ETHICS EDUCATION
Organizational ethics is influenced by the environment and culture that is embraced by leadership. Encouraging open and ongoing discussion about ethical concerns that may exist in an organization is one way leadership can demonstrate that they are committed to creating and sustaining a culture of ethics. EthiCare Solutions can work with you to identify how ethics education can address ethical challenges that leadership, management, front line workers, clients and their families may be experiencing.
Ethics Education is one way to proactively address ethical issues that are often experienced in the field of dementia care, long-term care, senior living care, and home care. It is multidisciplinary and inclusive and encourages participation of all members throughout an organization.
EthiCare Solutions can work with your organization to identify opportunities to engage in ethics education at the leadership, front line, and stakeholder level. An ethics education program can include:
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Educating based on recurring ethical issues that are universally found in the area of dementia care and senior living care.
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Engaging in dialogue to discuss ethically complex cases at the immediate level and also in the wider context of care.
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Providing debriefing sessions to address relevant concerns and encounters.
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Offering consistent professional development to all members of your organization.
GOOD TO KNOW
What is Ethics Education
Ethics Education is programming that is designed to provide members of an organization with access to educational resources in bioethics.
Providing opportunities for staff to engage in bioethics education can aid them in their ability to identify, discuss, and propose a response to emergent ethical issues.
What are some Goals of Ethics Education
Ethics education strives to:
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Educate care providers about the nature of ethical dilemmas.
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Inform care providers about ethical frameworks that can be used to guide the decision making process when faced with an ethical dilemma.
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Provide ongoing education on issues in health care that can be ethically challenging.
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Create, promote, and sustain a culture of ethics.
How can Ethics Education Help
Ethics education can help to build awareness among care providers and across the organization of the ethical challenges that exist in the field of dementia care and senior living care.
It can also provide front-line staff and leadership with the ability to identify an ethical dilemma and encourage them to bring the concerns to the attention of those best suited to address the issue.