Ethical Kitchener's Model

Ethical guidelines are crucial in the professional sense as ethical guidelines allow for human service professionals to work with people in the best way possible without any biases or allowing for emotions to rule (Martin, 2014). Ethical guidelines facilitate human service professionals to stay on moral track and not to be driven by desires, urges, emotions, value system, culture, religious beliefs, impulses and passions as such may not lead to an ethical decision (Martin, 2014). Statement 28 of the National Organization for Human Services (n. d.), sums it all up in the following way “Human service professionals act with integrity, honesty, genuineness, and objectivity” (NOHS, n. d., para. 31).
If this writer was bound by both general ethical
Kitchener’s model is based on 4 assumptions: 1. Autonomy; 2. Beneficence; 3. Nonmaleficence; 4. And justice (Martin, 2014). This writer would indicate whether if the decision of wanting to buy clothing for the client is out of free will? In this case, it is. As this writer is not expecting anything in return other than to serve as the support and success of the client in the career development process and to enter the workforce. The second step of beneficence indicated that services are meant to benefit the client (Martin, 2014). As indicated in step one, the supported cause is to benefit the client with the intent of entering the workforce and preparing for success. After all, during an interview, a person’s presentation and appearance is important and can lead for an employer making a decision based on appearance. The third step, of nonmaleficence, which indicates that this writer does not have harmful, evil, or illegal intentions (Martin, 2014). In this case, again this writer does not have any ill or harmful intentions, rather happy to assist the client in their journey to success. The fourth step, justice, indicates whether if the acts were carried out in a manner that respected the rights and dignity of all involved parties (Martin,