A word from Russel James, President of Ensurance Here at Ensurance we are to provide quality customer service and know how to our policyholders. Being the largest insurer in West Virginia we owe it to our customers to give them the advice and assistance they need when they are in a time of need. Insurance is something we all have, but hope we never have to use. We provide protection for all of life’s unexpected events. This Code of Ethics guides Ensurance in our day to day business and helps to make us the insurer friendly company that keeps our employees, our customers, our community, and our investors proud to be part of the Ensurance team. Employees As employees at Ensurance we are obligated to adhere to all state and federal laws …show more content…
These reports will be investigated and the reporting employee will have no fear or retaliation. MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS Every decision we make is a reflection of our Company. No code of ethics can cover every situation. When faced with ethical issues where the right decision or course of action is unclear, we should ask ourselves: • Is it legal? • Is it the right thing to
Tracy should respond to Sharon by informing her that it is not appropriate for her to begin working with Jack until she is a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP). Further, she should inform Sharon about where she can find speech pathologist (SP) clinics, so that Jack can get the speech therapy he requires. Moreover, Sharon has made Tracy aware that Jack is having handwriting issues, Tracy could direct Sharon into seeking an occupational therapist to assist Jack with his handwriting. All SP, including student SP are governed by various core practice documents. In no order, SP are governed by the Professional Standards for Speech Pathology in Australia, Speech pathology Australia Code of Ethics, National Code of Conduct for health care
This article on ethics was really interesting and a dilemma that is prevalent within criminal justice. In the article Dr. Steven Davis recognized that students cheating in high school increased by 20% in the 1940 to 75% today. Davis stated, "If students lack ethics in high school and college, then there should be little surprise that they lack ethics in their careers. (2008). " This observation by Davis holds some value, because individuals that is willing to cheat to get ahead, definitely has no problem crossing ethical lines, because in their mind the wrong is acceptable, just as it was when they cheated.
As a statutory adult social worker, I am responding to a service user’s self-referral regarding support for herself and husband, Ian, on hospital advice after Ian suffered a couple of falls. Jackie, 69, is a carer for Ian, 66, who has increasing needs due to dementia. My duty is to conduct a needs assessment for Ian and a carer assessment for Jackie to identify the impact upon their wellbeing, including the effect on relationships with others (Care Act, 2015: c23:p1:s1). The visit’s objective is to obtain better outcomes and maintain independence to enable Ian to remain at home for longer.
This is paper is about the general ethical principles that the health care field base their professional codes of ethics (Edge & Groves, 2006). There are seven principles that are commonly followed. Within this paper, these principles will be discussed along with its relation to the video Deadly Deception, by MNK HIST, which revolved around the Tuskegee study of African-American poor men with syphilis. Autonomy is one of the 7 universal principles used in healthcare. When the word is broken apart, auto-, nomy-, it can be defined as self- governing.
When I think of a physician and their characters I immediately think of the traits listed in this honor code. A physician must be responsible and diligent. They must be able to be honest and responsible enough to put their patient 's best interest as a top priority. When I started working at the Hunt Regional Medical Center I took a HIPPA regulation class and took it very seriously. I was very careful not to share any information about any patient that I might have seen during my volunteer work or shadowing.
In the UK, policies for health, safety and security are not only give positive impact it also creates dilemma in relation to implement. Dilemma refers to a situation in which a difficult choice has to he made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones. There are different types of dilemma in safety. This includes * Resource implications
Code of Ethics The development of human needs and issues led to the establishment of the field of human services in the 1960s. An appreciation of people in all their diversity is a hallmark of human services, which assist their clients in the context of their communities and environments. Human service professionals and those who educate them promote and encourage the distinctive values and characteristics of human services. By doing so, professionals in human services uphold the ethics and integrity of their field, help clients and the community thrive, and advance their careers.
Understanding the Profession After reviewing the NASW Code of Ethics Core Values, a core value that I have demonstrated in the past is the value Integrity. Integrity is trustworthy and honest. I have demonstrated this core value many times throughout my life. Throughout my middle school through college days, there were many instances that I have been the therapist for the people closest to me. I have always respected their privacy and kept everything they told me to myself.
Provision 9, is about the nursing profession and all other professions and organizations in the health care field. They must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, and integrate principles of social justice into nursing and health policy. Articulation and assertion of values discuss how nurses have affirmed core values that we all strive to have to be able to provide the best quality of care. These core values though may be jeopardized when confronted with a conflict. This section in provision 9 does not greatly expand further, but throughout all of the other provisions, this is not a new topic as through the case studies done weekly, we are able to practice our nursing judgements and ethics to resolve case studies.
Ethical theories are ways of telling right from wrong and include guidelines of how to live and act in an ethical way. For example when faced with a difficult situation in your life, you can use ethical theories to assist you in making the right decision. One key theory is consequentialism, which says that an individual’s correct moral response is related to the outcome/ consequence of the act and not its intentions/ motives. Early writers on this theory were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, a modern writer is Peter Singer. For example Brenda Grey has asked for the asthma specialist to visit her weekly, and to decide if this is necessary the professionals involved have to look at how it would affect her wellbeing.
The ethical issues that are faced in nursing homes stem from a conflict of the institution's policy, staffing concerns regarding safety matters, and the general desires and preferences of the residents. When moving into a nursing, there is a loss of privacy as many residents share bedrooms, bathrooms, and common areas. The resident’s independence and decision-making ability over matters such as what to eat, wear, and their entertainment can all be controlled by the nursing facility, and this leads to a loss of autonomy. There are also concerns when the decision-making capacity of a resident conflicts with the general well-being of the nursing home populations. Moral issues that come into play when the resident has demonstrated a lack of competent decision-making practices is that who’s input regarding the resident's well-being has their best interest.
Ethics can be explained as principles a society develops to guide decisions about what is right and wrong. Ethical principles that society has are influenced by religion, history, and experience of the people in the group. Meaning that ethics is based on guidelines we have learned while growing up, that helps us differentiates what is right and what is wrong. For example, some people think health care should be a human right as others think it should only be available to those who can pay for it. Each group of people is guided by the principles they believe in.
Ethical Issues in Healthcare There are many ethical issues facing health care at any time and it is impossible to say definitively which is the most pressing or the most important. Health care professionals are expected to base their practice on a set of ethical principles, including truthfulness, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and confidentiality. Ethical issues can arise, however, when a l professional is called upon to act in opposition to personal values or in cases where the values of patient, health care worker, and sponsoring institution conflict. The following issues are presented in no order. Neonatal Ethics Neonates are babies within their first twenty-eight days of life.
The National Association of Social Work (NASW) (2008) Code of ethics uses cultural competent without discrimination working with people of all culture not minding their “sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or color” (pp. 1-2). Social worker’s which allowed their personal life, knowledge, and good-will to offer service to the LGBTQ group will not do it willingly because of what their religious belief says about the population of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ) group (Melendez & LaSala, 2006), moreover, social worker’s as professionals should be ready to serve people in all capacity with the knowledge of cultural competent (CSWE, 2016; NSAW, 2015). The professional social work ethics mandated the workers to work for the well-being of all people. Some social workers are not obeying this rules and regulations because they preferred their individual’s beliefs rather than following the professional values, ethics and skills that will help them serve LGBTQ population. Professional workers should not mix religious beliefs with values of social work competency.
As a titled social worker, working with Ms. C for these years by upholding the social work ethical requirements, I will be intrigued that the new social worker did not apply dignity and worth of the person requirements when talking to Ms. C family member. Therefore, the breach of ethical importance of human relationships raised by the new social worker might have caused harm to Ms. C making her not to respond to the statement. The ethical obligations I would have as a social worker is to tell the new social worker the primary mission of social work profession is to promote code of ethics (2008), the right of the client, to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people with particular attention to the needs and empowerment