All My Childhood Heroes: The Need for Ethical Standards
1.5 Hours
“Above all, do no harm!” has been the mantra of all helping professions since the Ancient Greeks. A simple statement, yet, a practice challenge that holds many practical and ethical implications across the allied behavioral health fields. This simple statement serves as the bedrock of the child and youth care profession and one of our greatest dilemmas.
During this presentation, we will explore ethical challenges that may exist within various child care/treatment settings for child and youth care professionals by using the Standards for Practice of North American CYC Professionals (revised in 2022) developed by the Association for Child and Youth Care Practice (ACYCP) and the Council of Canadian Child and Youth Care Associations (CCYCA) as a guide. Using real world examples, we will explore how ethical dilemmas occur, develop cautions, and enhance our skillfulness in minimizing the likelihood that these practice standards are breached within our various service milieus.
The participants in this presentation will gain a greater insight into ACYCP’s newly revised Standards for Practice (2022) and discuss ways to navigate various barriers in order to facilitate the development of care settings that adhere to ethics by identifying practices that promote the simple statement, “Above all, do no harm!” developed centuries ago.
- Receive a copy of the newly revised Standards for Practice of North American CYC Professionals (2022) and review updates to the code
- Explore a variety of real world ethical practice dilemmas and develop strategies for addressing them
- Collaborate with the speaker and other attendees to identify how the Practice Standards can be used to guide daily interactions with children, youth, and families
CYC Certification Competency Domain: Professionalism
Created by
A.M. Chip Bonsutto, Ed.D, LSW, CYC-P