Comparing Codes of Ethics The American Counseling Association and the American Mental Health Counselors Association Codes of Ethics both provide guidance and direction in making ethical decisions for their members (ACA‚ 2005) (AMHCA‚ 2010). Both the ACA and the AMHCA Codes of Ethics cover a wide range of moral and ethical situations that could present themselves to mental health professionals. Both of these codes of ethics have significant impacts on the counseling profession. The tools provided
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purposes of a code of conduct and how they relate to and affect ethical issues as they apply to two roles in a specific profession. The main purpose of a code of conduct is to ensure a professional is just that‚ a professional. When we think of a professional we think of somebody with a job that requires them to act in a professional and responsible manner. A code of conduct is developed to ensure that people in a specific profession all work towards the same guidelines. A code of conduct based around
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Ethical issues: 1) Ethical issues and society: The selling of addictive product such as tobacco‚ cigarettes. Most people think that the selling of such harmful products is unethical. However‚ there are also some people think otherwise. The pros defend their point of view based on the fact that such products enhance their pleasure and reduce their stress. (Ex: cigarettes help reducing stress at work for people who have to work long hours) On the other hands‚ the cons are against it
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ETHICS CODE COMPARISON Zane Ellis Liberty University Abstract When reading the code of ethics for both the ACA (American Counseling Association) and the AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors)‚ one can immediately notice several differences in how both associations make sense of ethics in their own professions. There are very general differences in the two codes of ethics and there are vast differences in the codes. Also discussed in this research are
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a church at that location. Instead of demolishing the church‚ they built around it. In the beginning they decided that the building will be built on columns that will raise the building above the level of the church. Normally a raise building would have large columns on the four corners. Unfortunately‚ one of the corners would be directly through the church. Engineers define ways to move the column to the middle of the side of the building while still maintaining the structural integrity of the building
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Week One Ethics Paper In my document I will be describing the purpose of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and why it is considered the foundation of ethical reasoning in accounting. As well as answer the following questions: What do you think are the three most important principles of the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct? And‚ why are those three the most important? The Principles of the AICPA Code are aspirational statements that form the foundation for the Code’s enforceable
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Business Ethics 2010 Nike This paper analyzes the commitment to Nike’s internal and external stakeholders. Their marketing operations‚ corporate social performance‚ special interest groups‚ as well. Stephanie Wallace Nike Inc takes pride in being an ethical company. Nike places their responsibility to their stakeholders‚ internal and external‚ at the top of their priority list. They expend great of time‚ money‚ and resources to ensure that they are fulfilling their ethical duty‚ and
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make legal and ethical decisions when caring for patients; decisions that need to be made carefully because the decisions could possibly change a patients ’ life. There are theories to explain how to problem solve ethically and the theories are not based on emotion (Guido‚ 2006). This paper will discuss the relationship between legal and ethical issues and ethical theories‚ examples will be provided. Ethics can be described as principles and standards that are a guide to conduct used to elevate
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NGO CODES OF CONDUCT: An Exploration of the Current Debate By Emma Harris-Curtis‚ Information Officer Introduction Central to the wider debate of accountability in civil society lies the issue of NGO accountability itself. The number of registered NGOs in OECD nations alone has increased from 1‚600 in 1980 to 2‚970 in 1993. Similarly‚ between these dates NGO spending in OECD nations increased from US$2.8 billion to US$5.7 billion (in 1994 prices). Yet‚ as the numbers of NGOs have increased so too
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HBH225N Human Resource Management Semester 02/2012 Individual Assignment Nike – Human Resource Management Issues and Solutions Due Date: Friday‚ 30. November 2012 By Katharina Pilgrim‚ ID: 4310187 Executive Summary In 1964 a company known back then as Blue Ribbon Sports was founded by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight. 14 years later the US American multinational corporation officially became Nike‚ Inc.‚ which is up to today engaged in the development‚ design and international marketing
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