Professional Ethics

The Seal of Good Practice

Presentation by:

Claire A. Stiles, Ph.D.
Faculty Director of Eckerd College China Semester Program
Xiamen University, School of Public Affairs

ABSTRACT

 

    Based on her many years of teaching and consulting in the field of professional ethics, Professor Claire Stiles will focus her presentation on how to develop into a competent professional in the social services and in public administration. The significant role of personal values, character, and professional codes of ethics in supporting good practice will be highlighted. The risks of corruption and abuse of authority will also be addressed. Furthermore, Professor Stiles will introduce the concepts of ethical awareness, values identification, analysis, ethical decision making, and moral courage as skills needed for “ethical fitness” in the professions.

讲座对象：主要是社会工作和行政管理专业的师生
时间：2009年4月16日星期四晚7点
地点：成智楼324

     Claire A. Stiles, Ph.D., Professor of Human Development, received her Ph.D. in Mental Health Counseling at the University of Florida in 1987. She has served as both a college counselor and full-time faculty member, and has taught in the Human Development discipline at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, a private, liberal arts college, since 1977. Dr. Stiles has served as the Chairperson of the Ethics Committees of both the American College Health Association and the Society of Prospective Medicine and as a consultant to the National Coalition of Health Education Organizations for rewriting a Code of Ethics. Dr. Stiles yearly teaches a course on Ethical Issues in Human Development for undergraduate students entering the helping professions. Professor Stiles also has an interest in East Asian Philosophy and Culture, especially as it relates to health and alternative healing.