Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Introduction
Closely matches ethic of autonomy in Western culture but adaptable to other social and cultural contexts
Innovations - autonomy
Autonomy - respect for clients right to be self-governing
addresses power imbalance, informed consent, confidentiality, clients as ends in themselves not means to an end - ie rejects manipulation for beneficial social ends
Dominant in professional ethics Good way of expressing prospective expectations and retrospective justification Rational, analytic and action orientated impersonal and detached? BUT Ethics in practice are informed by underpinning ethical commitment, values, and experienced as personal moral qualities .
Values
Values inform principles
respect for human rights and dignity integrity of practitioner-client relationships enhancing quality of professional knowledge alleviating personal distress and suffering facilitating a sense of self that is meaningful
Overall effect
Recognition that profession is maturing and facing complex ethical challenges for which there may be several appropriate responses Change the professional culture and ethos from conformity to rules to ethical accountability and engagement Fostering ethical understanding and practice intrinsic ethics - ethical mindfulness