Advanced Ethics for Addiction Professionals

<p><i>The aspects of the book related to the philosophy of science and cognitive science (inductive and deductive reasoning biases and heuristics) are distilled in reasonable and useful ways. I recommend this book to those addiction professionals who want to create their own framework for ethical decision making.</i> <p><b><i>--PsycCRITIQUES</b></i> <p> <p>Ethical decision-making is required in many of the difficult situations faced by addiction professionals. In this guide Michael Taleff describes how to integrate critical thinking with ethical decision-making. This is a guide not on what to do when confronted with difficult ethical dilemmas but on how to think about what to do. <p>The author presents common ethical dilemmas that addiction professionals face in their daily work--such as boundary issues confidentiality dual relationships and more--and asks readers to consider their own responses to these dilemmas. The book then shows readers how to apply new models of ethical thinking to practice. <p><b>Key features:</b> <ul> <li>Presents an ethical self-exam to encourage critical thinking about one's own decision-making method <li>Introduces a variety of models such as the social contract theory existentialist theory and ethical egoism <li>Discusses how biases emotional reactions and fallacies can weaken ethical decision-making <li>Presents an introductory Ethics Judgment Kit a simple practical decision-making procedure for students </ul> <p>This book demonstrates how critical thinking skills can impact and improve the process of ethical decision-making.