Ethics in Everyday Practice

ETHICS IN EVERYDAY PRACTICE

I: Ethical Principles

1. The Medical Model

2. Some Research on Ethics

II: Ethical Issues:

1. Dual Relationships

2. Sexual Relationships

3. Boundary Problems

4. Financial Arrangements

III. Preventing Problems:

1. Self Assessment

2. Specific Rules In Specific Settings

3. Maintaining Boundaries

4. Record Keeping

5. Supervision

6. Identifying “Red Flag” Cases

Goal: Participants will learn how to pay attention to and manage ethics

in their practice settings.

Objectives: 1. Participants will learn about the ethical principles which govern

professional practice.

2. Participants will learn about specific ethical issues which are

common problems in professional practice.

3. Participants will learn what they can do to prevent potential ethical

problems.

Methods: Written Text, Post Test.

Author: Jim Heisel, LISW LICDC is the owner of Heisel and Associates, a

business which serves the social services field by providing

professional education to social workers, counselors, chemical

dependency counselors, rehabilitation counselors, school counselors,

marriage and family therapists and employee assistance professionals.

Heisel and Associates sponsors up to 60 days of professional

workshops each year in Ohio and Kentucky and has performed

workshops in 17 different states.

Jim Heisel has been a professional trainer since 1984. He specializes

in providing workshops on adolescents, addicted people, couples,

families, brief treatment methods and professional ethics. Mr. Heisel

has performed over 500 workshops. Additionally Mr. Heisel has been

an adjunct lecturer at the University of Cincinnati and Xavier

University. He has taught over 35 college courses. He is known for

being practical, informative and highly entertaining.