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Van Hoose, W.H., & Kottler, J.A. (1985). Ethical and legal issues in counseling and psychotherapy (2 nd ed.).
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Definition of Ethics (Webster)
Fidelity
• Keeping promises or commitments
• Confidentiality
• Conflicts of Interest
Professional Codes of Ethics
• Core Contributors
– Age/era
– Location
– Socioeconomic
– Ethnicity
– Religion
– Family
Personal Values
• External Contributors
– Education
– Social Interaction
– Vocation
Professional Values
• Organizational
– Professional standards (SOP’s)
– Organizational ethics
• Governmental
– Equality for all
– Accountability
Equality
Hammer Model of Scientific
Misconduct
• Negligence
– Lack of Training
– Lack of Support
– Lack of Commitment
• Deliberate Dishonesty
– Begins with lack of commitment
– Money
– Notoriety - media
– Ends justify the means – I know he’s guilty
– Ego – I don’t make mistakes
D-O-O-R Model
• D – Determine
• O – Options
• O – Outcomes
• R - Recycle
DOOR Model of Decision Making
• D – Determine
– What is wrong?
– What’s the REAL issue for me?
– Is there a moral or ethical threat to me or
someone else?
– Would this be a problem if someone else was
involved?
DOOR Model
• Options
– What are some extreme choices?
– Am I considering several choices?
– What resources or help do I have available?
• Choose them wisely
DOOR Model
• Outcomes
– What could happen based on the Option I
choose?
– What could happen if I do nothing?
– Who will be affected by what I do?
– Is it the RIGHT thing to do?
DOOR Model
• Recycle
– After an option is chosen, return to see if the
original question is still valid
Scenario 1
• A police officer has a private arrangement with a
local body shop to refer the owners of cars
damaged in accidents to the shop. In exchange
for each referral, he receives a payment of 5%
of the repair bill from the shop owner.
• Verbal reprimand
• Written reprimand
• Suspended without pay
• Suspended with pay
• Dismissal
Scenario 2
• Two officers on foot patrol surprise a man breaking into
a car. The mans flees. They chase him for two blocks
and catch him by tackling him and wrestling him to the
ground. After he is handcuffed, both officers punch him
in the stomach several times for fleeing and resisting.
• Verbal reprimand
• Written reprimand
• Suspended without pay
• Suspended with pay
• Dismissal
Scenario 3
• A police officer finds a wallet in a parking lot. It
contains an amount of money equal to a full
day’s pay for that officer. He turns in the wallet
as lost property but keeps the money.
• Verbal reprimand
• Written reprimand
• Suspended without pay
• Suspended with pay
• Dismissal
Scenario 4
• An officer is working a concert at Cumberland County
Civic Center. While on patrol in the parking garage he
finds a concert ticket on the floor. A female sees him
pick the ticket up and offers him $50 for it. He takes the
money. She goes to the turnstile and is told the ticket is
fraudulent.
• Verbal reprimand
• Written reprimand
• Suspended without pay
• Suspended with pay
• Dismissal