Modem Profession

First, let look at what it mean to be a profession? A profession mean to me a career with continuous training with a skill set that one have to have a distinct qualifications to obtain. For example, a lawyer. A lawyer doesn’t just complete four years of college and go to law school to become the best lawyer. A lawyer is in continuous training because the law, clients and cases are always changing therefore lawyer has to stay abreast of ones skill set.

Every licensed professional has had to complete (and pass) an ethics course, at some point in their educational career; whereby they become exposed to, and learn about, the established ethical codes, theories, and dilemmas within both their specific communities and society as a whole. With an increasing interest in social justice, or the “fifth force ” (Corey, G., Corey, M. S., Corey, C., & Callanan, P., 2014), there has also been a recent rise in concerns for the purposes of these required ethics courses and how they actually translate into professional practice: are ethical values kinetic or potential, in effect,

Establishes a framework for professional behavior and responsibilities when professional obligations conflict or ethical uncertainties arise.

Intended to address areas such as employment, goods and services, and participation in the political process

The Code of Ethics and the Professional Identity assume a dependent relationship. Without one the other could not stand alone. When we search for the professional identity of a career we also look at how they were established and what boundaries do they follow. In nursing, as stated by the American Nurses Association “a code of ethics stands as a central and necessary mark of a profession”, (American Nurses Association, ANA, pg. xi). What this means is that without the rules of ethics in this profession we could not call ourselves “nurses” we would not be able to obtain boundaries in which our scope of practice is either limited or expanded. According to the ANA, when the standards of the nursing practice were developing boundaries, the nurses were told,” not permit their names to be used in connection with testimonials in the advertisements of its products”(ANA, ANA,, pg. xv). Telling nurses what they should not do and what they could do was a milestone that locked in the practice as an actual group with associated skills that were to be taken serious and an implementation the public could trust. Not only could the public gain trust for the nursing practice but the ethical code and professional identity also helped nurses protect themselves

Ethical principles provide generalized frameworks that may be employed in the resolution of ethical dilemmas in our daily lives. These principles may be applied to our interpersonal relationships as well as to our professional lives. However, as members of a profession, we will encounter more specific codes of ethics that are designed to govern our professional behavior and to offer some guidance for the resolution of commonly faced ethical issues that occur in the practice of our chosen professions (Syracuse University,

This workshop allowed us to compare codes of ethics from different professions and articulate how; personal, professional values, beliefs, and how perspectives influence ethical decision making. Within our groups, we discussed case

Let’s start by defining what a profession is. Professions produce uniquely expert work, not routine or repetitive work. Types of professions are medicine, theology, law, and the military. Whereas the Professionals require years

The relationship between values and professional practice effects everybody (Bentley, Aubery, and Bentley, 2004). When considering the relationship between the two, it raises further questions regarding the professional, professions and values (Bentley, Aubery, and Bentley, 2004).

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship among professional values, ethics, and career success. A person’s personal values and ethics can influence their professional values and ethics in the workplace. Finding the right balance between personal and professional views in the workplace will help foster a successful career. This paper will cover professional values and ethics and how they can influence the success of a career. Also discussed is how professional values and ethics are based on the foundations of personal values, professional and academic

(1) The subject matter must be sufficiently esoteric that the common person does not generally understand it and must rely upon the expertise of another for proper completion of the task. (2) The subject matter must require a period of academic study in order to master the complexities of the topic. (3) There must be a barrier to entry into the field which excludes those who are not competent. (4) There must be a code of ethics which requires the members of the profession to conduct their affairs at a level which exceeds the mere requirements of the law. … (5) There should be a professional society to monitor the actions of its members and to enforce the code of ethics. (Christensen, 1994).

Whenever there is a discussion that involves ethics and morality there always seems to be some debate. Professional ethics has become more significant over the years. As people become more specialized in their occupations, the concerns become that much more complex. Professional bodies have more and more been at work developing, revising and refining professional codes of ethics. Professionals themselves have asked for more comprehensive codes so as to have better direction. There is no longer deference to the clout of experts on the part of the public or of the client group. The standards for professional behavior keep drifting higher. "Where safety and health are at issue, the regulators are under more pressure to act when professional groups do not act" (Strahlendorf, n.d).

During normal usage, it seems that the terms “profession” and “occupation” are almost identical and are interchangeable. Generally they both define the work people do for a living. However, after delving into their meanings, one can easily notice that the word profession is a bit more advanced than occupation. In other words, there are peculiar criteria or characteristics that an occupation has to meet in order to qualify as a profession.

For instance, both lawyers and accountants have agreed on profession-specific codes of professional conduct, and physicians still frequently take the Hippocratic oath. Regarding management consultants the professional associations have formulated different sets of ethical rules. The contents of the individual codes either specify what professional conduct is or they indicate what cannot be considered as professional conduct. However, it is also obvious that professional rules only serve as overall ethical guidelines. The consequence of this is that the professional when practising is exposed to several more specific ethical issues for which there is no explicit or written solution.

What is a profession? First and foremost let’s look at how we can define a profession from a general point. A profession is an occupation requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation. Profession doesn’t mean only to be perfectly prepared on the basis of theoretical aspects, but to meet the strict criteria as well. A good professional should be a leader and leadership means solving problems. Leaders can be assessed according to the amount of resolved problems. Everybody has a tendency to be successful, in trying this; a successful leader has to be confident in his decisions. It follows from that, that generally we can consider the leader as an expert, a matured personality, somebody who meets the high