Resources for Ethical Decision-Making
Publication: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups
Volume 7, Number 1
Pages 6-12
Abstract
Purpose:
This article is written from the perspective of a former American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Ethics (BOE) member and focuses on Step 3 of the ethical decision-making process: consulting resources. The ASHA Code of Ethics, the Assistants Code of Conduct, and general procedures of the BOE are summarized. Given that many of the complaints reviewed and settled by the ASHA BOE arise from disciplinary actions imposed by state licensing boards and state or federal courts, the “intersection” of the ASHA BOE and other regulatory agencies is considered. Several ethics resources available on the ASHA website are highlighted. Common themes of ethics complaints are presented, and suggestions to avoid being the subject of an ethics complaint are offered.
Conclusion:
Familiarity with available ethics resources can serve as an important buffer for ethical dilemmas that may occur in everyday professional practice.
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References
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2016). Code of ethics [Ethics] . http://www.asha.org/policy
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2018). Issues in ethics: Misrepresentation of services for insurance reimbursement, funding, or private payment. http://www.asha.org/practice/ethics/ethics_issues_index
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2020a). Assistants code of conduct [Ethics] . http://www.asha.org/policy
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2020b). Practices and procedures of the Board of Ethics [Ethics] . http://www.asha.org/policy
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2021a). Bylaws of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [Bylaws] . http://www.asha.org/policy
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2021b). State codes and ethical provisions. http://www.asha.org/practice/ethics/state-codes-of-ethics
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2021c). ASHA state-by-state.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2021d). Ethics resources. http://www.asha.org/practice/ethics
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2021e). Issues in ethics statements. http://www.asha.org/practice/ethics/ethics_issues_index
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2021f). Everyday ethics. http://www.asha.org/practice/ethics/ethics_issues_index
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2021g). ASHA civility digital toolkit. http://www.asha.org/About/Civility
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History
- Received: Jul 28, 2021
- Revised: Oct 2, 2021
- Accepted: Oct 13, 2021
- Published online: Jan 20, 2022
- Published in issue: Feb 11, 2022
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