Ethical Dilemmas with Older Adults in Health and Human Services
FREE WEBINAR February 20, 2019 12 ? 1 pm
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Ethical Dilemmas with Older Adults in Health and Human Services
Charissa Eaton, PhD, MSW, Professor, Social Work Department, Winona State University
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Webinar Sponsors
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Ethical Dilemmas with Older Adults in Health and Human
Services
Charissa Eaton, PhD, MSW Professor
Social Work Department Winona State University
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Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:
? Examine the complexities of ethical dilemmas in health and human services including the impact of the interdisciplinary practice and the medical model on professionals working with older adults and families
? Critically analyze common ethical dilemmas in health and human services such as safety vs. self-determination
? Utilize a framework for making decisions about ethical dilemmas in health and human service settings
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Limitations/Risks
? Ethical issues are complex, multifaceted, and complicated.
? There are no black and white answers...we operate in the gray area.
? We are going to discuss some tools for working through ethical issues.
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How would you describe yourself?
A. I am a human service professional working with older adults. B. I am a health care professional working with older adults. C. I am a student studying to work in health or human services (hopefully with older adults). D. I do not fit neatly in the above category, but I wanted to learn more and/or I need ethics CEUs.
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Traditional Ethics
? "Ethics is the study of morality using the tools and methods of philosophy" (Vaughn, 2010, p. 3).
? How do we decide whether an action is right or wrong?
? What determines what is right or wrong? ? What standards should guide our conduct?
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Traditional Ethics Cont.
? Four principles of Ethics (Vaughn, 2010)
? Autonomy ? Beneficence ? Utility ? Justice
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Feminist Ethics (Seaman & Erlen, 2013)
? Major themes
? Emphasis on relationships ? Making decisions with these relationships in
mind, often collectively (context) ? Importance of caring ? Acknowledges the institutional structures
(medical model) that reinforce power imbalances for marginalized groups including older adults
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Professional Codes
? NASW Code of Ethics ()
? APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct ()
? AMA Code of Medical Ethics ()
? ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses ()
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