Code Of Ethics Reflection Paper

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Being in an ethics class has allowed me to understand what my future profession will expect of me as a professional. Learning the about the Code of Ethics of each health profession and presenting our findings was helpful to us all, not only to know our desired professions Code of Ethics but the differences between each. Focusing on the ethical principles in-depth, the class was able to practice our ethical thinking by making choices in the book, The Brewsters. Being an assignment to be completed later in the semester, this seemed to put our knowledge regarding what we had learned to the test. As someone that really enjoyed learning and understanding all the ethical principles, it was reassuring that as I read the book I could differentiate the choices to be unethical or ethical. Discussing as a class the individual choices we made let us each understand why some choices were more unethical, rather than ethical, using our critical thinking skills together. Taking into consideration I chose the unethical option a few times, it is important to have an understanding of why the alternative option is more …show more content…

After watching this movie, my thoughts drastically changed from at first thinking it was not ethical, to understanding how and why terminally ill individuals want to end their life. Not only was I very moved by the individuals that were interviewed in the movie but also I was able to relate this to my future profession. The movie taught me that in order to care for the client in all ways and create a trusting therapeutic relationship, you cannot be biased or have predetermined assumptions or feelings. To be open-minded makes room for compassion and empathy. This can also be good in the case inspirational people may change your own personal values and beliefs throughout your

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