Overview

This topic examines a range of contemporary ethical issues in professional life. Particular issues to be discussed include: the concept of a profession, the client-professional relationship, problems of informed consent and confidentiality, privacy, deception, whistle-blowing, individual and collective responsibility and professional codes.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

  • Introduce students to a broad range of ethical issues across the professions and to various moral theories and philosophical ideas that will assist students in dealing with them
  • Improve students' reasoning skills by helping them make careful distinctions between issues and pay close attention to arguments
  • Improve students' written and oral communication skills

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
1.
Appraise central ethical issues in a range of professions
2.
Recommend ways of dealing effectively with key issues in the area of professional ethics
3.
Critique key concepts in ethical issues in professional practice

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