Ethics Order 769178
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Ethics Order 769178
NOHS ethical principle revolves around an appreciation of human beings in all of their diversity. It requires human service officers to offer assistance to the clients within their context and community (NOHS, 2015). As such, human service professionals are required to promote and offer services that add value to clients.
To come up with a rationale for paying or not paying for an outfit for the client, one needs to exercise or uphold the integrity and ethics of the profession as well as promote clients in pursuit of their professional growth. To do this, I would consider the four Kitchener’s principles. The first principle is autonomy. It argues that the clients should be treated with respect and given the freedom of choice and action (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1995). This principle gives the human service profession the audacity to encourage clients to stand by their own decision.
The second principle is justice. It resonates around treating people of the same level or status equally. It requires the human service professional to treat the unequal unequally (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1995). As such, the health professional has the option to consider the situation and consequently make an appropriate decision on whether to attempt a particular action or not.
The third principle is beneficence. It revolves around the counselor’s ability to chip in and contribute to the welfare of the clients. The assumption requires human service professionals to do good, be proactive, and also prevent the worst from happening (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1995). One can, therefore, prevent or seek an intervention to help the client.
Lastly, the Kitchener assumption model talks about fidelity. According to this principle, human service professionals need to approach issues with the notions of faithfulness, honoring commitments, and loyalty (Forester-Miller & Davis, 1995). One is obligated to do what is ethically right and not to threaten the therapeutic relationship.
After a close examination of the four principles, I think it would be the correct thing to help the client pay for an outfit to attend the interviews. This is because the client is sincere in his actions and is in the path to ensure that he becomes self-sufficient. The four principles revolve around preventing harm, being at service of the client, being loyal, and promoting other people’s welfare.
References
Forester-Miller, H., & Davis, T. E. (1995). A practitioner’s guide to ethical decision making. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.
NOHS, (2015). Ethical standards for human services professionals. Retrieved from https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals