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        | Principle 1: beneficience (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | OT personnel shall demonstrate a concern for the well-being of the recipients of their services |  | 
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        | Principle 2: nonmaleficence (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | OT personnel shall take reasonable precautions to avoid imposing or inflicting harm upon the recipient of services or to his or her property |  | 
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        | Principle 3: autonomy, privacy, confidentiality (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | OT persnonel shall respect the recipient and/or their surrogate(s) as well as the recipient's rights |  | 
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        | Principle 4: duties (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | OT personnel shall achieve and continually maintain high standards of competence |  | 
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        | Principle 5: justice (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | Ot personnel shall comply with laws and Association policies guiding the profession of OT |  | 
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        | Principle 6: veracity (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | OT personnel shall provide accurate information about OT services |  | 
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        | Principle 7: fidelity (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | OT personnel shall treat colleagues and other professionals with fairness, discretion, and integrity |  | 
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        | ethical distress (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | whena  therapist knows the correct action to take but an existing barrier prevents the therapist from taking this course of action |  | 
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        | ethical dilemmas (definition) |  | Definition 
 
        | when there are two or more potentially morally correct ways to solve the problem.  However, these solutions are exclusive; therefore, choosing one course of action prohibits acting on the other choice. |  | 
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        | What is the Standards and Ethics Commission (SEC)? |  | Definition 
 
        | the component of AOTA that is responsible for the Code of Ethics, and the Standards of Practice of the profession. |  | 
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        | a formal expression of disapproval of conduct communicated privately and retained in the individual's certification file |  | 
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        | a formal expression of disapproval that is public |  | 
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