Abstract: Recent years have brought three simultaneous crises: a global pandemic, an economic downturn, and a national reckoning of racial inequality. One might feel overwhelmed or not know quite what to do. As speech-language-hearing professionals, we have tools to help navigate these times in an ethical and professional manner.
Description: Recent years have brought three simultaneous crises: a global pandemic, an economic downturn, and a national reckoning of racial inequality. One might feel overwhelmed or not know quite what to do. As speech-language-hearing professionals, we have tools to help navigate these times in an ethical and professional manner. As professionals, we are familiar with the ethical principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, and fidelity. However, do we know how these terms apply when faced with situations in our workplaces related to diveresity, equity, inclusion, and access?
Ethics is the analysis of moral duties and obligations that guide human behavior. In healthcare, ethics governs our professional behavior and our clinical care decisions. As a profession we agree that the ethical principles of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, and fidelity are important. Fundamentally wrapped in these principles are the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. The ASHA (2016) Code of Ethics gives speech-language-hearing professionals permission and leverage to disrupt systems of oppression within our profession and workplaces. We as professionals should feel empowered to be the change we have been waiting for. This session will provide scenarios and interactive activities to explore the ASHA Code of Ethics from a new point of view and allow attendees the opportunity to participate in thinking through decision-making in a clear and ethical way to help promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in speech-language-hearing professions and for our clients. Attendees will feel empowered to use their influence to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, access in their workplaces.
Presentation Format & Methods: PowerPoint Interactive Lecture Group and Individual Activities Scenario discussion Reflection and goal setting
Supporting Research: Reference 1: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (2016). Code of ethics [Ethics]. Available from www.asha.org/policy/.
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Supporting Research: Reference 5: Rock, D., & Grant, H. (2016). Why diverse teams are smarter. Harvard Business Review, 4(4), 2-5.
Learning Objectives:
list ways in which speech-language-hearing professionals can leverage the ASHA Code of Ethics to help disrupt systems of oppression within our profession and workplaces.
describe how an ethical decision-making model can be applied to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in speech-language-hearing professions.
list three ways in which leaders can utilize their influence to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and access