The Tragi-Comic Professional: Basic Considerations for Ethical Reflective-Generative Practice

Paul R. Dokecki

ISBN 10: 0820702706 / ISBN 13: 9780820702704

Published by Duquesne University Press, 1996

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175 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tragi-Comic Professional: Basic Considerations for Ethical Reflective-Generative Practice
• Publisher: Duquesne University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820702706
• ISBN 13: 9780820702704
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.27 kilograms

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Synopsis

This unique book is intended for those who wish to develop a framework for thinking about ethics in practice. Paul Dokecki, a psychologist interested in community, clinical and developmental psychology, speaks beyond that discipline to develop a human science ethical theory that incorporates the latest ethics- related thinking in the humanities, philosophy of action, and social phenomenology. Few books that are related to professional ethics go beyond 'how to' or casebook orientations. In this work, Dokecki explores the place of value and ethics in the professional's life world. While ethics is typically viewed as a separable aspect of professional practice to be invoked only when necessary, Dokecki's thesis is that the professions -- both in their interventions and in their systematic inquiry -- must be understood as ethical to the core, and that professionals should understand their professional ethical obligations in the context of the human condition. In broad terms, this work shows that members of the helping or caring professions must recognize that the essential purpose of professional practice is to promote the common good through the enhancement of the client's human development and of community

About the Author

Paul R Dokecki