Charter Information

Name of Post

Gary Zager’s Distance Ed for Keith E Torkelson, MS – Health and Human Services - Ethics

Class – Ethical Issues in Human Services

Number – HUSR 275

Professor – Gary Michael Zager (GMZ)

Term – Fall 2016

Method – Life Long Learner PRN

Date Chartered – November 28, 2016 (M)

Name of Blog – TheTorkelSagas

Number of Documents – 4

#ProBono

Gary M Zager - Professor

Ethical Issues in Human Services Reaction Paper

[husr 275 keith torkelson reaction paper]

Student’s Name: Keith Edward Torkelson, MS, BS & PHW (Audit)

Finding the Code(s)

During the second half of 2012 I hooked up with a new life coach. While we oriented ourselves about my needs and what he could support, we determined we would best be served with a standard to work around. At some point we determined that his credential was Recovery Addiction Specialist or a RAS. We were pleased to find that the Breining Institute supports an RAS credential. Furthermore Breining provides to the public via their website at least two codes’ of ethics. The level one code of ethics is directed at their credentialed RASs. Basically, we found the code we apply here in this study online.

Abstract

In response to finding Professor Zager’s HUSR 275 (Ethical Issues in Human Services) course materials on a public computer we decided to include the reaction paper into our fall schedule (audit). We had Mr. Zager twice in the past and scored well in his classes. Two of our current fortes are assessment and external quality review. Using a Code Of Ethics (COE) of our choosing: We derived a Beta version assessment tool. We selected a few people whom we are familiar with and that engage in the helping professions. The cohort size for this study is six (6) individuals. We call the score our assessment instrument yields an Ethical Relationship Value or ERV-RAS. Professor Zager scores the highest ERV. We scored ourselves (rate the rater) and scored 87.5%. We set the cutoff at 80.0% that is about the lowest a graduate student in the University of California (UC) system is permitted to earn. We encourage those earning lower that 80.0% to invest some time in self-help about ethics in Health & Human Services.

Development Clip

This report was chartered on October 5^th, 2016. Before the time of submitting (November 3^rd, 2016 deadline) we committed about seven incidences for development about the submission version as compared with the longer Blog version. Our goal is to post the core paper here as well as select appendices by December 7^th, 2016.

REGISTERED ADDICTION SPECIALIST - CODE OF ETHICS

As a Registered Addiction Specialist, I DO AFFIRM:

That my primary goal is recovery for the client and the client's family.

That I have a total commitment to provide the highest quality of care to those who seek my professional services. That I shall not provide services. beyond the terms and conditions of my professional certifications and/or licenses.

That I shall evidence a genuine interest in all my clients, and do hereby dedicate myself to the best interest of my clients and to help them help themselves.

That I shall maintain at all times an objective, professional relationship with all of my clients. I shall not engage in social or business relationships with my clients for my personal gain.

That I shall be willing to recognize when it is in the best interests of my clients to release and refer them to another program or another helping individual.

That I shall adhere to the Rule of Confidentiality with regard to all records, material and knowledge concerning my client, and shall protect his/her rights to confidentiality in accord with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42 sections 2.1 through 2.67(1) and any other applicable regulations.

That I shall cooperate with complaint investigation and supply information requested during such complaint investigations, subject to the confidentiality provisions cited above.

That I shall not in any way discriminate between clients or fellow professionals on the basis of race" religion, age, gender, disability, national ancestry, sexual orientation or economic condition.

That I shall respect the rights and views of my fellow Registered Addiction Specialists and other professionals. I will not verbally, physically or sexually harass, threaten, or abuse any program participant, patient, client or fellow addiction professional.

That I shall maintain respect for institutional policies and management within agencies, and will take the initiative toward improvement of such policies and management when it will better serve the interests of my clients.

That I have a continuing commitment to assess my own personal strengths, limitations, biases and effectiveness

That I shall continuously strive for self-improvement and professional growth through further education and training.

That I have an individual responsibility for my own conduct in all areas, including, but not limited to, the use of mood altering drugs. I shall not provide counseling or education services while under the influence of any amount of alcohol or illicit drugs (not including drugs or medication prescribed by a physician or other person authorized to prescribe drugs, used in the dosage and frequency prescribed; nor including over-the-counter medications used in the dosage and frequency described on the box, bottle or package insert).

That I have an individual responsibility for myself in regard to sexual conduct and/or contact with clients, and shall not engage in sexual conduct with current program participants, patients or clients.

These things I pledge to my professional peers and to my client.

I hereby pledge to comply with this Code of Ethics, as well as to comply with a consistent code of conduct that may be applicable to a recovery or treatment program with which I may be affiliated.

Printed name of RAS – Signature - Date

Breining Institute. (2003). Renewal Packet: Code of Ethics for Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS).

http://m.breining.edu/RASRenewalPacket121405.pdf

(RAS Level COE on Page 3 of Renewal Packet) – Accessed on WWW October 5, 2016

How do you believe that an agency should make aware to its’ employees the code of ethics?

The RAS code of ethics (RAS-COE) might best be addressed in yearly compliance training. In addition, a generalized code of ethics about the helping professions might be provided in the agency’s newsletter.

In your opinion what is the most important area of this specific Code of Ethics? Why do you believe that this one is of importance?

In our opinion, the most important area in the RAS code would be the Pursuit Of Excellence (POE) and Life Long Learning (CSUF Triple L). RAS-COE Items 11 & 12 address growth, self-improvement, measurement and proving promising practices.

[RAS-COE-Item-11] – “That I have a continuing commitment to assess my own personal strengths, limitations, biases and effectiveness”.

[RAS-COE-Item-12] – “That I shall continuously strive for self-improvement and professional growth through further education and training.”

Why do you believe that this one is of importance?

Whereas there are promising practices here and there, there is still a lot of work to do delivering services that are measurable, measured, and proven to be sound. In other words, in order to facilitate innovation and fill proven gaps one might best commit as a “Life Long Learner” (CSUF Mission, 2000).

Give an example of how this specific ethic might be violated in a human service agency.

[RAS-COE-Item-13] – Actually I picked another ethic because it is more likely to be violated than ethics 11 & 12 aforementioned. “That I have an individual responsibility for my own conduct in all areas, including, but not limited to, the use of mood-altering drugs. I shall not provide counseling or education services while under the influence of any amount of alcohol or illicit drugs (not including drugs or medication prescribed by a physician…dosage and frequency prescribed…).”

RAS-COE-Item-13 becomes important in the age of lawful use of medical and recreational marijuana. A weekend user could still be “under the influence (testing positive)” well into the workweek. Hearsay about the agency voiced the belief that Oswaldo Escalante was a regular marijuana smoker.

What do you believe should be the consequence of violating this ethic?

While positive the RAS cannot be allowed to work one-on-one with clients. In the recovery home setting while positive they cannot be allowed to live with clients. Violation would have to be determined by lab such urine testing. Rather than submitting the sample(s) to a laboratory for testing the test strip method should be used to cut costs. If they test positive they should be billed for associated lab fees. If they use with a client they need to be disposed. “Drug or alcohol testing typically costs $50.00-$80.00 or more for a drug and alcohol urine or saliva test performed at a laboratory. For example, Any Lab Test Now charges $49.00 for a 10-drug urine laboratory test and $69 for a five-drug saliva laboratory test.” It looks like it can be as low as $15.00 per test. Still depending on the size of your agency and the frequency of testing it could add up to a significant investment.

Class Feedback: (…required part…)

Mr. Zager does not know as of October 13, 2016 that we are auditing his class. So far while auditing this class online, Ethical Issues In Human Services, it has been great fun. Through assessing ethics in human services, we have disproved some of our relationships with our Health & Human Services associates while improving others. We re-discovered: We work when we tell people: I can’t fix it, may I suggest seeing/calling so-and-so. I am not a big believer in referrals. Particularly when the client is in crisis. In this class was refreshed our belief about the value of the right “keys” (Zager, 2011) in hand. At present we carry six (6) keys when we’ve been down to none (ϴ). Other than our first car key, the most valuable set of keys entrusted to us was the standard four (4) key set given to us first year veterinary students at the University of California Davis.

How is this class affecting you to date?

Auditing this course online has helped me discover the difference we can make profiling various helpers while applying ethics personal to me such as harm reduction. In the age of transparency and accountability we have to be true while not substantially harming anyone in the process. With our Blog and in finding our voice we hope to facilitate change and transform a few public and private systems’ of care (SOC). By creating (using Chapter-01 material) and applying our COE we hope to minimize our biases. Emotionally this material makes us happy. As always Mr. Zager’s material is impressive.

What have gotten from this class?

After more than five years externally reviewing only those that earn good reviews, with new knowledge and material (syllabus) I am ready to perform the hard work of critiquing those who share little insight into their performance. I do miss actually being physically attending class with instructor Zager and his class members (cohort). It was great fun back in 2011 delivering on: Crisis Intervention & Introduction to Health & Human Services. His pre-test review games are the bomb. He did comment that one or our behaviors was “weird”. At UC Davis we did not have mixed Scantrons (bubble and text space). The testing format was either all bubble or handwritten. We are often curious to see how we ranked class wise in both of Mr. Zager’s classes (Circa fall 2011). We know we earned an “A” in one of them.

Class Feedback: Improved Learning Suggestion

For improving this class with respect to this Code Of Ethics assignment, we refresh our suggestion for implementing a rubric if one is not already employed [See Appendix > Suggestion > Rubric Draft]. Rubrics are very helpful for those new to college level literacy.

How can this class be improved to provide more of an opportunity for learning?

Include some Commercial-Of-The-Shelf (COTS) psychometric assessments. Since we picked the Recovery Addiction Specialist (RAS) ethic standard we will recommend some Substance Use Disorder (SUD) evaluations. They will also complement the Co-occurring Disorders (COD) class offered by Cypress College.

Area of HHS Ethics – Measuring Ethical Behaviors (Off outline)

We reviewed the lecture PowerPoints for this class. We endear the most interest clustering about Chapter-10 [ISSUES IN THEORY AND PRACTICE]. We are interested in: Counselor practice models (styles), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), systemic gaps, self-healing, tests in counseling, and test limitations. Associated topics yet not clearly described in the lecture notes that interest us are: Accountability, transparency, and recovery using digital technologies. The condition that we are focusing on this quarter is major depressive disorder (MDD).

My Part – Results - Acronyms


AcroCode	Meaning

BHS	Behavioral Health Services
EQRS	External Quality Review Specialist
LC	Life Coach
NF-OOS	No Fit – Out Of Scope
NLZD	Normalized
OCHCA	Orange County Health Care Agency
RAS	Recovery Addiction Specialist
UKN	Unknown

My Part - Results – RAS-COE-16 Item Conversion


Timestamp	Identifying Information	Role	ERV NLZD %

20160902-F	Oswaldo Escalante, RAS Retro 2012/13	Life Coach	78.1
20160902-F	Keith Torkelson, MS & PHW (Rate the Rater)	EQRS	87.5
20160902-F	Jeff Gibbs, MA 2015/16	Case Worker	51.6

20161005-W	Mary R Hale, MS 2016	Deputy Agency Director OCHCA-BHS	93.3
20161005-W	Gary Michael Zager. MS (+) Retro 201112	College Professor With Matured Methods	93.8
20161007-F	Mark A Refowitz (UKN)	Agency Director OCHCA Friend	NF-OOS

Table – Results Matrix – Ethical Relationship Value (ERV) – Last Reviewed October 21, 2016 - Assessment Tool Conversion by Keith E Torkelson, MS from RAS Code of Ethics - Cutoff at “B” or 80%

Appendix - Bonus – I and how is it the color Red?

Back in late 2011 when I had professor Zager at Cypress College he mused about the color red. To the best of my remembrance he said it bothered him. Back in 1988 when I was showing signs of intensified anxiety, I notice that my bookshelves and furnishings had too much red about them. I call this the Red Factor. Within a week I had tagged and disposed of 90% of the Red items about the apartment. Before reading and cheating about the color red I believe red reactivity can center about blood. Most people respond strongly to free running, splashing, and etc blood. Throughout my career as a Health Worker I have become more cautious when I deal with out of body blood. My sensitivity to the color red has decrease since it peaked in 1989. Now let me read a bit and cheat. Search string “reactions to the color red”. One study says “A new study, published in the latest issue of the journal Emotion, finds that when humans see red, their reactions become both faster and more forceful. And people are unaware of the color's intensifying effect”.

Recommended for Official Bibliography

I recommend this Code Of Ethics standard be included in the official bibliography for one’s health and human services portfolio. I also recommend it for the Co-occurring Disorder (COD) class (HUSR 243) at Cypress College. “The Newest Deal” has not been secured, chance still reigns.

Citations - None

Time Spent

Initial: 20161005-W:

Updates: 20161006-TH till 20161015-SAT: (6 Incidences)

Begin Proof: 20161020-TH: Submit: 20161021-F: Site Visit: 20161117-TH:

Deadline Met by Over A Week – On Time and Under Budget

Published: 20161128-M:

Appendices Removed For Submitted Version

Appendix Elimination List


Appendix Description	Cypress Zager	Blog
		X
1-RAS Converted Assessment Scale		X
Assessment – Generalized Ethic		X
Assessment - Rate My Professor		X
Assessments - Objective

Data Set (Standard) – Alzheimer’s
Introduction for Blog Version		X
Major Depressive Disorder Data		X
Appendices PRN - Other
References for Introduction		X
Requirements (QC) & Criteria for This Assignment		X
Results - Comprehensive		X
Rubric for This Assignment	X
Standard – Hippocratic Oath
Test Subject Bioses		X

Suggestion > Rubric Draft - September 17, 2011 > Refreshed: October 5, 2016

For Instructor: Gary M Zager, LCSW - HUSR 275: Reaction Paper

General point considerations

Important: Late papers will be penalized 10% before grading.

Component Heading or Section	Maximum Points	Bullet Items in Instructions (Topic areas)	Count items and check off

Minimum 5 pages, Maximum 10 pages	20/20	5: Too short 10: Too long 20: Just right
A standard Code Of Ethics found online on topic	5/25	5: Fits class nicely 2: Off the mark
Follow the outline in the back of the Syllabus	5/30	5: Followed closely 3: Followed loosely 0: Did not follow
Display research knowledge	10/40	7: Book related 3: Extended research
All papers are to be typed along the following format	10/50	1 for each element: 5: Spacing, margins, font sizes, font, and pages. 5: Your name on your paper.
Paper content and completeness & following the outline	30/80	5: 8 sections (bullet items) 15: Section content 10: Grammar and language
Citations	5/85	5: If complete: APA or MLA formats

Presentation, legends, and acronyms	5/90	2: For basic requirements 2: For style and presentation 1: Symbols Legend/use
Class Feedback: (Required part of each reaction paper outline)	10/100	3 for each element 10 for all 3 elements
Other miscellaneous criteria For possible deductions (Excluding late penalties)	Deductions One point may be deducted for any of the following	Failure to: Flesh out, Number of pages, Correct grammar & check spelling, properly format, use your words, and/or provide analysis
A maximum of 100 Points.	100

Rubric: QC: # of required components: 10: # of Hash marks: _____________:

This ends this rubric for a formative report.

Methodological References: La Tonya Tingstad, LCSW: Others furnished upon request

Legacy > Book_Report_Rubric_11091701 (Cypress)

husr 275 keith torkelson reaction paper – assignment

The Assignment

This assignment, reaction to a Human Services Code of Ethics, was presented in Mr. Zager’s HUSR 275 TR Syllabus Fall '16. The Reaction Papers were due November 3^rd, 2016. Mr. Zager describe the Reaction Paper as follows: “Reaction (Thought) Papers are designed to provide you with an opportunity to share with the instructor your thoughts and feelings as they apply to a specific Human Services Code of Ethics. Late papers will be penalized 10% before grading.” I have written over three papers for Mr. Zager (Torkelson, 2011). They all scored over 100 points out of 105 points possible. Mr. Zager indicates that: “All papers are to be typed along the following format”. He also notes that: “Following your insertion of the Code of Ethics your paper should be…

Checklist Modification

We here at MSG modified his requirements and specifications into a checklist form. We identified two conflicts. 1) spacing: We come from a science (MLA) background. In general science papers are single-spaced. We like the social science double spacing because it reads faster. Yet when we insert word for word a potion with prefer single spacing. 2) color: Black type works well for the majority of the paper yet when you embed links in your paper the standard is blue. What follows is our checklist based on Mr. Zager’s requirements and specifications (R&S). You can print it out and use it again and again for quality control. In general over half of the R&S are standards. If one of teacher alters these do exactly what the new teacher requires. An example of a change would be the margins set a one-inch (1”) all around. Another example of a change would be to change the format to that of a science report: Abstract, Introduction, Materials, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Literature Cited.

Standard Zager Requirements and Specifications for a Paper

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Specification	Reaction	Subsequent
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MS Word or RTF format	*.doc
Minimum 3 pages
Maximum 10 pages	X
Double-Spaced	Conflict
Margins should be no larger then Top and Bottom = 1 inch Right and Left = 1.25 inches	X
Font size no larger then 12 for main body of text (Titles may be larger)	X
Note: This line is a [FONT] size 12
Times New Roman Font	X
Black Ink	Conflict
Pages should be numbered	X
No folders or covers of any type	X
Face sheets are allowed	X
Your name should appear on your paper	X

Insertions Required
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Checklist For A Typical College Level Paper (Zager, 2011, Zager 2016)

[CONTENT] – Further Instructions

Papers should follow the subsequent outline:

Download, copy or type into your paper a current Code of Ethics from a human services association. Examples include

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AcroCode	Association
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APA	American Psychological Association
NASW	National Association of Social Workers
CAMFT	California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists
CAADE	California Association of Drug and Alcohol Educators
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Content Requirements

How do you believe that an agency should make aware to it’s [ITS'] employees the code of ethics?

In your opinion what is the most important area of this specific Code of Ethics? Why do you believe that this one is of importance?

Give an example of how this specific ethic might be violated in a human service agency.

What do you believe should be the consequence of violating this ethic?

Class Feedback: (This is a required part of each reaction paper outline)

How is this class affecting you to date? What have gotten from this class?

How can this class be improved to provide more of an opportunity for learning?

husr 275 keith torkelson reaction paper – bioses - zager

Gary Zager The Instructor

HUSR 275 TR Syllabus Fall '16

The Instructor:

“Gary Michael Zager, Chair of the Human Services Department, received his Masters in Science with an emphasis in Marriage Family and Child Counseling from California State University, Fullerton. He is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in the State of California. He can be reached at 714.484.7008. (But he prefers in person or email communications.)

His e-mail address at Cypress is GZager@CypressCollege.edu”

Gary Michael Zager Cypress College Faculty Home Page

http://www.cypresscollege.edu/ad/faculty.aspx?ID=gzager

Cypress College - Biography

Welcome:

“As the Chair of the Human Services Department I welcome you in your exploration of the exciting and rewarding world of Human Services. I have the good fortune of being a full-time instructor here at Cypress College, working alongside Mr. Virgil Adams, as well as being the Chair in the Human Services Dept. which [THAT] is part of the Social Sciences Division. In the past I have taught adjunct (part-time) for Cypress College as well as for the University of La Verne in the Psychology Dept.”

My Education:

“Following High School (Loara in Anaheim), I started at Cypress College in 1971 (how fast can you do the math). After spending a fair amount of time away from school I finally figured out what I really wanted out of a college education and returned back to school in 1980. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1983) from California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) as well as, my Masters of Science in Counseling (1985) from CSUF.”

Clinical License:

“I am licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) in the State of California. (previously titled MFCC). This license is governed and regulated by the Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Board of Behavioral Sciences.”

“Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth - Shirley Chisholm”

20161008-SAT:

Gary Zager at Cypress College - RateMyProfessors.com

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=135683

Rating and reviews for Professor Gary Zager from Cypress College Cypress, CA United States.

Gary Zager

Professor in the Human Services department at Cypress College, Cypress, CA

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Feature	20161117 Others	Scales	20161117 Our Rating

Overall Quality	4.8	1-5: 5 Good	5.0
Would Take Again	N/A	Yes or No	Yes
Level of Difficulty	1.5	1-5: 5 Hard	3.0

Hotness		(-1) to (1) 1 = Hot

20161117 Number of Student Ratings	41
Overall Qualitative	Awesome	Good V Awesome

Table – Centered About Our 2011 Learning Experience with Mr. Zager

Tags #weird - #red - #probono

See how other students describe this professor.

We took two (2) classes hosted by Mr. Zager back in 2011. We found that most if not all the some odd sixty (60) students respected him. Mr. Zager offered extra credit therefore you could earn more that 100 points on a 100 point assignment. We often wonder were we came out in the class performance rankings. Like others indicated online if is not wise to miss any classes – we had perfect attendance. Online they address amazing lectures. Actually I really don’t remember any amazing lectures. I do remember some amazing labs and meetings with professors during office hours. I usually do not have to read the textbooks. At Davis we purchased lecture notes. Yet, for Crisis Intervention (Kanel) I did read the book. In a manner Mr. Zager cares and in another manner he doesn’t. We will address caring in our Site Visit paper.

1 Professor Note

Posted on: 10/15/07 - “Thank you for taking the time. Gary”

Good V Awesome

We still find Professor Zager to be quite awesome!

husr 275 keith torkelson reaction paper – bioses - hale

Observation

We have observed Director Hale for what seems like forever. She speaks between six and ten times per year for the MHSA Steering Committee. In this paper we address ethics only. We are tempted to apply our Rate the Director system but it is out of scope. Mary is both our high control for ethical assessment and directorship. In here resume (more like a CV) she lists numerous virtues. We have actually observed applying her virtues. It is incredible the number of FAQs she can field. For right now it would just be nice to have a Rate Your Director App.

Rate Your – Eliminations

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Individual or Group	Role	Quick Mark
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Avian Science Cohort (x>12)	Advice and Knowledge	A-
CSUF Admissions Board (x3)	Pedigogy	A
Gary Zager	Professor	A-
Ghazikhanian	Mentor & Funded	A+
Gibbs	Assigned Helper	D
Graduate Work Cohort (x4)	Sign off on my masters Guidance	A
Jane Horlings	Professor	B+
Lynda Randall	Professor	A
Mark Refowitz	Agency Director	A
Mary Hale	Agency Director	A
MHB (x>6)	Board	C
Self	Life Long Learning	A-
Sophia E	Agency Director	C
Vet School Admissions Board (x5)	Fitness	A

20161127-SUN: Table – Rate My…

20151004: Mary R. Hale, M.S.

Executive Management – Behavioral Health

“Dynamic, results-oriented Executive with proven success developing, and managing complex behavioral health-related programs. Expert in behavioral health administration, finance and best practices. Adept strategy-development, budget-administration, and multi-site coordination skills. Proven ability to facilitate communication among behavioral health partners, diverse stakeholders and community members and able to move easily across cultural and ethnic boundaries. Exceptional staff supervision / development skills, coupled with strengths in developing and delivering effective training. Demonstrated ability to manage public relations and media, and calmly, effectively manage crises.”

20161127-SUN Link Check [STILL INTACT]

[PDF] - A. Hale Resume - Orange County

http://cams.ocgov.com/Web_Publisher/Agenda09_25_2012_files/images/O00112-001352A.PDF

Mary R. Hale, M.S. - Executive Management – Behavioral Health Dynamic, results-oriented Executive with proven success developing, and ...

AGENDA STAFF REPORT - Orange County

http://cams.ocgov.com/Web_Publisher/Agenda09_25_2012_files/images/A12-001352.HTM

Sep 25, 2012 - Designate Mary R. Hale, M.S., as the Local Mental Health Director in accordance with Welfare ... The Health Care Agency requests that your Honorable Board.

Assignment - husr 275 keith torkelson reaction paper

Class – Ethical Issues in Human Services

Source

Codes of Ethics - Breining Institute

http://m.breining.edu/EthicsCodes.htm

All of the Codes of Ethics are included within the Renewal Packet.

http://m.breining.edu/RASRenewalPacket121405.pdf

Specifications (B-RAS-16 Item)

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Feature	Spec
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Number of Items	16
Maximum Score	16
Maximum Percentage	100
Five Star Equivalents	5.0
Name of the Original	Codes of Ethics - Breining Institute – RAS Level
Name of Our Tool	B-RAS-16 Item

Table – Partial Specification List for Breining Registered Addiction Specialist

Resolution & Stratification

Usual and Customary – Question Length

The way the Code of Ethics was written has it broken down into sixteen (16) items. If we were to make the assessment we derived from it user friendly we would break it down. We project thirty-two (32) or so statements should suffice.

Scoring That We Used

CIS = Check If Satisfied – Satisfaction scores a 1.0 – SoSo scores a 0.5 – Failure scores 0.0

Results Document - 08_RAS_Ethics_16021903_Results

REGISTERED ADDICTION SPECIALIST - CODE OF ETHICS

As a Registered Addiction Specialist, I DO AFFIRM:

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Item	Standard and/or Requirement	Score
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01	That my primary goal is recovery for the client and the client's family.
02	That I have a total commitment to provide the highest quality of care to those who seek my professional services. That I shall not provide services. beyond the terms and conditions of my professional certifications and/or licenses.
03	That I shall evidence a genuine interest in all my clients, and do hereby dedicate myself to the best interest of my clients and to help them help themselves.
04	That I shall maintain at all times an objective, professional relationship with all of my clients. I shall not engage in social or business relationships with my clients for my personal gain.
05	That I shall be willing to recognize when it is in the best interests of my clients to release and refer them to another program or another helping individual.
06	That I shall adhere to the Rule of Confidentiality with regard to all records, material and knowledge concerning my client, and shall protect his/her rights to confidentiality in accord with Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42 sections 2.1 through 2.67(1) and any other applicable regulations.
07	That I shall cooperate with complaint investigation and supply information requested during such complaint investigations, subject to the confidentiality provisions cited above.
08	That I shall not in any way discriminate between clients or fellow professionals on the basis of race" religion, age, gender, disability, national ancestry, sexual orientation or economic condition.
09	That I shall respect the rights and views of my fellow Registered Addiction Specialists and other professionals. I will not verbally, physically or sexually harass, threaten, or abuse any program participant, patient, client or fellow addiction professional.

Matrix – Migrated Breining Registered Addiction Specialist – Code of Ethics Checklist

(Part I of II)

Date Scored: _____________________________________

Printed name of RAS: _______________________________


Item	Standard and/or Requirement	Score

10	That I shall maintain respect for institutional policies and management within agencies, and will take the initiative towa!JiirnJ2rovement of such policies and management when it will better serve the interests of my clients.
11	That I have a continuing commitment to assess my own personal strengths, limitations, biases and effectiveness. .-
12	That I shall continuously strive for self-improvement and professional growth through further education and training.
13	That I have an individual responsibility for my own conduct in all areas, including, but not limited to, the use of mood-altering drugs. I shall not provide counseling or education services while under the influence of any amount of alcohol or illicit drugs (not including drugs or medication prescribed by a physician or other person authorized to prescribe drugs, used in the dosage and frequency prescribed; nor including over-the-counter medications used in the dosage and frequency described on the box, bottle or package insert).
14	That I have an individual responsibility for myself in regard to sexual conduct and/or contact with clients, and shall not engage in sexual conduct with current program participants, patients or clients.
15	These things I pledge to my professional peers and to my client.
16	I hereby pledge to comply with this Code of Ethics, as well as to comply with a consistent code of conduct that may be applicable to a recovery or treatment program with which I may be affiliated.
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Matrix – Migrated Breining Registered Addiction Specialist – Code of Ethics Checklist

(Part II of II)

Date Scored: _____________________________________

Printed name of RAS: _______________________________

Signature: ______________________________: Date: ______________________

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