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Description
This course will focus on basic ethical principles including autonomy, beneficence, non-malfeasance, and justice. It will also discuss informed consent, capacity, competence, and confidentiality. Throughout the course, we will be using stories or case studies to illustrate how to work through the ethical dilemmas that are a part of everyday practice using the ethical principles you have learned. You will also develop a greater understanding of the process of critical thinking and how it facilitates problem-solving in difficult ethical situations.
*You can register for this course individually or as part of a certificate program.
Learner Feedback:
“I believe the information provided in this program will be very helpful to apply in my work environment and be more effective when helping our clients.”
Contributing Authors:
Bronwyn Keefe, PhD, MSW, MPH is the Assistant Dean of Workforce and Professional Development at Boston University School of Social Work where she is also the Director for The Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER) and The Network for Professional Education.
Amelia Paini, MSW, Program Manager for Curriculum Development, Boston University School of Social Work
Joan Ead, Eadem Writing Associates
Objectives
- Define ethics.
- Explain the principles of bioethics.
- Describe the process of critical thinking and how it facilitates problem solving in difficult situations.
- Examine the relationship between ethics and self-determination, capacity, and decision-making.
- Describe the ethics of informed consent and confidentiality and the laws that apply to them.
Course Outline
- Pre-course Competency Assessment
- Section I: Introduction to the Course and an Exercise in Self-Reflection
- Section II: Three Ways of Approaching Moral Thought
- Section III: A Brief Overview of Ethics
- Section IV: The Ethical Principles That Guide Your Work
- Section V: Problem Solving and Critical Thinking
- Section VI: Ethics and Cultural Values
- Section VII: Principles of Bioethics in Practice
- Section VIII: A Guide to Determining Capacity
- Section IX: Confidentiality
- Section X: Summary of Course
- Course Quiz
- Post-course Competency Evaluation
- Certificate of Completion
Course Policies
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