The word ethics originates from the Greek term ethos. Ethos means customs‚ habitual usage‚ conduct‚ and character. The study of ethics has led to establishing key nursing principles such as‚ autonomy‚ beneficence‚ nonmaleficence‚ justice‚ veracity‚ confidentiality‚ accountability and fidelity. These key principles help nurses deal with ethical or legal dilemmas. Ethics help by identifying standards‚ create a framework for ethical dilemmas and maintain human rights‚ and ethical values. Ethics help
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and values concerning abortion and extramarital affairs and how I would personally provide ethical counseling to a client’s struggling with abortion and or extramarital affair issues. Next I will discuss client’s right to autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ justice and fidelity in ethical counseling. Then I will cover the factors that must be considered in “duty to warn” and also “duty to protect” obligations as a counselor. Finally‚ I will discuss client record keeping; a client’s right
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all situations that a counselor is forced to confront. Reviewing these ethical principles which are at the foundation of the guidelines often helps to clarify the issues involved in a given situation. The five principles‚ autonomy‚ justice‚ beneficence‚ nonmaleficence‚ and fidelity are each absolute truths in and of themselves. By exploring the dilemma in regards to these principles one may come to a better
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decision making process (Corey‚ Corey & Callahan‚ 2011). ACA Decision Making Model Process The ACA model identifies Kitcheners five moral principles as the cornerstone of the decision making process and they include: autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ justice‚ and fidelity (Forester-Miller & Davis‚ 1996). Upon reviewing these ethical principles‚ the model outlines seven steps in the decision making process including: identify the problem; apply the ACA Code of Ethics‚ determine the nature
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of ethics in counseling: autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ justice‚ and fidelity. Ethical decision-making models include the following common steps: identify the problem‚ consult the ACA Code of Ethics‚ consequences of actions‚ and course of action. Keywords: ethics‚ release of records‚ moral principles Ethical Decision-Making in Counseling Addicts Ethics
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for her clients while she is out of town. If she realizes this‚ it will reduce the risk of harming her clients and her counselor client relationship (nonmaleficence & beneficence). It will allow her clients to know whom to contact in an emergency and will not harm her relationship with her clients so that they will still be able to trust her (fidelity). It will also potentially allow her to realize she may have counselor impairment and will need more than just a vacation to solve the issues that
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heart. 3. Relate the ethical principles of autonomy‚ nonmaleficence‚ beneficence‚ and fidelity to this case. These are the moral principles‚ which guide the therapist when making an ethical decision they also help the therapists not let their emotions make an unethical decision. In this case the counselor has value conflicts‚ and must remember that the customer wishes and rights to choose her own direction‚ which has to be respected (autonomy). In this case‚ when the therapist confronts
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APPLYING ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS IN PRACTICE APPLYING ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS IN PRACTICE Ethical Implications The ethical principles involved in the article reviewed are beneficence (bring about positive good) fidelity (trustworthy)‚ and veracity (honesty) The nurse involved is caught between the core principles of nursing‚ by following the patients wish of not informing her parents by the diagnoses of a sexually transmitted disease. The implications of betraying the core principles of nursing could
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case involve APA General Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence‚ B: Fidelity and Responsibility‚ and E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity. Also involved are APA ethical standards codes‚ 3.9 Cooperation With Other Professionals‚ 4.1 Maintaining Confidentiality‚ and 10.4 Providing Therapy to Those Served by Others. Dr. Cummings should in response adhere to APA General Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence as well as General Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility‚ and E : Respect for
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deaths (Dart et al. 2015). This has been termed the opioid epidemic and was recently declared a public health crisis. The prescriber-patient relationship and the practice of medicine are based on the ethical principles of fidelity‚ respect for autonomy‚ beneficence‚ nonmaleficence‚ and justice (Kitchener‚ 1984). This relationship has been sacred since the days of Hippocrates; however‚ increased administrative requirements and closer scrutiny of opioid prescribing by state and federal authorities have
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