Colorado State Ethical & Legal Practices in Human Services Field Reflection

Based on the evolution of your thinking about ethical and legal practices in the field of human services from the beginning through the middle and the end of the course, revisit the notes you have taken on the self-assessment during each module of the course and then submit a critical essay that accounts for each of the following items:

  1. Describe what you consider to be the most important shifts, revisions, or additions to your thinking about the ethical practice on five specific survey items. Specify on which of these items and in which areas of ethics your thinking has changed most and explain the changes.
  2. Explain how the evolution of your thinking on these issues reflects on what constitutes an ethical practitioner in the field, naming, applying, and critically evaluating applicable codes of ethics
  3. Offer a critique of the self-assessment instrument itself. Was the instrument useful in terms of helping gauge your acquisition of knowledge in human services ethics? Why or why not? What improvements to the instrument would you suggest, if any?
  4. Of all of the ethical codes you have reviewed in this course, identify two that you feel are the most essential to your thinking and explain why.
  5. Of all of the ethical codes you have reviewed in this course, identify two that you feel are the least essential or that constitute a hindrance to your thinking on ethics and professional practices and explain why.

Preliminary Deliverable: This deliverable must be submitted in the assigned week or you will lose points on your final project submission:

  • Week 2: Based on your records and notes regarding the Self-Assessment you took during Week 1 and discussion of the self-assessment in the Week 1 Discussion forum, summarize your initial reflections on what the survey reveals about ethical and legal practices in the field of human services. A 1-2 page, well written and substantive submittal, will be counted as 10 points toward your final project.

Final Paper Instructions:

  1. Include an introduction. It must provide a clear statement of your position on the topic.
  2. Your paper must be at 6-8 pages in length, not counting the title and reference pages, which you must include.
  3. Examine your position for each question by providing citations from at least three sources, two of which are not the course textbook. The CSU-Global Library is a great place to find sources.
  4. Your paper must be properly cited and formatted according to the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA.

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