Ethics
Find information on ethics and codes of conduct in the industry.
Ethics websites
- Australian Association for Professional and Applied EthicsAims to promote awareness of applied ethics and foster relationships between practitioners and academics.
- Australasian code of ethics for direct support professionalsProfessional ethics and practice standards for staff supporting people with disability (McVilly, K. (ed.), Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability, 2007.) Access this resource in hard copy at your campus library
- Association of Practical and Professional EthicsThe Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) is a comprehensive, international organization advancing scholarship, education, and practice in practical and professional ethics.
Readings
Trede, F., Ellis, E., & Jones, S. (2012). Communication and duty of care. In J. Higgs, R. Ajjawi, L. McAlister, F. Trede, & S. Loftus (Eds.), Communicating in the health sciences (3rd ed., pp. 24-33). South Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press.
Communicating in the Health Sciences by Publication Date: 2012
Codes of conduct
- Code of Conduct for the Queensland Public ServiceQueensland Government. (2010). Code of conduct for the Queensland public service: 1 January 2011. Retrieved from http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ohsa/docs/6-4-v3-codeofconduct.pdf
- NSW Health Code of ConductNSW Health. (2015). NSW Health code of conduct: 8 September 2015. Retrieved from http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2015/pdf/PD2015_035.pdf
Can you find your profession's code of conduct?
See Professional Associations on the Being a Professional page. Search the association's site for "ethics" or "conduct" (usually search box at top right). Other things to look for:
- links to code of conduct
- code of ethics
- Codes & Guidelines
- Publications or Documents
- Quality Practice
- About us or About ...
Still can't find your profession's code of conduct?
Search using Google within association websites (.asn) only e.g.search string could be podiatry ethics site:.asn.au
Vary the search terms, try: ethics; code; practice; standards; guidelines
Health sciences
- Codes of Ethics for Public HealthThomas, J. C., & Gaare Bernheim, R. (2008). Codes of ethics for public health. In K. Heggenhougen (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Public Health, (pp.754-759). Retrieved from ScienceDirect database
- Ethics of Health PromotionGuttman, N. (2008). Ethics of health promotion. In K. Heggenhougen (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Public Health, (pp. 477-482). Retrieved from ScienceDirect database.