Living By a Code of Ethics, Psychology homework help

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Do an Internet search for an organization or professional association that is directly or closely aligned to your area of specialization which is social work. Within the Web site for that organization or association, locate a code of ethics. Make note of the Web address or bookmark it so that you can easily find this again. It may be easier to search for a code of ethics aligned with your specialization and then note the organization that publishes the code.

LIVING BY A CODE OF ETHICS

Preparation

you did an Internet search for a professional code of ethics from an association aligned with your field or specialization. Review that code in preparation for this discussion.

Discussion

A code of ethics is important in guiding decision making when values are in conflict and in helping to define acceptable behavior for members of an organization.

Provide the name of the organization or the organization that publishes the code of ethics that you found, for example, the American Society of Public Administration. Also provide the URL to the code of ethics. Be sure that you are following APA guidelines when providing this information.

Using the information in your Managing in the Public Sector textbook (the Introduction you read for this unit) to guide your choices, identify the following:

• One ethical standard from the code of ethics you located that is based on teleological ethics (utilitarian theory).
• One standard that is based on deontological ethics (duty ethics).

Explain how your choices fit the ethical theories. What are the basic differences between teleological and deontological ethics?

Be sure you follow APA guidelines for citations and references.

Reminder

Your post needs to:

• Be at least 250 words.
• Contain a minimum of one reference or citation.
• Follow APA guidelines.