Learning Resources

Ethics, Morals, and Culture

Greene, J. & Haidt, J. (2002). How (and where) does moral judgement work? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 6(12), 517–523. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1016/S1364-6613(02)02011-9

National Organization for Human Services. (2015). Ethical standards for human services professionals. https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-stan…

Walden University. (2020). Morals, ethics, and culture [Video].
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 14 minutes.  Accessible player –Downloads–Download Video w/CCDownload AudioDownload Transcript

Power

National Community Development Institute. (n.d.). Sources of power. http://www.buildingmovement.org/wp-content/uploads…

Power and social change. (n.d.). https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p7gGaLYSg8Q85nsxz…

The Role of the Advanced Human Services Professional Practitioner in Social Change

Stroh, D. P. (2015). Systems thinking for social change: A practical guide to solving complex problems, avoiding unintended consequences, and achieving lasting results. Chelsea Green Publishing. Chapter 3, “Telling Systems Stories” (pp. 29–44)
Chapter 5, “An Overview of the Four-Stage Change Process” (pp. 71–78)

To Prepare

• Review the Learning Resources on the role of the advanced human services professional practitioner in social change. Consider your role in addressing the social problem that you selected for the Final Project.
• Review the Learning Resources on ethics, morals, and culture and reflect on this week’s Discussion. Identify at least one moral issue and one ethical issue that may arise when addressing the social problem and how you could prevent each. In addition, consider opportunities that exist to increase equity, cultural diversity, inclusion, and empowerment as you address the social problem.

Refine the Problem Statement. Refine your problem statement, based on what you learned from your peers, your Instructor, and/or the Learning Resources this week and in previous weeks.

• Explain Your Role in Addressing the Problem. Explain your role, as an advanced human services professional practitioner, in addressing the problem.
• Identify Ethical and Moral Dilemmas. Describe one ethical dilemma and one moral dilemma that could arise when solving the problem. Explain how you would prevent each using the Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals. 
• Increase Cultural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Empowerment. Explain one opportunity that exists to increase each of the following areas when addressing the social problem: equity, cultural diversity, inclusion, and empowerment. Pay close attention to who holds the power and how to attend to these issues through ethics and change management approaches.