Become congruent
Stay transparent
Make yourself accountable
Invite peer review
Present your credentials and services accurately
Ensure your personal fitness to practice (maintain self-care)
Protect confidential information
Know your moral vulnerabilities
Identify your private agendas
Do not count the cost of integrity
Rectify missteps immediately
Stand your ground under pressure
Do not be a hypocrite
Be vigilant for negative outcomes
Resist coercion
Do not blur roles
Beware of the power of sex
Beware of the power of money
Beware of the power of prestige
Do not abuse power
Never exploit people
Prevent the misuse of your work
Plan for illness, incapacity, and death
Honor human differences : all of them
Respect values
Behave professionally at all times
Protect privacy
Never undermine other people
Confront irregularities
Establish win-win solutions
Obtain informed consent
Clarify expectations
Make sure you are competent
Communicate clearly
Refer cautiously
Encourage second opinions
Resolve conflicts flexibly
Evaluate before acting
Avoid conflicts of interest
Set and honor boundaries
Do no make exaggerated claims
Document carefully
Delegate thoughtfully, monitor closely
Think twice about accepting gifts
Make conservative estimates
Show positive regard
Offer pro bono service
Attend to more than the bottom line
Protect vulnerable people
Give credit where credit is due
Make performance criteria explicit
Discriminate fairly
Treat people equitably, not equally
Don't be complicit with unfairness
Balance gatekeeping with advocacy
Encourage independence
Terminate services that cease to be helpful
Collaborate
Respect informed refusal
Be loyal
Assume perpetuity
Provide honest feedback
Actively support professional regulation
Excel on the fundamentals
Do not settle for legal compliance
Stay in your lane
Do not cut corners
Study the ethics code of your profession
Distinguish ethics from morality
Investigate ethical concerns
Prevent ethical concerns from becoming ethical problems
Do not oversimplify ethical problems
Resolve ethical problems creatively
Employ a model of ethical decision making
Consult trustworthy colleagues.
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The elements of ethics : for professionals by W. Brad Johnson. ISBN 9780230603912. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2008. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
