Professionalism and Ethics Flashcards
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A family member of a person you support asks you to share details about their daily activities and health. You should:
Answer: Check the person's consent and your agency's confidentiality policy before sharing
Sharing information with family requires checking whether the person has consented and following agency confidentiality policies.
Maintaining professional boundaries means a DSP should avoid:
Answer: Forming personal relationships outside of work with people they support
Professional boundaries prohibit DSPs from forming personal friendships or outside-work relationships with the people they support.
A DSP observes that a person's behavior plan is not producing results and may not be appropriate. The ethical action is to:
Answer: Document observations and raise concerns at the next team meeting or to a supervisor
DSPs should document concerns and raise them through proper channels rather than acting independently.
Which scenario demonstrates a dual relationship that creates an ethical conflict?
Answer: A DSP who is also the landlord of a person they support
A DSP acting as both caregiver and landlord creates a dual relationship with a serious power imbalance and conflict of interest.
When a DSP is feeling burned out, the most professional and ethical response is to:
Answer: Seek supervision, support, or self-care resources proactively
Professional DSPs address burnout proactively through supervision and self-care to maintain quality of care.
In DSP ethics, 'least restrictive alternative' means:
Answer: Using the mildest effective intervention before escalating to more restrictive ones
Least restrictive alternative requires trying the mildest effective intervention before moving to more restrictive approaches.
A DSP uses social media to post a photo of a person they support without consent. This is:
Answer: A serious privacy violation and likely grounds for termination
Posting images of people supported on social media without explicit consent is a serious privacy violation and breach of professional ethics.