STRENGTHENING ETHICS in The Workplace


Tuesday, June 5, 2007
8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Location
The 2100 Building
2100 24th Ave. S.,
Seattle WA 98144

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

On a daily basis we learn through the news media about yet another ethical lapse among trusted leaders in business, public service, even ministry. In our own lives (personal and professional) we are continually challenged by dilemmas that raise questions of ethics. Issues of client confidentiality often seem to conflict with codes of professional ethics and legal requirements. Loyalty to friends and colleagues can sometimes be in tension with issues of privacy and professional boundaries. Knowledge of unethical practices in our professional lives confronts us with questions of integrity and responsibility to a common good.

That ethics is an area of increasing attention in our national ethos and our individual workplaces seems to be an understatement. There is a reason. Ethics is about the human community’s ability to trust one another, to rely on one another to live in accordance with shared values. When unethical practices become commonplace such that we are no longer shocked and our sensibilities are dulled, the very fabric that holds our human community together is undermined and in peril.

Is there a difference between professional ethics and personal ethics? Should there be?

This interactive half-day workshop will explore that topic in the context of the following questions:

• Where do our ethics come from? What is their role in our ability to live and work together?



• What is the difference between ethics as a framework to guide decision-making and behavior, and ethics as qualities of character that describe a woman or man of integrity, someone we admire as an example and role model for our children?



• Are ethics different for our work and for our personal lives?



• How do we make ethical decisions?

 

TRAINER: SUSAN SECKER , Ph.D

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WORKSHOP FEE

Coalition Member Organization:
$75 per participant [for 1-2 staff from member organization]
$65 per participant [for 3-5 staff from member organization]
$55 per participant [6 or more staff from member organization]

Non-Member Organization:
$100 per participant

Lunch will be on your own.

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Continuing Education Units/Clock Hours
Participants can register for Highline Community College Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
The cost is $10.00 per course. CEU forms are available at the workshop.

Free Clock Hours available at the workshop.

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Cancellation Policy:

The cancellation fee is $25. If you must cancel your registration and have already made payment, you may request a refund minus the $25 fee up to 3 working days prior to the event. After this date, no refunds will be issued and the workshop fee will be charged.

Alternatively, you can make substitutions for attendance.

Please note that "No Shows" will be charged the full workshop fee.

Please inform Anna McCain at 206/870-5908 or amccain@highline.edu if you need to cancel.

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