Discussion 2: Compare and Contrast Ethical Standards

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Ethical standards are essential to the helping professions because they define acceptable conduct, specify areas of expertise, and can protect the client from harm. In this discussion, you will compare and contrast the ethical standards for human services with the ethical standards for one other profession, based on the first letter of your last name.

• Navigate to the National Organization for Human Services Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals.Links to an external site.
• Research the ethical standards for your additional assigned professional association.

• If your last name starts with the letters S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z, you will review The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics.Links to an external site.

Initial Post

Your initial post must be a minimum of 150 words.

First, provide a brief description of the organizations you will compare and contrast. Second, identify and discuss what you believe to be the two most important similarities and the two most significant differences between the sets of standards. Be sure to justify your response and provide examples to support your argument. Finally, please note that your initial post should be at least 150 words and should both cite and reference the information you use from all sources in APA style.

Peer Reply Posts- We will have a discussion in class (do not reply to classmates)

Critique the responses of least two students who were assigned different ethical standards than you by suggesting at least one other similarity and one difference that you see as more important than the ones offered in their posts. Be sure to justify your responses. Your replies should be a minimum of 150 words each, and should both cite and reference the information you use from all sources in APA style.

Instructions

Compare and contrast ethical standards for Human Services, School Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychologists, and Social Work. Use correct APA style citation and documentation for your discussion.

Students should complete their assigned readings and consult the Discussion Board Rubric before posting on the Discussion Board for each module.

• Read the comments of others in your class before you post.
• Students must reply to at least 2 peer posts.

Grading

This assignment is worth 75 points toward your final grade and will be graded using the Discussion Rubric. (This Canvas Guide explains how to view a rubric attached to a discussionLinks to an external site..)