,CHAPTER #D.A.D ,SLIDE #A3 ,ETHICS1 ,ROLE1 & ,POWER ,I ,SLIDE #B3 ,OVERVIEW ,ETHICS IS THE HARNESS PLACED ON POWER SO THAT IT IS NOT ABUSED4 ,POWER IS A GOOD THING BUT IT IS POWERFUL4 ,THEREFORE1 IT CAN BE MISUSED TO HURT PEOPLE4 ,THIS PRESENTATION APPLIES THE PRINCIPLE OF A HARNESS TO THE ROLE OF ,,SSP4 ,SLIDE #C3 ,,SSP'S AND ,ETHICS ,THE COMMON PRINCIPLES OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS APPLY3 ,MAINTAINING GOOD BOUNDARIES ,MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY AND RESPECTING PRIVACY ,BEING HONEST WITH AND ABOUT MONEY ,DOING YOUR JOB WELL ,AVOIDING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST #A ,SLIDE #D3 ,GOOD ,BOUNDARIES ,SLIDE #E3 ,,SSP'S AND ,CONTROL ,THE MOST COMMON ETHICAL BREACHES ARE3 #A4 ,TAKING OVER CONTROL AS IN MAKING DECISIONS OR DOING TASKS FOR A ,,DB PERSON4 #B4 ,BEING LESS THAN DILIGENT IN DOING THE WORK 7E4G4 JUST GUIDING AND NOT PROVIDING VISUAL INFORMATION1 BEING LATE74 ,SLIDE #F3 ,TAKING ,OVER--,EXAMPLES ,JENNE REPORTS ASKING AN ,,SSP TO TAKE A PARTICULAR ROUTE TO THE STORE AS IT WAS SHORTER1 BUT THE ,,SSP ARGUED WITH HER AND THEN REFUSED TO GO THE WAY ,JENNE WANTED4 ,NANCY WENT WITH HER ,,SSP TO LOOK FOR A BACKPACK1 BUT THE ,,SSP SAID SHE COULD NOT SEE ONE4 ,NANCY ASKED THE ,,SSP TO ASK A CLERK1 BUT THE ,,SSP REFUSED4 ,SLIDE #G3 ,OTHER ,COMMON ,ERRORS ,TAKING CARE OF THEIR OWN NEEDS #B AT THE EXPENSE OF THE ,,DB PERSON 7AND THE WORK74 ,ANSWERING FOR THE ,,DB PERSON4 ,TRYING TO FILL SEVERAL ROLES AT THE SAME TIME 7CONFLICT OF INTEREST74 ,SLIDE #H3 ,OWN ,NEEDS--,EXAMPLES ,SOME ,,SSP'S MAKE SIDE COMMENTS OR TALK TO OTHERS WITHOUT INCLUDING THE ,,DB PERSON4 ,AN ,,SSP MIGHT ASK THE ,,DB PERSON 8,DO YOU MIND IF ,I DO A LITTLE SHOPPING FOR MYSELF AT THE SAME TIME80 ,SLIDE #I3 ,BOUNDARIES & ,INFORMAL ,SITUATIONS ,SLIDE #AJ3 ,INFORMAL VS4 ,FORMAL ,ONE OF THE FACTORS THAT BLURS BOUNDARIES AND RESULTS IN UNETHICAL PRACTICE IS THE FACT THAT ,,SSP'S WORK IN INFORMAL ENVIRONMENTS4 ,,SSP'S SOMETIMES SEEM TO BE PARTICIPATING RATHER THAN WORKING4 ,WE OFTEN CHAT OR HAVE OFF-LINE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ,,DB PERSON #C IN BETWEEN OR INTERMIXED WITH STRICTLY ,,SSP EXCHANGES4 ,SLIDE #AA3 ,FOR ,EXAMPLE ,IF THE ,,SSP IS WORKING ON A RECREATIONAL EXCURSION 7E4G4 A HIKE71 THE ,,SSP AND ,,DB PERSON WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CHAT4 ,IF THE ,,DB PERSON STOPS FOR A COFFEE BREAK AFTER SHOPPING1 AGAIN1 THE TWO WILL CHAT4 ,IS THIS WORK TIME OR SOCIAL TIME8 ,IT SHOULD BE CLEAR AND THE BOUNDARY KEPT3 FRIEND OR ,,SSP8 ,SLIDE #AB3 ,INFORMAL ,SETTING ,PHOTO DESCRIPTION3 ,OUTSIDE1 UNDER TREES1 BOTH ,,SSP AND ,,DB MAN ARE LOOKING UPWARDS AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE4 ,SLIDE #AC3 ,CONVERSATIONS VS4 ,FRIENDS ,EVEN IF THE ,,SSP AND ,,DB PERSON ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY THIS #D DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE FRIENDS4 ,ON THE OTHER HAND1 IF YOU ARE PRIMARILY A FRIEND WHO SOMETIMES HELPS OUT--THIS IS NOT BEING AN ,,SSP2 IT IS HELPING OUT A FRIEND4 ,SLIDE #AD3 ,INFORMAL ,CONT4 ,THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ,,SSP'S APPEAR TO BE 8DOING NOTHING04 ,WHAT THEY ARE DOING1 OF COURSE1 IS ,8STANDING BY0'4 ,THIS MIGHT MAKE IT FEEL AS IF IT WOULD BE FINE TO SQUEEZE IN SOME OF YOUR OWN TASKS1 BUT WHILE ON DUTY AS AN ,,SSP1 THIS IS A CONFLICT4 ,SLIDE #AE3 ,STANDING ,BY ,PHOTO DESCRIPTION3 ,AT A GROCERY STORE1 A ,,SSP IS STANDING BY AS HER ,,DB CLIENT INSPECTS A BANANA4 ,SLIDE #AF3 ,CONFIDENTIALITY1 ,PRIVACY & ,HONESTY ,SLIDE #AG3 ,CONFIDENTIALITY ,OF COURSE1 YOU WILL KEEP CONFIDENTIAL ANY INFORMATION YOU LEARN WHILE #E WORKING AS AN ,,SSP1 SUCH AS HOW THE ,,DB PERSON SPENDS THEIR MONEY1 HOW MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE1 WHAT KINDS OF THINGS THEY BUY1 AND SO ON4 ,GIVEN HOW FEW ,,DB PEOPLE THERE ARE IN ANY COMMUNITY1 THE LESS SAID1 THE BETTER4 ,SLIDE #AH3 ,PRIVACY ,PRIVACY GOES BEYOND CONFIDENTIALITY4 ,AS AN ,,SSP1 YOU WILL OFTEN BE IN THE HOME OF A ,,DB PERSON4 ,OF COURSE1 YOU WILL NOT SNOOP WHILE YOU ARE THERE4 ,IF YOU NEED TO USE THE RESTROOM OR MOVE ANY OF THE ,,DB PERSON'S THINGS1 BE SURE TO ASK4 ,SLIDE #AI3 ,MONEY ,MONEY IS OFTEN INVOLVED IN THE TASKS A ,,DB PERSON DOES WITH AN ,,SSP4 ,THIS MAY INCLUDE BANKING AND READING MAIL 7INCLUDING BILLS71 WHICH GIVES THE ,,SSP ACCESS TO IMPORTANT INFORMATION4 ,IT IS THEREFORE CRITICAL THAT THE ,,SSP BE HONEST AND TRUSTWORTHY ABOUT MONEY4 #F ,SLIDE #BJ3 ,HONESTY ,THE ,,SSP MUST BE HONEST ABOUT REPORTING HOURS4 ,BEING HONEST MEANS BEING SURE YOU ARE QUALIFIED WHEN YOU ACCEPT A JOB4 ,BEING HONEST MEANS ARRIVING ON TIME WITH ENERGY AND FOCUS1 READY TO WORK4 ,SLIDE #BA3 ,LIFE-,LONG ,LEARNING ,WHILE THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO CERTIFICATIONS FOR ,,SSP'S OR REQUIREMENTS FOR ,8,,CEU0' CREDITS1 A SENSE OF ETHICS MANDATES ON-GOING LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT4 ,TAKE WHAT YOU LEARN FROM ,,DB PEOPLE AND APPLY IT2 TAKE WHAT YOU LEARN FROM INTERPRETERS AND APPLY THAT4 ,SUPPORT AND TEACH EACH OTHER4 ,SLIDE #BB3 ,CONFLICTS ,SLIDE #BC3 ,BIASES ,YOU MUST BE AWARE OF YOUR BIASES AND ATTEMPT TO BE HONEST IN YOUR REPORTING OF WHAT YOU SEE IN AS UNBIASED A WAY AS POSSIBLE4 #G ,IF YOU ARE VERY RELIGIOUS OR VERY POLITICAL1 A HEALTH BUFF AND SO ON--AS AN ,,SSP1 KEEP YOUR OPINIONS 7AND VALUES7 TO YOURSELF4 ,SLIDE #BD3 ,ROLE ,CONFLICT ,IN MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTRY THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES FOR ,,DB PEOPLE AND OTHERS ARE OFTEN CALLED ON TO HELP OUT4 ,FAMILY MEMBERS1 FRIENDS1 COLLEAGUES1 AND EVEN VOCATIONAL COUNSELORS MAY BE ASKED TO HELP AS AN ,,SSP4 ,HELPING IS GOOD BUT THE ROLE OF ,,SSP IS DISTINCT4 ,SLIDE #BE3 ,ROLE ,CONFLICT 7CONT47 ,WHEN THERE IS A CONFLICT1 THE HELPER MAY OFFER TOO MUCH HELP1 THEIR OWN OPINIONS OR JUDGMENTS4 ,BEING A GOOD COUNSELOR OR ADVOCATE1 AND BEING A GOOD ,,SSP WILL COME IN CONFLICT4 #H ,SLIDE #BF3 ,CONCLUSION ,HAVING GOOD ETHICS IS A MATTER OF3 BEING CONSCIENTIOUS1 USING GOOD JUDGMENT1 AND EXERCISING SELF-DISCIPLINE4 ,GOOD ETHICS ARE SIMPLE4 ,THEY ARE NOT DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND1 BUT THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN4 #I