This SIG 1 activity focuses on ethical challenges that audiologists and SLPs may face in various school-based scenarios. A 5-step ethical decision-making approach is presented. An ethical decision-making model is used to help prepare clinicians for the ethical continuation of telepractice in schools. Some thoughts and tools for connecting ethical practices with the provision of culturally sensitive/responsive services are provided.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

• explain the steps in an ethical decision-making process
• apply an ethical decision-making model to analyze moral and ethical dilemmas regarding the continuation of telepractice in the schools
• describe the difference between cultural sensitivity and cultural competence
• identify common ethical situations in school-based services
• list at least two resources available to promote ethical decision making

Articles in This Course

1. Ethical Challenges in Special Education? An Approach for Resolution by Lissa Power-deFur, published in SIG 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2022
2. Tele-Ethics in Communication Disorders: Asking the Right Questions, Finding the Right Answers by Kellyn Dailey Hall, published in SIG 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2022
3. Ethics and Diversity: Doing the Right Thing? by Luis F. Riquelme, published in SIG 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2022
4. Ethical Issues of Working in Special Education by JoAnn Wiechmann, published in SIG 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2022
5. Resources for Ethical Decision-Making by A. Tucker Gleason, published in SIG 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2022

Ethics Professional Development Requirement

This course counts toward the ASHA certification maintenance professional development requirement for Ethics. See more courses that count toward this requirement or read more about professional development requirements for certification maintenance.

Assessment Type
Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.