Showing papers on "Professional ethics published in 1978"

Ethical issues in the treatment of children.

Abstract: It is consistent with contemporary community standards and accepted professional ethics for psychologists to provide treatment for children who exhibit maladaptive behavior, including gender dysphoria. We do not believe it possible to obtain proper consent from the child which truly satisfies the legal criteria of being informed and competent. Although some critics allege that it is inappropriate for parents or professional to impose their standards on children, there seems no more appropriate reference group to make the social value judgment than the parent in consultation with professionals who are, in turn, sensitive to the broader social codes and moral expectations of the community. To distinguish psychological treatment from other forms of intervention for children (such as school attendance, dental care, and medical treatment) would imply that psychological intervention should follow different ethical standards, a conclusion we reject. All professions have the same ethical obligation to guarantee to children a foundation for happy and productive lives, whether it be through appropriate educational, psychological, medical, or dental intervention.

Medical Ethics and the Law

Abstract: Medicine, as a learned profession, has tradi tionally insisted that the conduct of physicians be governed by its own code of professional ethics. Increased government regulation of the practice of medicine, however, has largely substituted external, governmental regulation for earlier ethical constraints. Government regulations have been imposed both in response to greater risks in the practice of medicine and in consequence of ever greater government funding of health care. Though regulations reflect a contemporary consensus on ethical attitudes, their promulgation has narrowed the exercise of the physician's independent ethical judgment. While the physician is increasingly subject to legal require ments in his practice and in such areas as informed consent, the use of human subjects in clinical research, genetic and biological research, and the management of the dying pa tient, his ethical sensitivity in complying with such require ments is still essential for the protection of patients.

Development of Teaching Objectives in Professional Ethics

Abstract: (1978). Development of Teaching Objectives in Professional Ethics. Improving College and University Teaching: Vol. 26, 100th Issue. The Wonderful World of Learning., pp. 91-95.