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Why are ethical codes considered imperfect guides to behavior for professionals?
Why are ethical codes considered imperfect guides to behavior for professionals?
- Because they are vague and ambiguous (correct)
- Because they emphasize the need for practitioner competence
- Because they are composed of broad, abstract principles and specific statements about appropriate professional conduct
- Because they serve to protect the public
What is the main objective of professionalization in the context of school psychologists?
What is the main objective of professionalization in the context of school psychologists?
- To safeguard the rights of professionals
- To educate the public and recipients of services about the parameters of expected professional conduct (correct)
- To promote the profession by publicizing the services offered
- To facilitate the exchange of knowledge
What do professional associations often do in relation to existing ethical codes?
What do professional associations often do in relation to existing ethical codes?
- Facilitate the exchange of knowledge
- Promote the profession by publicizing the services offered
- Revise codes in response to new ethical concerns
- Form to study the ways existing codes relate to emerging issues (correct)
What is a common challenge in ethical decision-making for professionals?
What is a common challenge in ethical decision-making for professionals?
What is the significance of practitioner competence in relation to ethical codes?
What is the significance of practitioner competence in relation to ethical codes?
What is the meaning of 'ethics'?
What is the meaning of 'ethics'?
Where does the word 'ethics' come from?
Where does the word 'ethics' come from?
What did Plato and Aristotle use to describe their personal studies of Greek values and ideals?
What did Plato and Aristotle use to describe their personal studies of Greek values and ideals?
What does a system of ethics develop in the context of?
What does a system of ethics develop in the context of?
What do moral rules encompass?
What do moral rules encompass?