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| The highest standard of thinking and conduct professionals seek, which requires more than simply meeting the letter of the ethics code. It entails an understanding of the spirit behind the code and the principles on which the code rests |
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The promotion of self-determiniation, or the freedom of clients to choose their own direction |
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Promoting good for others |
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The criteria set by a community to determine appropriate profesional action and behavior |
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The standards that govern the conduct of its professional members. Represents the ideal standards set by a profession. |
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Feminist model of ethical decision making |
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An approach the emphaszies equalization of power and striving for maximum involvement of the client at every stage of making an ethical decision. |
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The moral principle whereby professionals make honest promises and keep these promises. |
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The moral principle of striving to be fair by giving equally to others. |
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The body of rules that govern the affairs of the people within a community, state, or country. The minimum standards society will tolerate, which are enforced by government. |
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A level of ethical functioning wherein mental health professionals act in compliance with the minimal standards, acknowledging the basic "musts" and "must nots". |
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Perspectives of right and moral conduct. |
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Avoiding doing harm, which includes refraining from actions that risk hurting clients. |
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| A set of obligations and a method that focuses on moral issues with the goals of (a) solving a particular dilemma or set of dilemmas and (b) establishing a framework to guide future ethical thinking and behavior |
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Providing professional services for which there is no expectation of significant financial return. |
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Behavior that can be expected of a professional person |
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The care that is ordinarily exercised by others practicing within that speciality in the professional community. |
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Social constructionst model of ethical decision making |
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An approach that focuses on the social aspects of decision making in counseling. |
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Transcultural integrative ethical decision-making model |
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An approach that emphasizes the need for integrating cultural factors in the process of resolving ethical decisions. |
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Professional behavior that violates established codes of a profession. |
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The beliefs and attitudes that provide direction to everyday living. |
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A moral principle whereby professionals seek to be accurate, honest, and truthful. |
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| Focuses on the character traits of the counselor and nonobligatory ideals which professionals aspire rather than on solving specific ethical dilemmas. Virtue ethics asks "Am I doing what's best for my client?" |
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