Ethical competence is defined as the possession of personal and professional values and the ability to make sound judgements based on these in work-related situations (Cheetham & Chivers, 1996). Cheetham and Chivers, 1996, divided ethical competence into two subgroups of personal and professional values, both of which are particularly important when working with younger athletes. Personal values are a quintessential component of ethical competence because they become the framework for which one’s interpretation of what constitutes an ethical decision. During my training weekend I organised and ran, my ethical competence was especially important as I was directly responsible for the well-being of my athletes for the entire weekend. My personal and professional values were constantly being observed and my actions directly represented both John McGlashan and the University of Otago.
Personal values are viewed as the adherence to personal moral and religious codes (Cheetham & Chivers, 1996). I have never been a religious person and strongly disagree with several aspects of religion, however the source of modern day ethical practice originated from the ‘thou shalts’ and the ‘thou shalt nots’ grounded …show more content…
Due to this, one’s interpretation of professional values are heavily governed by their personal values. Therefore, professional codes and the adherence to environmental sensitivity are a representation one’s personal dramaturgical analysis of what they perceive is appropriate. Over the course of the season, I was interacting with a range of different people, from many different cultural and religious backgrounds. Therefore, to appropriately represent how each of them thought a coach and strength and conditioning trainer should act, my actions were governed by my interpretations of their perceptions in conjunction with my personal
Personal values are viewed as the adherence to personal moral and religious codes (Cheetham & Chivers, 1996). I have never been a religious person and strongly disagree with several aspects of religion, however the source of modern day ethical practice originated from the ‘thou shalts’ and the ‘thou shalt nots’ grounded …show more content…
Due to this, one’s interpretation of professional values are heavily governed by their personal values. Therefore, professional codes and the adherence to environmental sensitivity are a representation one’s personal dramaturgical analysis of what they perceive is appropriate. Over the course of the season, I was interacting with a range of different people, from many different cultural and religious backgrounds. Therefore, to appropriately represent how each of them thought a coach and strength and conditioning trainer should act, my actions were governed by my interpretations of their perceptions in conjunction with my personal