The good professional
This paper starts from a formal definition of moral judgment to determine the ethical character of professionalism, which is understood as the fulfillment of an institutional commitment with some core values which guide the professional performance. Such set of values let us to draw a line between t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Cuadernos de Trabajo Social |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CUTS/article/view/48583 |
| Summary: | This paper starts from a formal definition of moral judgment to determine the ethical character of professionalism, which is understood as the fulfillment of an institutional commitment with some core values which guide the professional performance. Such set of values let us to draw a line between the good professional and the dishonest (or corrupt) professional. We define a notion of professional integrity correlating with personal identity. This allows arguing for a new way of understanding the relationship between personal morality and professional ethics, which implies a new way of thinking about professional identity. These suggestions are illustrated by the discussion of Soyer’s case for a client’s «right to fail |
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| ISSN: | 0214-0314 1988-8295 |