Ethics In The Human Service Field

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think that ethics are moral principles that govern a person's or group's behavior in the human services field and it is difficult sometimes to separate personal from professional views. It is important because you can take some situations more personally because of your believe, religion etc... I do not think that any concept is more vital to the helping profession than the others because we they all are important in the human service field. For example, confidentiality is important in order to protect the client's situation. Then the right of privacy is important as the same level as

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