The Helping Professional's Guide to Ethics

Theory in Practice

• Author(s): Valerie Bryan, Scott Sanders, Laura Kaplan, Laura E. Kaplan,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 208
• ISBN_10: 0197502857
  ISBN_13: 9780197502853
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Business Ethics , Medical / Ethics , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Political Science / Political Freedom , Social Science / Human Services , Social Science / Social Work ,

Description:... The Helping Professional's Guide to Ethics, Second Edition develops a comprehensive framework for ethics based on Bernard Gert's theory of common morality. Moving beyond codes of ethics, Bryan, Sanders, and Kaplan encourage students to develop a cohesive sense of ethical reasoning that both validates their moral intuition and challenges moral assumptions. Part I of the text introduces basic moral theory, provides an overview to moral development, and introduces the common morality framework. Part II focuses on common ethical issues faced by helping professionals such as: confidentiality, competency, paternalism, informed consent, and dual relationships. Each chapter provides an overview of each concept and their ethical relevance for practice. Throughout the text, students put their critical thinking skills into practice to promote deep learning. Real-life cases bridge the gap between theory and practice, and discussion questions reinforce the concepts introduced in each chapter.