1. WELCOME Ethics in Prevention Corvallis, OR July 14, 2005

2. Introductions
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3. Expectations?
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4. Mindset Why should we learn about prevention ethics?
As prevention professionals, our decisions can directly affect people’s lives
People need to be able to trust us for our work to be effective
We have professional responsibilities to the public, our service recipients, and to our colleagues
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5. Training Objectives Explore ethical issues in prevention
Apply an ethical code of conduct to prevention practices
Utilize a decision making model to resolve ethical issues
Identify steps for creating a code of professional practice
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6. Training Outline Part I: Defining Ethics Part II: Confidentiality
Part III: Think Tank Code of Ethical Conduct
Part IV: Ethical Decision Making Model
Part V: Code of Professional Practice
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7. Ground Rules

8. Part I: Defining Ethics

9. Activity How do you define ethics for prevention?
Why is it important to define ethics?
For each activity, identify a facilitator, time-keeper, recorder, and reporter
Everyone participates as a contributor to the discussion
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10. Ethics: “The principles of conduct governing an individual or group.”
Definitions of Ethics
Webster’s:
Ethics: “The principles of conduct governing an individual or group.”
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11. Definitions of Ethics continued
BrainyDictionary,
Ethics: “The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerning duty, whether true or false; rules of practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as, political or social ethics; medical ethics.”
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12. Part II: Confidentiality

13. Discussion How do confidentiality issues affect your prevention work?
Where do you receive guidance to address confidentiality guidelines?
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14. Resource
Ethical Issues in Prevention Practice: Confidentiality, Releases of Information and Limits of Confidentiality
Created and used with permission by Prevention Think Tank,
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15. Part III: Prevention Think Tank Code of Ethical Conduct

16. Code of Ethical Conduct
Prevention Think Tank
Code of Ethical Conduct
Used with permission from Prevention Think Tank,
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17. Activity Review the principle assigned to your group
Respond to the questions in your handout, “Principle Questions”
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18. Part IV: Ethical Decision Making Model

19. Ethical Decision Making Model
Clarify the issues
Get the facts
Develop options
Assess the options
Make the decision and test it
Develop a plan for implementing the decision
Implement the plan
Evaluate the plan
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20. Ethical Decision Making
From The Grassroots of Ethical Conduct Kit,
An ethical dilemma is a situation in which you:
Do not know the right course of action
Are having difficulty doing what you consider right
Find the wrong choice very tempting
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21. Activity
Create a detailed story of an ethical dilemma related to prevention (who, what, where, when, why)
If you would like ideas to stimulate your discussion, refer to “Ethical Issues in Prevention”
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22. Activity Pass your story to the group next to you
continued
Pass your story to the group next to you
Use steps 1-6 of the decision making model to solve your ethical dilemma
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23. Part V: Code of Professional Practice

24. Building a code of ethics for prevention organizations and coalitions
Examine existing resources
Dialogue with professionals in the field
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25. historically included in ethical codes of conduct
Values and principles
historically included in
ethical codes of conduct
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26. Assessing Ethical Qualities of Organizational Culture
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27. Activity
Independently complete the assessment of ethical qualities for your organization
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28. Activity
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With your partner, share your reflections about this worksheet. What did you learn? How can your organization improve?
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29. Code of Professional Practice – CPP
(White & Popovits, 2001)
“An explicitly defined set of beliefs, values, and standards that guide organizational members in the conduct of activities in pursuit of the agency’s mission. The code defines boundaries of appropriate and inappropriate conduct” (p. 13).
The code articulates values for job performance, sets guidelines for encounters or complex situations and daily decision-making, and provides a framework for defining relationship boundaries (p. 13).
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30. Code of Professional Practice – CPP
(White & Popovits)
Protect the health and safety of, and promote the quality of services provided to, service consumers
Enhance public safety
Protect the integrity and reputation of individual agency staff members
Protect the integrity and reputation of the agency
Embed high standards of ethical and professional conduct within the culture of the organization
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31. Steps for Developing a CPP
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32. Activity Refer to “Values and Principles”
Create a policy statement for each value/principle reflecting one way the value could be incorporated into a CPP for Prevention Professionals.
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33. Training Objectives Explore ethical issues in prevention
Apply an ethical code of conduct to prevention practices
Utilize a decision making model to resolve ethical issues
Identify steps for creating a code of professional practice
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34. QUESTIONS and DISCUSSION