Ethics Level 3 Certificate Course

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Ethics course online. Ethics might simply be described as the study of “What is right and what is wrong”. Another way of defining ethics is “those norms and rules of conduct that distinguish between acceptable and unacceptable behaviour”. Ethics is commonly thought of as a subdivision within the broader discipline of “philosophy” (Philosophy is the study of human thoughts)

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About this course

Understand the scope, nature and language of ethics
Demonstrate a capacity to argue varying viewpoints about ethics
Discuss how conflicting points of view might be rationalized in ethics
Discuss the virtues found or lacking in different people and groups of people
Identify how and why different people will choose to adopt one ethical position rather than another
Explain the social contract
Explain how ethics can be applied to determine and manage the rights of individuals
Explain how ethics can be applied to better manage the effective functioning of human societies
Explain how ethics can be applied by people in the work they do, on a daily basis and throughout an entire career  

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Subjects

  • Medical training
  • Medical
  • Ethics
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology

Course programme

There are 9 lessons in this course:

1 Overview and Introductory Ethics

  • Who invented ethics – What are its origins?
  • Ethics and Philosophy
  • Current Ethical Theories:
  • Divine Command Theory of Ethics
  • The Theory of Forms Theory of Ethics
  • Theory of Relative Ethics
  • The Three Areas of Ethics
  • What determines your own Ethics/ Sense of Morality?

2 Arguing an Ethical Position – An Overview of Meta Ethics

  • Metaethical Theories
  • Expressivism Theories (Non-Cognitive)

3 Accommodating Varying Viewpoints

  • Different Ethical Viewpoints
  • Ethical Dilemmas
  • 4 Virtues and Morality
  • Developmental Model of Virtue Ethics
  • Morality

5 Reasons for Ethical Decisions

  • Theories of Ethical Decision- Making
  • The Theories in More Detail
  • The Principle of Double Effect

6 The Social Contract

  • Principle of Self-Interest
  • Theories of Social Contract
  • Twentieth Century Social Contract Theory

7 Applied Ethics A - An Individual’s Rights

  • Basic Human Rights
  • The Underpinning Values of Human Rights
  • Categories of Human Rights
  • Human Rights Breaches
  • Applied Ethics A

8 Applied Ethics B - An Ethical Society

  • What Is An Ethical Society?
  • Applied Ethics B
  • Case Study: African Caribbean People and Schizophrenia

9 Applied Ethics C - Ethics in Work and Business

  • Why do Organisations Need Ethics?
  • Applied Ethics C - Organisations and Professions
  • Benefits of Ethics in Healthcare

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Your learning experience with ADL will not only depend on the quality of the course, but also the quality of the person teaching it. This course is taught by Iona Lister and your course fee includes unlimited tutorial support throughout. Here are Iona's credentials:

Iona Lister
Licentiate, Speech and Language Therapy, UK, Diploma in Advanced Counselling Skills.

Iona has been a clinician and manager of health services for fifteen years, and a trainer for UK-based medical charities, focusing on psychosocial issues, mental health disorders, and also the promotion of communication skills for people in helping roles. She tutors and facilitates groups via workshops and teleconferences, and now specialises in Sight Loss. As a freelance writer, she contributes regular feature articles for magazines, has written five published books, as well as published courses relating to personal development and counselling skills.

Iona has also written published books, courses and articles across a wide range of subjects, mostly in the areas of health, counselling, psychology, crafts and wildlife.

She has drawn experience from clinical and managerial experience within the NHS as well as medical and humanitarian subjects. She has been a regular feature writer and expert panel member of a national magazine for six years.

Books include: A Guide to Living with Alzheimer's Disease (and associated dementias), The Psychology of Facial Disfigurement; a Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals, When a Medical Skin Condition Affects the Way you Look; A Guide to Managing Your Future, Facing Disfigurement with Confidence, Cross Stitch: A Guide to Creativity and Success for Beginners.
Courses written include: Mental Health and Social Work, Counselling Skills, Understanding and Responding to Substance Misuse, Journalling for Personal Development, Guided Imagery, Stress Management.

Current work includes: Tutor: Courses associated with Creative Writing, Counselling Skills, Psychology, Holistic Therapy, Certified Hypnotherapist and Hypnotension Practitioner.

Facilitator of Teleconference Groups: Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)

Trainer (Skills for Seeing): Macular Society

Reviewer of Books/Information: Macmillan Cancer Support

Fundraiser: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Embroidery/Art Groups Facilitator, Board Member

Website Manager: The Strathcarron Project, Coordinator (Delaware & Tennessee) Human Writes

Ethics Level 3 Certificate Course

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