Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
Parent and family life educators face difficult ethical issues on a daily basis. These issues may include observing parenting practices that may be harmful to children, responding to parent remarks about their partners, or sharing information about a family with a professional in another agency. Some of these situations may be resolved by reviewing general principles of good practice with a colleague, while others may reveal a true ethical dilemma.
Parent and family life educators are working with complex family systems, diverse belief and value systems, and a variety of social institutions and agencies. Many face these issues in relative isolation and with limited guidance from an emerging field. This document was developed to offer a thoughtful and balanced approach to understanding ethical principles and a concrete process for using them to address difficult ethical issues and dilemmas.
Ethics Committee Members:
Ada Alden, Dawn Cassidy, Betty Cooke, Beth Gausman, Glen Palm, Marietta Rice, Joyce Schultenover, Anne Stokes, Sue Stoner, and Kathy Zanner.
Recommended Citation
Ethics Committee of the Minnesota Council on Family Relations and Palm, Glen F., "Ethical Thinking and Practice for Parent and Family Life Educators" (2009). Child and Family Studies Faculty Publications. 1.
https://repository.stcloudstate.edu/cfs_facpubs/1
Comments
NOTE: This document is copyright © 2009 by the Minnesota Council on Family Relations (MCFR) and is republished here with their generous permission. MCFR provides access to the original at http://www.mcfr.net/Resources/ethical_thinking_and_practice.pdf.