law and ethics
Essay: Critically discuss how ‘law and ethics’ will impact your professional practice (working with a service user group of your choice).
Module Rational
This module critically engages with legal and ethical issues within the field of health, community and social care. The first part of the Module evaluates moral theories, values, principles, and professional regulations relevant to the field. The second part of the Module explores legal issues by focussing on specific relevant areas. The Module will provide you with the ability to differentiate between what ought to be done and what must be done in practice. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their own value systems and those of professions in the sector, and to develop a deep understanding of how those affect ethical decision making and relationships with service users and clients.
Learning Outcomes
By the conclusion of this module, a student will be expected to be able to:
a) Critically apply moral theories, values and principles to guide your future practice.
b) Evaluate your own ethical principles and values and compare and contrast them with professional practice.
c) Differentiate between legal and ethical issues.
d) Analyse how the law regulates what you do in professional practice.
e) Evaluate the impact of some of the most pertinent laws to your field of study.
Learning Outcome:
Ideas:
a) Critically apply moral theories, values and principles to guide your future practice.
• Identify key moral and professional issues and dilemmas in working with the service user group you have chosen.
• How do ‘ethics’ help in thinking through our practice in these situations?
• What does the law say we should do in our practice with this service user group?
• What do codes (conduct or ethics) say we should do in our practice?
• What is the relationship between codes (conduct or ethics) to ethical theory?
• Are there any dilemmas between personal, contractual, ethical and legal aspects of practice?
b) Evaluate your own ethical principles and values and compare and contrast them with professional practice.
c) Differentiate between legal and ethical issues.
d) Analyse how the law regulates what you do in professional practice.
e) Evaluate the impact of some of the most pertinent laws to your field of your study