Sexual ethics

Chapter 6 discusses the issues and ethics that come along with Confidentiality. Confidentiality enables the client to the right of privacy. This disables me from disclosing confidential communication to a third party unless mandated or permited to do so (p. 206). In order to conduct effective therapy, one must protect the client communication by maintaining privacy and avoiding the “avoidable” breaches of confidentiality that could potential take place. However, confidentiality does have its…

Throughout this semester we reviewed three ethical frameworks that not only have an effect on scientific decision making but also on individual decision making in our everyday lives. These frameworks serve as a base or guidelines for the decisions that are made by an individual. During the course we discussed how scientific advancements have numerous ethical consequences that could have an impact on society as a whole. There are so many ethical challenges within the scientific community because…

upheld for quite some time, and these families have a strong value of virginity at the time of marriage. Families engaging in this are under the impression that in pushing their daughter into a marriage at a young age there will be no chance for sexual interaction, leaving them “pure”. In an extreme, if a young girl is raped the family of the victim will force the daughter to marry the man that raped her in order to keep her honor because even if you get raped, you are considered…

All psychologists realize that they have an ethical obligation to provide confidentiality to their patients. However psychologists encounter other issues of how to handle confidentiality when treating a minor. Although they may want to preserve the minor’s right of confidentiality, they must also follow the laws of their states. In the case of the fifteen year old seeking therapy, the therapist could begin treating her without the consent of her parents. According to Illinois law because she…

Morality is the principle concerning between what is the right behavior and what is the wrong behavior. Each person has different set of moral views, that can be influence by personal feelings, a group of other people or by the care for humanities as a whole. As people grow and mature, they go through a moral development causing them to change their moral views. Many argue that moral development is impossible to achieve, but other have proven that moral development is possible. As an individual…

article on the moral principles of providing a code of ethics for employee conduct and operations in the Cadbury Corporation: “We said it was important that all employees should know what standards of conduct were expected of them” (Cadbury, 2003, p.13). of course, many business leaders, such as the Sir Adrian Cadbury, know the moral and immoral codes of employer conduct, just as Phil Knight is aware of the immoral and moral codes of employee ethics that he conduct in third world labor markets.…

benefits that would be attained by using stem cell research. Their train of thought being that the amount of good outweighs the killing of innocent embryos. The largest opposition of stem cell research is the “principle of respect for life” (The Ethics of Embryonic). Life as a person has more force than other things. We do not respect other things as much as we respect a person. People with this thought say that the embryos are living and have rights like any human being. They believe no one…

Abortion is one of the most highly arguable and controversial topic. It is an ethical issue that has been discussed and debated for decades. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy (citation). Those who defend and stand for abortion are the Pro-Choice group. Pro Choice believe abortion is rightfully a woman 's choice on what she chooses to do with her body. In people’s daily personal lives, situation will not always…

respects human dignity to a greater extent. If the EITs are the only proven way to accomplish the task of protecting thousands of lives, then it is important to ensure that the conduct of these interrogations are as professional as possible. In The Ethics of Interrogation: Professional Responsibility in an Age of Terror, Paul Lauritzen defines professional conduct as “a matter of asking what a virtuous professional would or would not do in a particular situation.” The danger of EITs comes when…

Personal Goals What are your personal goals in this course? Be sure to include learning goals, practice goals, knowledge, and values, and also your educational goals related to completing your degree. Personal Goals in this Course Personal goals include having the confidence in my abilities, obtaining the knowledge that is needed for being an effective leader, obtaining the skills and tools necessary for leading groups and gaining competence once I am doing an internship, and an understanding…