2023 ASHA Code of Ethics PDF

CSD 150 ASHA Code of Ethics  Introduction to Code of Ethics Understanding Professional Ethics What is a code of ethics? A set of guidelines that govern professional conduct, ensuring integrity, responsibility and professionalish Why it Matters in SLP Helps maintain trust...

CSD 150 ASHA Code of Ethics  Introduction to Code of Ethics Understanding Professional Ethics What is a code of ethics? A set of guidelines that govern professional conduct, ensuring integrity, responsibility and professionalish Why it Matters in SLP Helps maintain trust between clinicians and patients, protects the rights of patients, and guides decision- making in complex situations Importance of Code of Ethics Role of Ethics in SLP High Standards of Care: Ensures that clinicians provide the highest quality care, respecting the dignity and rights of patients. Protecting Patients and Clinicians: Helps safeguard both the patients’ wellbeing and the clinician’s professional integrity ASHA Code of Ethics Overview Principle I: Welfare of Persons Clinician’s should prioritize the well-being of their clients, ensuring no harm is done Principle II: Professional Competence SLP’s must maintain a high level of competence in their field, providing services within their scope of expertise Principle III: Public Responsibility Clinician’s must promote public understanding and ensure the ethical practice of SLP Principle IV: Professional Responsibility Uphold the standard of the profession; behavior of the professional 5-step Decision Making Process 1.Carefully examine the issue. 2.Determine if the issue is ethical, legal, and/or moral. 3.A. Consult resources: documents. 4.B. Consult resources: individuals. 5.Brainstorm solutions. 6.Evaluate solutions. Which is in one's control? Select solution  What Do I Do Now? Resolving School-Based Ethical Challenges Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 282-289, https://doi.org/10.1044/2019_PERSP-19-00084 Figure 1. A five-step ethical decision-making model. Date of Download: 10/08/2024 Copyright © 2020 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Ethics Scenarios I am a school-based I work in a long-term care speech-language setting. My administrators pathologist. A parent of a are mandating a child on my school "productivity" standard caseload has asked me to that will require that I also provide speech and provide services to some language services on a patients who would not, in private basis during the my professional judgment, academic year or, in the reasonably benefit from alternative, later in the those services. I am summer. Would that worried that if I don't represent a conflict of comply I will lose my job. interest? Ethics Scenarios The radiologist at the My school district is in a rural part of the state and has a difficult hospital where I work has time recruiting and retaining advised me that they will ASHA certified SLPs. Therefore, by necessity, the district is hiring no longer be available to less qualified clinicians and be in the examination support personnel and delegating room during my supervisory responsibilities to me. I already have a full caseload videofluoroscopic and I am worried that I will not be swallowing studies. Can I able to provide sufficient supervisory oversight. The Code still ethically do these of Ethics says I must examinations without a appropriately supervise these radiologist present? support personnel. Ethics Scenarios I don't think I have the experience One of my clients has and competence to work with dysphagia patients without some asked me if I would go out continuing education, training, and/or mentoring. However, my on a date with them. I employer (who is not a speech- think that may be a language pathologist) is demanding that I do so. When I tried to explain problem, but I don't know. my concerns, my employer simply They're nice and I am said that "you are a SLP and dysphagia is in the scope of practice attracted to them. Yikes, I for speech-language pathologists… therefore, do it." Our scope of don't know what to do! practice keeps expanding; that doesn't mean we are deemed to be competent in all areas just because something is in that scope, does it? Resources https://www.asha.org/siteassets/publications/code-of- ethics-2023.pdf