Title Codes of ethics and the professions / edited by Margaret Coady and Sidney Bloch

Published Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1996 Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 1996 ©1996

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Description 351 pages ; 21 cm Contents Part I. The ethical bases of codes of ethics -- 1. What are codes of ethics for? -- 2. The moral domain of professionals -- Part II. Professions and other organisations -- 3. Professional codes: some historical antecedents -- 4. Professional codes and moral understanding -- 5. Codes in the workplace: organisaitonal vesus professional codes -- Part III. Laws, codes and dissent -- 6. A legal perspective on codes of ethics -- 7. Enforcement of ethics -- 8. Blowing the whistle -- Part IV. Three professions -- 9. Developing a code of ethics for psychiatry -- 10. A code of ethics for the nursing profession -- 11. Ethics and journalism -- Part V. On regulating ethics -- Appendix 1. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrist code of ethics, August 1992 -- Appendix 2. Australian Nursing Council code of ethics for nurses in Australia, May 1993 -- Appendix 3. Australian Press Council statement of principles, June 1993 -- Appendix 4. Charter of editorial independence: John Fairfax Group, Australia -- Appendix 5. Professional practice policy: Herald & Weekly Times Ltd Summary In Codes of Ethics and the Professions 12 contributors, including philosophers, historians, lawyers, nurses, psychiatrists, and a journalist seek answers to a range of tough questions. Do we need codes of ethics? How do we go about creating them? Can codes of ethics be misused and abused? How should they be enforced, regulated and revised? Analysis Codes of conduct Ethics Professional ethics Professional ethics - Australia Professions Notes CIP confirmed Bibliography Includes bibliographical notes and index SUBJECT Professional ethics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92020964 Professional ethics http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92020964 -- Australia. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 Subject Professional ethics -- Australia. Professional ethics. Codes of Ethics. Ethics, Medical. Ethics, Nursing. Ethics, Professional. Ethics, Professional. SUBJECT Australia. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001315 Author Bloch, Sidney, editor Coady, Margaret M., editor LC no. 97158773 ISBN 0522847013 (paperback)

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