HSDA 3170 - Ethics and Values in Human Services Delivery

Ethics and values of human services professionals, and an opportunity to examine self in relationship to human services professionals’ standards and legal issues. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of how ethical theory is applied to everyday situations which confront the service professional. In this class we will examine how the virtue-ethics of Aristotle, the natural law theory as expressed by Thomas Aquinas, the rational egoism of Hobbes, the deontology of Kant and the utilitarianism of Mills are applied to the decision making process of those involved in health, policy, administration and other areas of bureaucratic responsibility.

Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Prerequisite: PHIL 2030

Hours:
3

Location Offered: Gainesville