Ethics in Clinical Practice: An Inter-Professional Approach - Softcover

Hawley, Georgina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132018276 ISBN 13: 9780132018272

Publisher: Routledge, 2007

Synopsis

An easy to understand text, which at the same time reflects contemporary health care practice, emphasising inter-professional care and cultural sensitivity to clients or patients. 

Discussing common ethical problems in all aspects of interdisciplinary clinical practice and presents both sides of any ethical issue.

Case studies throughout make ethical issues applied and relevant to your clinical practice, so that you can understand how you can apply ethics in everyday situations including Primary Care, Mental Health, Complex Care

The book is packed with activities and pointers on professional development, and contains advice on keeping a reflective journal.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

How can you make ethical decisions and choices both as an individual clinician and also as part of an interdisciplinary team?

Are you aware that the decisions you make reflect the values and beliefs that you have?

Are your values the same as those stated in your profession’s Code of Ethics or Standards of Conduct?

This book answers these questions and more by combining coverage of ethical issues with case studies to show how theory is applied in clinical practice.

Introductory: An easy to understand text, which at the same time reflects contemporary health care practice, emphasising inter-professional care and cultural sensitivity to clients or patients. 

Comprehensive :  Discusses common ethical problems in all aspects of interdisciplinary clinical practice and presents both sides of any ethical issue

Practical and Applied : Case studies throughout make ethical issues applied and relevant to your clinical practice, so that you can understand how you can apply ethics in everyday situations including Primary Care, Mental Health, Complex Care

Tips for Learning:  The book is packed with activities and pointers on professional development, and contains advice on keeping a reflective journal.

Georgina Hawley is Principal Lecturer at the school of Health and Social Care, Oxford Brookes University.  She has taught ethics for more than 15 years in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia.

About the Author:

Georgina Hawley is Principal Lecturer at the school of Health and Social Care, Oxford Brookes University.  She has taught ethics for more than 15 years in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0132018276
• ISBN 13: 9780132018272
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432