Presented byTracy Herlitzke, MPH, MCHES

CESA #4

Jackie Schoening, MSSW, CISW, CSSWCESA #6

Why is it important for prevention professionals to have a code of ethics?

Decisions made by prevention professionals directly affect people’s lives.

People need to trust in prevention professionals as individuals and as professionals.

5 Goals of Ethics EducationStimulating the Moral ImaginationRecognizing Ethical IssuesDeveloping Analytical SkillsEliciting a Sense of Moral Obligation

and ResponsibilityCoping with Moral Ambiguity

Jennings, B., Kahn, J., Mastroianni, A., and Parker, L.S, Ethics and Public Health: Model Curriculum, available: www.asph.org

Code of Ethical Conduct for Prevention Professionals1. Non-discrimination2. Competence3. Integrity4. Nature of Services5. Confidentiality6. Ethical ObligationsAvailable: www.preventionidaho.net

Core Values AssessmentEthical Leadership is knowing your core

values and having the courage to integrate them with your actions, being mindful of the common good.

Complete Worksheet (activity can be found at www.ethicalleadership.org)

Core values Can help make difficult decisionsFind common groundIntegrate them into life

World CafeAwakening and engaging collective intelligence through conversations about questions that matter.

Free Guide on how to facilitate on www.theworldcafe.com

World Cafe

Café EtiquetteFocus on what mattersContribute your thinkingSpeak your mind and heartListen to understandLink and connect ideasListen together for insights and deeper

questionsPlay, Doodle, Draw, Have Fun!

Table Host ResponsibilityFind someone to read case studies out

loud at tableRemind people at your table to jot down

key connections, ideas, and discoveriesHistorian-remain at table when others

leave and welcome new travelers from other tables

Briefly share key insights from prior conversation so others can link and build using ideas

Question 1:How do you define ethics?Ethics is the theory, gives a philosophical

account of justified behavior and beliefMorality is the practice, what people do and

believeMoral values are those things that people

should prize and promoteValues are names for states of affairs that

conform to what is ethically right and that further the human good or good of all beings

Question 2: An Ethical Decision Making ModelReview the handout

“Ethical Decision Making Model”.

In your small group, discuss the steps.

How could you apply these steps to your work?

Question 3: Case Study 1Center for Alcohol EducationShould the Center for Alcohol Education,

Inc., apply for one of these grants?What implications would the acceptance of a

grant from Bettelheim Brewing Company have on the Center?

Which sections of the Code of Ethics guides the Center in their decision?

Question 4: Case Study 2DON’T DO IT Curriculum

Should the institute continue facilitating training on the DON’T DO IT curriculum?

Does the institute have any ethical obligation to the teachers who are currently using the DON’T DO IT curriculum and are unaware of the study?

Which sections of the Code of Ethics guides the Institute in these decisions?

Question 5: Case Study 3Health Advisory Board Does the Health Advisory Board have a

reasonable plan? Why or why not? Which sections of the Code of Ethics, if

any, is the Advisory Board in conflict with?

What recommendations would you make to the Health Advisory Board in the development of their proposal?

Question 6: Case Study 4Prevention SpecialistWhat do you think about the

appropriateness of Prev Spec’s behavior?

Which section of the Code of Ethics, if any, guides this decision?

Bringing It All TogetherWhat is emerging here?What do we now see and know as a result of these conversations?

What will you do as a result of the Wisconsin Prevention Café?

Contact Information:Tracy Herlitzke, CESA #4, MPH, MCHES

Phone: 608-786-4838 or therlitzke@cesa4.k12.wi.us

Jackie Schoening, CESA #6, MSSW, CISW, CSSW

Phone: 920-236-0515 or jschoening@cesa6.org

Part of CESA Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Network