional ethics for individuals working in the field of special education: validity and reliability study

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonul Akcamete ◽  
Nilay Kayhan ◽  
A. Emel Sardohan Yildirim
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Education Professional ◽  
Validity Studies

Professional ethics includes the principles set forth by professional associations and accepted as correct by discussions over time, and which has become the sine qua non of a profession today. Professional ethics are established to increase the quality of professional practices and ensure correct and honest conduct. Not having professional ethical principles for the special education field negatively affects the quality of services. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale of principles in professional ethics for specialists and educators working in special education and to conduct its validity and reliability studies. For construct validity studies following Kaiser-Meyer Olkin test, factor analysis was performed. The analysis showed that ethical principles were gathered in two dimensions as ‘importance and compliance of colleagues’ and had a two-way Likert type. The findings showed that the scale is a valid and reliable tool that can be used in special education.   Keywords: Special education, individuals working in special education, professional ethics, ethical principles

ETHICAL BASIS OF THE PROSECUTOR’S CONDUCT IN UKRAINE AND FOREIGN STATES

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleksii Marochkin ◽  
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Anastasiia Voronko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Color ◽  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Federal Bureau Of Investigation ◽  
European Guidelines ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
The Us

The scientific article is devoted to the analysis of issues related to the ethical principles of the prosecutor's conduct in Ukraine and abroad. In the article, the author analyzes the current changes to the Code of Professional Ethics and Conduct of Prosecutors, which were approved by the All-Ukrainian Conference of Prosecutors on August 28, 2021. The analysis of these changes has not yet been the subject of research by domestic scientists and prosecutors. The author establishes the general expediency of making these amendments to the Code of Professional Ethics and Conduct of Prosecutors as such, which will contribute to the discipline of prosecutors and proper law enforcement. In order to properly analyze the study of certain provisions of the Laws of Ukraine "On the Prosecutor's Office" and "On Prevention of Corruption". Based on the study, the author made a number of conclusions and proposed amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On the Prosecutor's Office" and the Code of Professional Ethics and Conduct of Prosecutors. Some changes to the Code of Professional Ethics and Conduct of the Prosecutor, in the opinion of the author, will not have any consequences, as already established in other regulations. The international legal acts (Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, Standards of professional responsibility and statement of the essential duties and rights of prosecutors, European guidelines on ethics and conduct for public prosecutors), which had a positive impact on the further consolidation of professional and personal and moral and ethical requirements for prosecutors in the relevant codes of ethics of various foreign countries. The ethical principles of prosecutors' conduct, which are enshrined in the relevant codes of Great Britain, Lithuania, and Latvia, are considered. The author examines the US experience of the so-called "filtering" procedure for candidates with an inadequate reputation for public service positions, which is mandatory and conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The article emphasizes that the obligation to ensure appropriate international criteria for the selection of persons for the post of prosecutor, which would include guarantees against appointments based on passion, and exclude any discrimination on the basis of skin color, language, religion rests with the state. According to the results of the study, it was established that the amendments to the Code will contribute to the discipline of prosecutors and ensure that the norms of the Code are brought in line with the requirements of the current legislation of Ukraine.

Moral Obligations of Nurses Based on the ICN, UK, Irish and Polish Codes of Ethics for Nurses

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Dobrowolska ◽  
Irena Wrońska ◽  
Wiestlaw Fidecki ◽  
Mariusz Wysokiński
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Care Process ◽  
Professional Conduct ◽  
Common Elements ◽  
Moral Obligations ◽  
Polish Code ◽  
Code Of Professional Conduct ◽  
Nurses And Midwives

A code of professional conduct is a collection of norms appropriate for the nursing profession and should be the point of reference for all decisions made during the care process. Codes of ethics for nurses are formulated by members of national nurses’ organizations. These codes can be considered to specify general norms that function in the relevant society, adjusting them to the character of the profession and enriching them with rules signifying the essence of nursing professionalism. The aim of this article is to present a comparative analysis of codes of ethics for nurses: the ICN’s Code of ethics for nurses, the UK’s Code of professional conduct, the Irish Code of professional conduct for each nurse and midwife, and the Polish Code of professional ethics for nurses and midwives. This analysis allows the identification of common elements in the professional ethics of nurses in these countries.

Lessons from Feminist Therapy for Ministerial Ethics

1994 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-243
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Dilemmas ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Feminist Therapy ◽  
Small Communities ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Boundary Maintenance

Suggests a parallel between the situation that provoked a code of ethics for feminist therapy and the current situation in pastoral ministry. Notes that both professions have critiqued others' professional ethics and have tended to consider themselves, by definition, ethical. Observes that both professions possess diverse theoretical perspectives and often propose practices which raise ethical dilemmas not governed by traditional codes of ethics. Opines that boundary maintenance in small communities and the notion of overlapping relationships may carry solutions from some feminist therapy to the solving of problems of ministerial ethics. Claims that making self-care a part of ethics is essential.

scholarly journals Muslim auditors’ ethics

2020 ◽  
Vol 108 (164) ◽  
pp. 229-240
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Czerny
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Cultural Norms ◽  
The West ◽  
Islamic Ethics ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Religious Reasons ◽  
The Impact

The article discusses Islamic ethics and the impact it has on the professional ethics of Muslim auditors. Based on studies of the available literature on the subject and the Qur’an, the paper identifies the source of Muslim ethics and indicates that its perspective is slightly different from the perspectives known in the West. It also identifies the ethical principles which should be followed by a Muslim auditor. The analysis of the sources indicates that Islamic ethics and the understanding of certain principles and rules in Mus-lim countries differ (for cultural and religious reasons) from the perspective commonly adopted in other countries, hence the belief that it is necessary to create their own code of ethics for professionals, such as auditors. Attempting to assess how cultural norms affect professional ethics, based on a selected example of professional audit practitioners in Muslim countries, the article may be a prelude to further research in this direction, not necessarily in relation to the Islamic cultural circle.

scholarly journals Ethics in Forced Migration Research: Taking Stock and Potential Ways Forward

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Christina Clark-Kazak
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Code Of Ethics ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Ethical Principles ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Migration Studies ◽  
Migration Research ◽  
And Training

Migration research poses particular ethical challenges because of legal precarity, the criminalization and politicization of migration, and power asymmetries. This paper analyzes these challenges in relation to the ethical principles of voluntary, informed consent; protection of personal information; and minimizing harm. It shows how migration researchers — including those outside of academia — have attempted to address these ethical issues in their work, including through the recent adoption of a Code of Ethics by the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM). However, gaps remain, particularly in relation to the intersection of procedural and relational ethics; specific ethical considerations of big data and macrocomparative analyses; localized meanings of ethics; and oversight of researchers collecting information outside of institutional ethics boards. The paper concludes with the following recommendations: Institutional Research Ethics Boards should familiarize themselves with the particular ethical challenges in migration research, as well as available resources, such as the IASFM Code of Ethics. Ethics boards should include researchers and community representatives who are familiar with migration in reviews of related projects. Academic and training programs in migration studies should include sessions and resources on migration-specific research ethics. Nonacademic organizations, including migrant-led organizations, should provide information resources and training to their staff and clients to ensure that they understand procedural ethics requirements, relational ethical principles, as well as the rights of those asked to participate in research. Organizations conducting their own research should establish ethics review processes and relational ethics norms. A leading migration studies center or institution should map existing ethical guidelines and processes in different countries and contexts to be better aware of overlap and gaps. This mapping should take the form of an open access, interactive database, so that information can be accessible and updated in real time. Researchers should engage in more dissemination of lessons learned on ethics in migration. While there is some emerging consensus on key ethical principles for migration research, it is in their application that researchers face dilemmas. Honest reflection and sharing of these experiences will help researchers to anticipate and manage similar dilemmas they encounter while undertaking research. Researchers at all stages of their careers should not undertake migration research without having first reviewed some of the literature on ethics and migration, which is partially cited in this paper. Research centers should facilitate dialogue on ethical issues in languages other than English, particularly languages most spoken by people in migration, and by people who are underrepresented in formal ethics processes and debates, especially those with direct experience of migration.

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