#7409 RW Professional Ethics for the Practicing Speech-Language Pathologist

Course overview

A professional code of ethics provides guidance for speech-language pathologists confronting conflicting information or differing opinions that may lead to ethical misconduct. Participants will be presented with a brief overview of the ASHA Code of Ethics followed by a discussion of examples of ethical misconduct. Participants will discuss the concept of willful blindness, the process of solving ethical dilemmas, learn to identify supportive resources when facing ethical dilemmas, and how and when to report ethical violations. Participants will be able to describe the purpose and function of a professional code of ethics. During course explained at least 2 common ethical dilemmas using case studies. Attendees can describe the process of solving an ethical dilemma