Ethical Decision-Making Model Paper Athena Falconer COM/450 Ethics and Communication January 19‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Courtney Shobert BAAG1FHV59 Ethical Decision-Making Model Paper Ethics are not gained in one day. Ethics are built over time from experiences. From childhood to adulthood these learned behaviors add to traits that help shape an individual; they complete who one is and what one believes. Ethics guides individual’s understandings of the concepts of right and wrong. In everything
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According to the PLUS Ethical Decision Making Model‚ there are seven steps to ethical decision making which includes defining the problem‚ seek out relevant assistance‚ guidance‚ and support‚ identify alternatives‚ evaluate the alternatives‚ make the decision‚ implement the decision‚ and evaluate the decision. These decisions should also assist the employees to address legal and governing issues in which they may face. Employees
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The decision-making model for guidance of child behavior involves going through four steps: observing‚ deciding‚ acting‚ and reflecting. Mr. Santini‚ Sean‚ and Anne have observed Jakes behavior of cursing. We know that Jakes behaviors were observed as all the teachers are discussing it the day of occurrence. Mr. Santini is the cooperating teacher for both Anne and Sean. Mr. Santini has Anne and Sean think about whose problem it is that Jake curses. The first step of the decision-making model observing
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in a position of priority within my ethical decision-making model. The code is highly valued in my daily processes as a student to include the lens used to dissect and review evidence-based research and any research I will propose or conduct in the future. I have discovered that evidence-based research is not necessarily ethically correct when analyzed with my ethical model and identity. Because of individual differences‚ my ethical decision-making pyramid is not for everyone‚ especially since
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Making decisions is something that we all do daily as soon as we are old enough to think and reason on our own. Every single thing we do requires a decision to be made first. Often we view things as simple decisions because the outcome may be inconsequential‚ like what to eat for lunch‚ or which tie to wear to work. Other times we have major decisions to make that are much more complex and the outcome weighs more heavily on us if the wrong decision is made. There are methods that can be used to
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applied to the dilemma to express a counselor’s commitment to professional values (2014). Applying codes of ethics often exposes the “gray area” existing in real-life ethical dilemmas‚ and forces the counselor to consider the implications of an ethical decision from multiple viewpoints. In the case of Levi and Makena‚ both of whom function as individuals in private session in addition to their role as a couple within couples counseling sessions‚ examining the moral dimensions of the dilemma from multiple
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Molebatsi (2001) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Public Policy and Policy Analysis: The Rational Model Question: The rational model of public policy making‚ though heavily criticized‚ is the most widely used and or talked about model. Discuss why. By Lefoko O. Molebatsi (University of Botswana) Instructor: Prof G. S Maipose 2001 1 Selected Essays by Lefoko O. Molebatsi (2001) -----------------------------
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experience with decision-making methods. Many students in the class‚ myself included‚ have commented on how the methods can be used in both personal and professional life. I have included examples of both in my paper. Personal Experience with Decision-Making Models According to Wikipedia‚ decision-making is “the mental processes (cognitive process) resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternatives” (Wikipedia - Decision Making‚ 2010). Many models exist that one
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National Decision Making Model Stage 1 Gather information and intelligence: During this stage‚ the decision maker explains what has/is happening – in other words‚ they define the situation. They will simplify matters that interrelate regarding information and intelligence. This stage allows the decisions to be made about tactics and allows them to prioritise. An intelligence connection plan is used in order to close gaps in their knowledge and focus on intelligence requirements. This helps to
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While there is a decision-making model that takes a professional through the different appropriate steps‚ there are also ethical reasoning models that could apply in different cases. Fisher (2013) stated that deontology is an absolutist or universal theory that assumes that the code of ethics is cut and dry. According to this theory‚ the instructor should strictly follow the APA code of ethics without the need for other considerations. APA code 2.01 “boundaries of Competence” states that a psychologist
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